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Beach cleaning to the extreme. A group of volunteers have been venturing out at low tide to remove large items of rubbish from Bull Island in Dublin.

Some of the best street artists from Ireland and further afield are putting the finishing touches to a series of murals in Dún Laoghaire. The town’s street art festival is also giving a couple of emerging artists a chance to make their mark.

Golfer Paul McGinley has been awarded the Freedom of Donegal ahead of the Irish Legends Tour at Downings tomorrow. Mr McGinley said it meant a lot to him to be given the award which honours his sporting achievements and his role in promoting Donegal as a golfing destination.

A Miss Ireland hopeful is proving that you can be both chic and climate conscious. Maiya McMonagle, a sustainable fashion designer from Co Louth, is only wearing items she has bought second-hand, upcycled or made herself for this year's competition

“I want to show the feelings and journey of the people who moved here.” A photographer who moved to Ireland after fleeing Afghanistan is showcasing his work in a new exhibition in Dublin marking the one-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover.

The interim Chief Medical Officer has said that she expects Ireland to receive additional monkeypox vaccines by December.

A priest is leading plans for a community ‘climate action park’ on church lands in Aughrim, Co Galway.

The founder of the Belfast Mela Festival, the largest celebration of cultural diversity on the island of Ireland, says many communities in Northern Ireland are making huge efforts to eradicate racism but that it remains a big problem. Huge crowds gathered in Belfast to watch a carnival parade earlier celebrating the start of the eight-day festival in the city.