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Probe after body found near house
A body has been found at the back of a house in a rural area.
Garda senior appointments announced
Justice Minister Alan Shatter has announced 18 senior promotions within the Garda.
Boy dies after fireplace collapses
A five-year-old boy has been killed after a fireplace collapsed on top of him.
Dairy to create hundreds of jobs
Hundreds of jobs are to be created on the back of a new dairy production facility by leading food firm Glanbia.
Robbery and burglary up, says study
Robbery and burglary has soared since the economic collapse five years ago, a new report has shown.
Road schemes to bring jobs boost
More than 1,000 jobs are to be created in two new road projects with the last major traffic bottleneck between Dublin and Cork being removed.
Ageing population trend revealed
Ireland's elderly population is to rocket over the next three decades and will eventually outnumber the young, new figures have revealed.
Central Bank deals earn a billion
The Government earned 1.1 billion euro from deals done by the Central Bank last year.
Crime data claim 'simply not true'
Garda chief Martin Callinan has dismissed as "simply not true" allegations by a rank-and-file leader that some crimes are not being recorded while official figures are easily massaged.
New searches in hunt for the killers of Garda Adrian Donohoe
Police investigating the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe have carried out fresh searches in the Co Louth area where he was shot dead.
New rules 'massaging' crime figures
Official crime figures are easily massaged under a Garda reporting system being rolled out across the force, rank-and-file leaders have claimed.
GRA president in warning on morale
Garda officers are turning up "half-hearted" at crime scenes because they have not got the resources to carry out their jobs, rank-and-file leaders have claimed.
Siptu's use of fund 'inappropriate'
Almost 600,000 euro of a taxpayer-financed trade union slush fund was spent on foreign travel by Siptu chiefs.
Movie rental chain Xtra-vision which employs over 200 staff in Northern Ireland enters receivership
Movie rental chain Xtra-vision - which employs some 242 staff in Northern Ireland - has gone into receivership.
Garda death police launch raids
Detectives investigating the murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe have carried out a series of searches in the area where he was killed.
Cabinet ends abortion law talks
Cabinet has finished discussions on contentious new abortion laws after an evening of extended crunch talks in Government Buildings.
Xtra-vision goes into receivership
Movie rental chain Xtra-vision has gone into receivership.
Partner backs right-to-die woman
The partner of a terminally ill woman who lost a legal challenge over her right to die has said he is prepared to do whatever she wants.
Twin babies born 87 days apart
A consultant obstetrician has described the birth of twin babies 87 days apart as "probably the first of its kind" in Irish medical history.
Irish people have red hair ‘due to lack of vitamin D’
Irish people developed their red hair because of a lack of sunlight, according to new research from a leading DNA lab.
Madeleine McCann: New suspects identified by UK police
North West 200: Live pictures plus race schedule
In Pictures: Balmoral Show new
Nice-but-dull Kate's annoying baby bump pose
FHM's sexiest women - Kunis knocks Tulisa off her perch
Latest News
Sanctions 'hit N Korea programme' new
North Korea is still trying to import and export nuclear and ballistic missile-related items but financial and trade sanctions are slowing progress on development of their prohibited weapons, UN experts say in a new report.
OJ lawyer denies botching trial new
OJ Simpson's former lawyer has defended himself point-by-point against allegations he botched the ex-American football star's armed robbery trial.
In Pictures Balmoral Show 2013 - all the fun of the fair new
Latest Sport
Rodgers keen to improve squad new
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is confident the recruitment structure put in place over the last year will ensure the club do not waste money in the transfer market.
Stoke City probe Whelan and Jones pig's head stunt and car smash claims new
Stoke City have begun an investigation into an incident at their training ground in which a pig's head was reportedly left in Kenwyne Jones's locker by Glenn Whelan. Jones is reported to have reacted furiously on discovering the head and smashed the windscreen of Whelan's car in response.
Cortese to stay at Saints new
Southampton's executive chairman Nicola Cortese will be staying at the club next season following a meeting with owner Katharina Liebherr, removing fears that manager Mauricio Pochettino could also exit St Mary's.
Latest Showbiz
Helberg: Big Bang not stale yet
The Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg has said the show feels stronger than ever, as the sixth series ended on US screens.
Smith to appear on My Secret Past
Louis Smith MBE is set to reveal the truth about living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for the third series of My Secret Past.
Capaldi: Musketeers "like a movie"
Peter Capaldi has said the new BBC adaptation of The Three Musketeers is so good it looks like a film.
