Galway locals stack turf as gorse fires approach

Flights cancelled and schools shut as eastern US paralysed by huge winter storm

Flights cancelled, schools shut and volunteers staff emergency shelters. Video: Reuters

Rock climber Alex Honnold scales Taiwan’s tallest building without ropes

Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd in Taiwan as he reached the top of the spire of the 508m tower. Video: Reuters/Netflix

On the hunt for €5 lunches in Dublin city

Irish Times journalist Niamh Browne sets out to find what Dublin has to offer if all you have is €5 for lunch.

Looping: Video Shows Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis

Video shows moments in which agents killed a man in Minneapolis

Videos verified by The New York Times appear to contradict the US Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting. Video: Reuters/Irish Times

Looping: Motherhood after 40

Statistically there is an increase in the number of women giving birth over the age of 40 in Ireland. Jen Hogan meets with 5 such women. Photos: Nick Bradshaw

The funeral of Natasha Smith

Clondalkin woman (43), who was homeless and found unresponsive in a tent in Dublin, remembered at service by family and friends. Video: Collins

Looping: LTAVs for Conor Gallagher story

The Defence Forces have quietly retired its fleet of 27 light armoured vehicles (LTAVs) after they proved to be disastrous in the field. Video: Defence Forces