David McCullagh

But on a sunny day like today, they can also look like the perfect place to plonk yourself.

Four years on, it still hasn't been introduced and the Department of the Environment said at the weekend that there are no current plans for additional levies on single-use cups and containers.

It will boost the country's profile and attract all sorts of attention, some of it good, some of it not so good, with predictions that we can expect an increase in cyber attacks.

Despite an upscaling of operations in the region, health care staff are struggling to contain the disease as case numbers rise.

Morning, Holly.

They're increasingly popular, but they can also be controversial, particularly since the arrival of smart glasses.

The US military said the attacks were in self-defence to protect their troops targeting missile sites and naval targets.

Sand dunes act as nature's first line of defence and here to tell us why they should be respected on these sunny beach days is Dr Kevin Lynch, an expert in coastal geomorphology with the Geography Department at the University of Galway.

My next guest wasn't aiming for the summit, but he recently achieved his goal of making it to Everest Base Camp, just over 3,000 metres below the peak.

Status yellow, what do we need to be aware of?

Tensions are growing among locals and aid workers with a number of attacks on health care facilities in recent days.

The group says the fixtures could be seen as sports washing,

The European Commission has criticised Ireland

Adam McGuire is here to explain the pros and cons of these devices.

The National Cyber Security Centre has been preparing for the type of cyber incidents that may come our way.

and has called on the FAI to cancel Ireland's participation in both legs.

For the latest, I'm joined now by Sky News military analyst Sean Bell and by Middle East correspondent with The Economist, Greg Karlstrom.

for failing to fully introduce measures aimed at tackling single-use plastics.

Let's take a listen to that exact moment.

Morning, Adam.