Foreign forces trying to bully China will 'have their heads bashed', Xi warns

Collectors see 'astronomical' rise in price of Pokémon cards

Pokémon trading cards celebrated 30 years in business this year and interest from collectors has never been higher. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Singer Ed Sheeran breaks his silence at his first show since Macklemore controversy. Video: Ed Sheeran via Instagram

Orla Magee, volunteer at The National Gallery, talks about her favourite painting The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon by Lavinia Fontana.

Photographer Joe Laverty's Shallow Waters project tells the story of Lough Neagh, of how myth and tradition sit alongside heavy industry.

Anthony Ryans - Inside Galway’s oldest department store. Photographs: Bryan O'Brien

In pictures: The National Ploughing Championships 2026

Olivia Nash, from Dublin, wins the National Brown Bread Baking Competition final held at the National Ploughing Championships. Video: Alan Betson

Dr John Murphy was speaking to Jen Hogan for the Conversations with Parents podcast.

Bernice Harrison was speaking to Climate and Science Correspondent, Caroline O'Doherty, for the In the News podcast.

A three-week nationwide distribution programme will see approximately 2.2 million households ‘Be Emergency Ready’. Video: Niamh Browne