Dublin Zoo have introduced their newest arrival, a baby Asian elephant to the public. The male calf which is yet to be named was born to mother Yasmin on Thursday after a 22 month gestation. Video: Bryan O'Brien
Ruadhán MacCormaic was in Gaza city during the latest Israeli bombardment, and reports on the growing humanitarian crisis in the area as thousands flee their homes for makeshift UN-shelters.
Timelapse video filmed from midday on Sunday until Monday morning shows the prow of the Costa Concordia rise from the sea, as final preparations to ready the ship for her final journey near completion. Video: Reuters
The special monitoring mission of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) arrived at the site of Malaysian airliner crash in the town of Hrabove in eastern Ukraine on Sunday. Video: Reuters
More than 60 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers are killed as Israel shells a Gaza neighbourhood in the worst day of fighting in the latest offensive. Video: Reuters
Conor McGregor weighs in for his UFC bout against Diego Brandao in the O2 on July 19. UFC President Dana White hails it as 'best ever weigh in'. Video: Darragh Bambrick
Minister for Tourism Paschal Donohoe unveiled the Molly Malone statue this afternoon, July 18th at her new home in front of the Saint Andrew’s Church tourist office, where she will wheel her barrow until 2017.
The epic Irish tale of Cúchulainn and Queen Maeve is reimagined in the hip hop theatre version of The Táin. The production runs at The Milk Market, Limerick, from the 20-25th of July. Video: Daniel O'Connor
Marching dogs, cloud machines and a Flying Farmer. All these and more in the best of the week's Irish Times photos. Video: Niamh Guckian
US artist Kurt Perschke’s sculptural installation is at Spanish Arch in Galway as part of the Galway Arts Festival. Video: Robert Canavan
In a poignant speech to the Dáil, Labour TD Anne Ferris said that 'before that day two weeks ago, I had never laid eyes on my sister.' Ms Ferris and her sister were born in two different mother and baby homes in the 1950's.
Israel announced the start of a Gaza ground campaign on Thursday after 10 days of aerial and naval bombardments failed to stop persistent Palestinian rocket attacks, but it signalled the invasion would be limited in scope. Video: Reuters
Video footage from the crash site of the Malaysian airliner brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday (July 17), which killed all 295 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a conflict between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels. Video: Reuters
A Malaysia Airlines plane with 295 people on board is feared to have crashed in the Ukraine amid claims it was shot down. Video: YOUTUBE.COM/PAINKILLERBOH
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rolled into town this week ahead of its Dublin 'Fight Night' on Saturday 19th of July, with Dubliner Conor McGregor topping the bill. Video: Darragh Bambrick
The Flying Farmer, former RAF pilot Gerry Humphreys, will team up with Eddie Goggins as the Aer Dynamics at the Bray Air Show. Gerry took The Irish Times through some of his moves. Video: Alan Betson/Niamh Guckian
Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin launched its new weather and climate change exhibition 'Strange Weather: Forecasts from the Future' today, July 17th.
The mayor of a Belgian town has asked a DJ to play loud rock music to drive a group of Roma away from his town. Mayor Gino Debroux said the grounds where the Roma had parked their caravans is an industrial site and is not for camping. Video: Reuters
Angela Merkel was serenaded with a rendition of 'Happy Birthday' by a journalist at a summit meeting of the European Council in Brussels, to mark her 60th birthday. Video: Reuters
A video distributed by local Media 24 agency in Gaza, purports to show the moment in which four boys were killed by Israeli shelling. Warning: Graphic images. Video: Reuters
The Molly Malone statue was returned to the streets of the capital tonight, July 16th after two months of restoration. Unveiled this Friday, the statue will temporarily stand on St Andrew's Street while construction on the new Luas line continues.
A dashboard camera video shows a driver intentionally hitting a man with his car and leaving his victim in a Moscow street on Monday. The video has been passed over to the Moscow police, who say that an investigation has started. Video: Reuters
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Promoter Peter Aiken of Aiken Promotions has been addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Transport and Communications today following the Garth Brooks debacle.
A time lapse video shows how far the Costa Concordia has moved away from the shore of Giglio island on the second day of an historic salvage operation to refloat the vessel and tow it away to the port of Genoa to be scrapped. Video: Reuters
The makers of AirDog say it's the first flying drone that doesn't need piloting; using a sensor instead of a remote control to determine where to go itself. Video: Reuters
Israeli artillery troops were positioned near the Gaza border this morning, as Israel resumed its air strikes in the Gaza Strip a day after an Egyptian-proposed cease-fire deal failed to get Hamas militants to halt rocket attacks. Video: Reuters
Fiach Kelly and Mary Minihan discuss the new apointments in the junior ministerial reshuffle.
Half a million people were on the streets of Berlin to welcome home the national side on return from World Cup. Video: Reuters
Dublin City Council’s chief executive Owen Keegan has told an Oireachtas committee this morning that the decision to turn down two of five planned Garth Brooks gigs in Croke Park was the right one.
Kevin Courtney reports from Teddy's Ice Cream shop, Dun Laoghaire, as The Irish Times searches for Ireland's Best 99. You can nominate yours via email at best99@irishtimes.com or via Twitter and Instagram using #best99. Video: Bryan O'Brien
A timelapse video filmed from dawn to dusk on the first day of the refloating procedure for the Costa Concordia shows just how much the 114,500 tonne wreck has moved. Video: Reuters
Police have discovered some 15,000 marijuana plants growing on a farm near to the southern Peruvian city of Ica. The police hiked for almost 15km over rocky terrain before they arrived at the plot of of more than two hectares. Video: Reuters
Israeli artillery forces targeted Gaza overnight, as Egypt launched an initiative to halt fighting between the Jewish state and Palestinian militants, proposing a ceasefire to be followed by talks in Cairo on settling the conflict. Video: Reuters
