A temporary truce in the Israel-Hamas war came into effect early on Friday, setting the stage for the exchange of dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel..

Violence has broken out in the Irish capital tonight following a stabbing outside a school earlier.

An agreement for a four-day ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of Hamas-held hostages and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel appeared to have hit a last-minute snag after a senior Israeli official said it would not take effect until Friday..

Stephen Kenny is confident he leaves behind a great job for someone else after his contract as Republic of Ireland manager was not renewed..