Budget 2019 has been announced.

The budget for 2019 was announced today. Among the announcements, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe confirmed the allocation of €2.3 billion to housing programmes in 2019.He also allocated €1.25 billion to create 10,000 new social homes in 2019, telling the house that "more new homes will be provided this year than any year in the last decade".

Inside Africa's tallest residential building as haunting images reveal 'terrifying dystopia'

These hauntingly beautiful images show the towering grandeur of Africa's tallest residential building. The 55-storey Ponte City tower in Johannesburg, South Africa, looms over the city from the rough suburb of Berea.

Seven Urban Wonders of the World for 2018 you need to visit

The iconic Paris museum got a sister location in Abu Dhabi in 2017, and since then it's already firmly established itself as one of the must-visit art galleries in the world. But it's not just the wide array of exhibitions spanning everything from animals to Japanese decor and imagination which have enthralled visitors the museum's architecture alone makes for a pretty spectacular sight.

Lidl customers unknowingly fined £90 if they break this new parking rule

Supermarket Lidl has introduced new parking rules which could see some motorists unknowingly hit with a hefty fine. A new 'check-in' system has been implemented to stop the abuse of parking spaces by people who aren't actually their customers. Under the new rules, shoppers will need to register in-store by filling in their car details and scanning their receipt.

Grieving bride in wedding dress sobs on grave of dead fiancé on day they were supposed to marry

Dressed in a flowing white wedding dress, Jessica Padgett bows her head as she kneels at her fiancé's grave on the day they were meant to tie the knot. This heartbreakingly beautiful picture was captured on September 29, when Jessica was supposed to marry the 'man of her dreams', Kendall Murphy.

Ugandan Oxford student marries herself out of pressure from parents.

A 32-year-old Ugandan lady recently married herself in a mock wedding ceremony. This is coming after continuous pressure from her family to settle with a good man. The event occurred on her 32nd birthday in the Kampala, the capital of Uganda on her visit home Identified as Lulu Jemimah, the 32-year-old student of Oxford University appears left many people amusingly shocked after she married herself in a mock wedding ceremony due to continuous pressure from her family to settle down.

Explosion and fire rip through Canada's largest oil refinery.

AN EXPLOSION AND fire ripped through Canada’s largest refinery today in what the company which owns it called a “major incident”. It is not yet known if there were casualties from the blast and fire at the Irving Oil refinery in St John, New Brunswick.

Vehicle that left 20 dead should NOT have been on road after failing inspection.

The limousine carrying 17 people which crashed causing one of the worst road disasters in recent US history should not have been on the road, according to the New York governor. It has emerged the vehicle which crashed in Schoharie in upstate New York failed an inspection last month.

Lidl Ireland won't be selling single-use plastics after next year

BY NEXT YEAR, Lidl will have discontinued the sale of single-use plastics including plastic drinking straws, disposable cups and glasses, plates, cutlery and plastic stemmed cotton buds in its Irish stores. Two weeks ago, Lidl announced that all black plastics in fruit and vegetable packaging will be discontinued in its UK stores from the end of September. 

Who was 10-year-old Damilola Taylor, how was he killed and who did it?

Ten-year-old Damilola Taylor 's killing and his father's fight for justice has been brought vividly to life in the BBC drama Damilola, Our Loved Boy. Viewers were taken back in time to the year 2000, when Damilola was found bleeding to death in a stairwell in Peckham, London, just weeks before his 11th birthday.