David McCullagh

Now, should large supermarkets introduce product price caps to protect consumers from inflation fueled by the Middle East conflict?

Now as you know if you've seen children at play they have huge imaginations.

Crooked carrots, bent broccoli, oversized onions.

Now, anyone on Dublin's Grafton Street last weekend may have noticed queues outside the Irish flagship store of the popular Swiss watch brand, Swatch.

First this morning, rents in Ireland are up 4.4% in just three months, the largest quarterly surge on record, bringing the average two-bedroom apartment rent per month to €2,176.

And Oireachtas Committee has heard that new wearable technology is creepy and needs tighter regulation.

Next, though, the price of transparency or another example of miscategorisation of salaries.

An Irish team has made it to the summit of Mount Everest overnight in the culmination of a 47-day expedition badly disrupted by dangerous ice conditions.

Drug intimidation is an increasingly serious problem across Ireland, with families being threatened and extorted over the drug deaths of loved ones.

For families planning a holiday this summer, the first decision often isn't just where to go, it's where can they afford to go.

A large percentage of fruit and vegetables here is rejected by commercial buyers for cosmetic reasons.

Rocks become spaceships, tables become forts, flowers become fairies.

As we heard on the news, RTE will face further questions this afternoon at the Oireachtas Media Committee over the latest payments controversy.

If going abroad means busy airports, higher airfares and the very real risk of delays or cancellations, then a staycation can be an attractive alternative.

Meta Ray-Ban glasses are smart eyewear created by the two companies.

Well, it's an idea that's currently being considered in the UK.

The ability to pretend play first emerges at about 15 months and by the time a child is four or five it becomes more complex and involves interacting with others and acting out characters.

New research from the DRIVE project has revealed more than 1,000 recorded cases last year alone, with communities in every county affected.

Similar scenes occurred in cities across the UK and Europe, with police being called in some instances, where crowd trouble broke out.

For reaction to this incredible achievement, I'm joined now by veteran mountaineer Pat Falvey.