RTÉ makes call-out for 2019 songs.

RTÉ HAS LAUNCHED its annual call-out for singers and songwriters to submit songs for consideration for 2019′s Eurovision Song Contest. The competition, set to take place in Tel Aviv in Israel next May, is the largest entertainment show in the world with 189 million people tuning in this year. Ireland has won the competition a record seven times, the last time in 1996.

Black Triangle' aircraft spotted above Seattle is top-secret US air force surveillance aircraft.

A top-secret US military aircraft have been spotted in the skies above Seattle, according to bizarre claims online. A video, posted by an account called 'Ufo disclosure' on September 18, shows a triangular UFO speeding across the sky, not far from another aircraft clip, which is captioned 'Triangle UFO or TR-3B filmed in Seattle', shows what some claim is a US Air Force spy plane.

McDonald's customers outraged as it scraps two classic items from its menu.

McDonald's has broken the hearts of customers up and down the country but revealing it's cutting two classic items from the menu. The fast-food giant will no longer serve its delicious strawberry and toffee ice cream sundaes.McDonald's has broken the hearts of customers up and down the country but revealing it's cutting two classic items from the menu.

Indonesia earthquake people found buried in rubble six days after deadly tremor.

A person is believed to have been found alive buried in rubble six days after the deadly tremor. A French rescue team said it has detected a person believed to be alive under the rubble in an earthquake-hit Indonesian city.

Christmas sandwiches go on sale in OCTOBER to the delight of hungry shoppers.

The most wonderful time of the year is finally here and it's time to start getting everything ready for Christmas. Hang on, wait. No, it isn't. It's October 4. But it appears shops up and down the country didn't get the message as Christmas sandwiches have hit the shelves.

Mum worried after call from son's school but can't help laughing when she discovers what he's done.

Oklahoma-based mum, Ladye Hobson recently got a call from her son's school while she was at work. As many parents will know only too well, a call during the day from your child's school can be a very bad sign, so she was a little worried when she answered the phone.

Mother is arrested for allowing her 10-year-old son to get a tatoo.

An Ohio mother who allowed her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo and filmed it for a distressing video which went viral on social media last week has been arrested. Nikki Dickinson, 34, was arrested in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and taken into custody on Friday on charges of child endangering and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

French career criminal who escaped prison in a helicopter has been recaptured.

FRENCH POLICE HAVE arrested a notorious gangster who had been on the run for three months after an audacious Hollywood-style helicopter jailbreak. Dozens of masked police swarmed a public housing estate in the Oise region north of Paris in the early hours, nabbing 46-year-old Redoine Faid along with four other people in a raid on an apartment.

Brexit for children.

The word Brexit means that Britain is leaving, or exiting, the European Union. The British people voted in favour of leaving the EU in June 2016. But the date Britain will actually leave the EU is March 2019.

Thousands take part in Raise the Roof protest.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE gathered outside the Dáil today in the latest demonstration over the housing crisis. The protest included groups from unions, political parties, community organisations, colleges all across the country and activists involved in the recent Take Back the City movement.Síona Cahill, president of the Union of Students in Ireland, said more than 6,000 students had joined the protest today.