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At least 91 dead in US tornado disaster
Follow our live blog as Obama declares major disaster.
US senators accuse Apple of using Irish arm to avoid tax
Accused of using Ireland to help cut global tax bill.
Suspicion ex-garda hid body under patio
Gardai dig for body of missing man in back garden.
Shatter backed into corner over 'breach'
Double probe into Minister's use of confidential garda information.
Temple Bar Trust being wound down after finance criticism
New IVF therapy 'will boost couples' success rate by 50pc'
[TICON-A VIDEO] Hogan: We'll pursue house tax rebels
Gardai injured at First Holy Communion row
Treasure trove of looted artefacts found
Scientists discover unique strain of blight that caused Famine
Date set for Ulster's bid to stop Dunne bankruptcy
Court sset date to hear Ulster Bank's request to stop proceedings.
Women jailed for murder form unlikely friendship
High-profile murderers strike up close bond behind bars.
Collins was a civil warrior not a terrorist, says professor
'More a George Washington than an Osama bin Laden'.
Killers executed loner in woods over guns seizure
Man's body was found by children at the weekend.
Daughter still seeks justice as murdered father buried
Father was murdered and left in a farm pit for almost two years.
Fears for future of J1 programme as sponsors hit with €500 levy
Future of J1 visa programme under threat.
Driver in fatal crash hit traffic-calming island
Father-of-one was the only occupant in the vehicle.
Coveney 'too slow to react' as bill for fodder crisis hits €900m
Farmers facing €900m loss as result of the weather.
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Shocking time lapse of the devastating Oklahoma Tornado
Shocking time lapse video of the devastating Oklahoma Tornado. Credit: superhacker1000
North Korea missile tests continue
North Korea fires two short-range missiles in what it is calling legitimate military drills.
Miguel injures fans at the Billboard Music Awards
Miguel injured two fans on Sunday after a stunt at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas went wrong.
Local groups will pay to fix their potholes in new scheme
CASH-STRAPPED communities have been asked by the Government to pay up to 50pc of the cost of fixing their potholes or carrying out the work themselves.
Suicide risk for men under 21 is four times higher
YOUNG men under 21 years of age are at four times the risk of suicide and many are experiencing bullying and humiliation in schools and colleges.
Second day of trawler tragedy inquest
A TWO day coroner’s inquest opens today (Tuesday) into the death of five fishermen who drowned when their trawler struck rocks and sank at the entrance to a west Cork bay.
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Gatland and Schmidt fail to agree on O'Brien fitness
Lions head coach Warren Gatland and his Leinster counterpart Joe Schmidt are on a collision course over Sean O'Brien's knee that could threaten his participation in the three-Test series against Australia next month.
Donegal-Tyrone clash hits fever pitch
Interest in the first sell-out provincial quarter-final for many years has reached fever pitch as Donegal prepare to unveil their strongest 15 for the first time since last year's All-Ireland final triumph.
Multi-million euro boost for Munster after Bank of Ireland secured as new sponsor
MUNSTER RUGBY have received a major boost after securing Bank of Ireland as their new sponsors for next season.
Ryanair in talks to significantly boost traffic out of Dublin Airport
Ryanair is in talks to significantly boost traffic out of Dublin Airport after years of reducing capacity in the capital.
US senators accuse Apple of using Irish arm to avoid tax
APPLE has been accused by two of America's most senior politicians of using Ireland to help cut its global tax bill to almost zero.
Actavis to buy contraceptive maker Warner Chilcott in $5bn stock deal
US DRUG manufacturer Actavis has formally agreed to buy contraceptive maker Warner Chilcott for about $5bn worth of stock, to form one Irish-based pharmaceuticals giant.
Bondholders to vote on cash bid for €300m of Treasury properties
55 Irish firms attend trade fair in London
Web-based crowd funds are driving innovation, says expert
Aminex shares plunge 39pc as explorer details project delays
Ryanair lifts shares to five-year high
Around 95pc of Battersea apartments already sold
Michael Douglas says Catherine Zeta Jones 'raring to go' after treatment
Catherine Zeta-Jones is “raring to go” after being treated for bipolar II disorder.
