Hi °C | Lo °C 
Call over Israeli West Bank goods
Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore has deemed goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank should be treated as illegal.
Lynott statue damaged by vandals
A statue in honour of Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott has been badly damaged after vandals pushed it over.
Airport trials immigration e-gates
Adult airline passengers from Ireland and dozens of European countries will be allowed to check themselves through immigration in a new self-service border control.
Offender rise 'causing space issue'
The children's minister has blamed the shortage of room in detention centres on a threefold increase in the number of young offenders.
Warning over background checks
Some 40% of staff working in a state child protection and welfare bureau have not been vetted by gardai.
Two held over Kehoe office fire
Two men have been arrested after an arson attack on the Government Chief Whip's constituency office.
Two held in house fire death probe
Two arrests have been made in an investigation into the death of a man whose body was found after a house fire.
Gravely ill Nolan sister unable to attend own book launch
Singer Bernie Nolan, who is battling terminal cancer, was too ill to attend the publication of her memoir, 'Now and Forever'.
Schoolchildren to mark Great Famine
Schoolchildren are to hold a minute's silence to remember those who died in the Great Famine.
Irish prison officer's family meet Gerry Adams over killer
The family of the only prison officer murdered in the Republic are hopeful of getting to the bottom of the killing after meeting Gerry Adams, they said.
4,500 Irish students using 'sugar daddy' service
More than 4,000 hard-up Irish students have signed up to a 'sugar daddy' dating service to pay their way through college.
Top cleric slams Irish abortion legislation
The newly-installed Catholic Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh has hit out at provisions in the Irish government's proposed abortion legislation.
Irish man's shop rampage like scene in 'Falling Down'
An Irish judge said that he was reminded of a rampage in a Michael Douglas film by the actions of a man in court who caused €12,000 damage with a wooden club in a computer store.
Hope for prison officer's family
The family of the only prison officer murdered in the Republic of Ireland are hopeful of getting to the bottom of the killing after meeting Gerry Adams, they said.
Nanny gets child murder trial date
A tentative trial date has been set for an Irish nanny charged with murder over the death of a baby in the US.
Nurses threaten industrial action
Nurses have become the latest public sector workers to ratchet up pressure on the Government with threats of industrial action if it imposes pay cuts.
Informants code measures proposed
Gardai who fail to comply with rules on informants should be removed from their position and retrained, the Garda Ombudsman has said.
Many young 'consider emigration'
More than a quarter of the Irish population have had a close family member emigrate over the past two years, a stark new report reveals.
Government urged to monitor banks
The Government has been told to keep a close eye on banks to ensure they tackle the mortgage arrears crisis.
Bus Eireann workers vote for strike
The largest union of Bus Eireann workers has confirmed it will take all-out strike action.
Madeleine McCann: New suspects identified by UK police
North West 200: Live pictures plus race schedule
In Pictures: Balmoral Show
Nice-but-dull Kate's annoying baby bump pose
FHM's sexiest women - Kunis knocks Tulisa off her perch
Latest News
I won't step down, insists Assad new
Bashar Assad said he will not step down as president of Syria before elections are held in the war-ravaged country.
Several blasts rock Libyan cities new
Explosions have gone off in the Libyan capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi.
Ukip hits opinion poll high of 19% new
Support for the UK Independence Party has reached a record 19%, according to a poll which saw both Labour and the Tories losing ground.
Latest Sport
Tuscan triumph Wexford new
There could be better to come from Tuscan Light judged on her manner of victory in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Median Auction Fillies Maiden at Wexford.
Declaration disappoints in Lockinge new
The heavily backed Declaration Of War proved a major disappointment as Farhh made an impressive return to action in the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.
Dawn stamina doubts for O'Brien new
Joseph O'Brien believes it could be a "big ask" for Investec Derby favourite Dawn Approach to see out the mile-and-a-half trip at Epsom on June 1.
Latest Showbiz
Kate Winslet speaks up for homeless new
A-lister Kate Winslet has ramped up the glitz and glam to address the "heartbreaking" situation of youngsters living rough.
Kristen Stewart ‘wants normal life with Pattinson’
Kristen Stewart is apparently dreaming about the "normal family life" she wants with Robert Pattinson.
Monica Bellucci shares insecurities
Monica Bellucci thinks her star sign is one of the reasons she battles feelings of insecurity.
