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Police will maintain a visible presence in town centres before Sunday's final.

A Status Yellow fog warning is in place for Connacht, Cavan, Donegal, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Westmeath.

Difficult travel conditions in parts on Monday morning, with rain to follow during week ahead

Visibility is forecast to be poor overnight, with a yellow alert in place from Saturday night until 11am on Sunday

Road users are being urged to drive with care as dense fog is expected overnight across almost all of the country.

Several counties in Northern California were hit with fresh grand jury subpoenas over alleged noncitizen voting just days before the midterm elections, local officials told CBS News.

Early vote count shows substantial Democratic leads in key Texas counties, particularly those with large Latino populations, where voters swung Republican in the 2024 presidential election.

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico holds a substantial lead in key Texas counties, including in Denton, essentially a mirror image of the state of Texas.

Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow warning for fog for eight counties overnight, with difficult travel conditions expected.

Strong and gusty south to southwest winds set to sweep across Ireland again as some continue to deal with impacts of Storm Boelo

The letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and President Donald Trump's Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the state in its efforts to root out noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.

Met Éireann Status Yellow warnings in place or coming into effect for more than a dozen counties on Saturday evening into Sunday

The Department of Justice is warning local election officials in California to cooperate with the administration to identify noncitizens on a list of registered voters or face potential legal action, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.

Emergency co-ordinators say wet ground and high rivers after Storm Austen increase risk of inland flooding

Storm Boelo has brought severe wind and rain to the south, southwest and north of Ireland today, with Status Orange weather alerts issued for a number of counties.

Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Justice Department said may belong to noncitizens.

Election officials across the state received letters from the agency saying if they fail to comply, they “risk significant federal scrutiny.”

Status Orange rain warnings are in effect for counties Wicklow, Wexford and Dublin until 8am.

James Anderson will have options to extend his legendary playing career after being told he will not be given a new contract by Lancashire.

Wicklow, Wexford, Dublin, Waterford, Cork and Kerry under second highest alert level for rain until early hours of Friday

The department has long deployed election monitors, but the Trump administration's unprecedented steps to try to wrestle control over elections have led to new concerns about DOJ monitoring this year.

Met Éireann has upgraded warnings as the outlook for coming days deteriorates

Ban will be lifted elsewhere from midnight on Wednesday following ‘improvement in water availability’