Jay-Z denies that Beyoncé is pregnant
Jay-Z has dismissed rumours that his wife Beyoncé Knowles is pregnant
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne pucker up on red carpet
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne kissed and made up in front of photographers at a red carpet event in Los Angeles.
Cameron may dump Lib Dems and govern alone
David Cameron has hinted that he could attempt to govern without the Liberal Democrats if disputes within the coalition made it impossible to continue.
Looking for love? Prague metro system to introduce carriage especially for singles
RAIL passengers searching for love in the Czech capital need look no further than the daily commute as the city makes plans to designate carriages on its underground trains for singles.
Gold-plated Riyadh metro system to be built on orders from Saudi King
The next time your train spends five minutes stuck inside a sooty Tube tunnel, or you find yourself unable to squeeze onto yet another delayed train from a cramped, non-descript station, it’s probably best not to think of Riyadh.
Car bomb blast kills at least 12 in Bagdad
'Nothing there' for girl who drowned in Egyptian pool
British man 'slit his children's throats before fleeing on roller blades'
[TICON-A VIDEO] Tourists die as balloons collide in Turkey
[TICON-A VIDEO] Activists: 30 Hezbollah fighters killed in Syrian town
Unconscious baby sent to morgue in body bag
Shane Coleman: Shatter would be first to stick the boot in if it were on the other foot
ALAN Shatter has landed himself in a right mess and it's entirely of his own making. Tempting as it might be to cite Albert Reynolds's line about how, in politics, you trip up over the little hurdles, it doesn't even apply here.
Miriam Donohoe: Champs to chumps – let's face music and forsake this painfest
Cringe. The annual Eurovision Song Contest post-mortem is under way, and it is even more depressing this year given our dismal performance in Malmo on Saturday night. Oh the pain of coming 'Paddy last'.
John Bruton: Rules governing business need to be relaxed
I BELIEVE that, across the western world, we may be reaching some sort of limit in the complexity of rules governing business. The response to the financial crisis has been ever more complex rules that only a tiny number of professional advisers could ever hope to remember, or understand properly.
Charlie Weston: Rate 'trap' denies us a functioning housing market
[TICON-A VIDEO] Brendan O'Connor: He took what life he had and made it matter
Eugene McGee: Focus on youth starting to pay off for resurgent Cavan
Colm McCarthy: Retirement age must rise by eight or 10 years
Paul Moran: Labour still between rock and a hard place
John-Paul McCarthy: Aras needs an austerity of a different stripe
Over one million people tune in to watch Ryan Dolan at Eurovision final
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'Dream come true' as Ruairi's sci-fi film gets Cannes honour
Sgt Pepper overtaken by Abba Gold
Timberlake abandons pop for new movie role
[TICON-A VIDEO] Rod breaks record by topping UK album chart for first time in 34 years
Maarty: I want to make music with Alicia
On Britain's Got Talent, Dutch singer Maarty Broekman became one of the standout acts and he admits he was extremely overwhelmed by the reaction he has received.
New material for Geri
The Spice Girl has been working on new solo material and revealed at the Ivor Novello awards she has been co-writing songs with folk artist Amy Wadge - who has worked with Ed Sheeran - and rock band Burning Beaches.
Coen brothers return at Cannes
Ethan and Joel Coen described their difficulty in finding the lead for their latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Ethan said the pair were "screwed" until they came across Oscar Isaac.
Technology
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Copenhagen: Great Dane
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Malmo: Kitsch capital of Europe
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Mother & Babies
Nell McAndrew introduces new baby Anya
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Pregnant Claire Byrne admits 'she couldn't be happier'
Claire Byrne's baby is due in October
IVF breakthrough triples couples' chance of a baby
WOMEN undergoing IVF are three times more likely to have a baby through a new technique that scientists are claiming as the biggest fertility breakthrough for 35 years.
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