Whale rescued from lobster pots

A whale has been rescued after becoming entangled in lobster pots.

Couple charged in connection with pepper spray attack at theatre

A 29-YEAR-OLD man has been charged in connection with an alleged pepper-spray attack on audience members during a show at the Tivoli Theatre in Dublin last month.

Ireland loses 13 Blue Flag beaches because water quality not good enough

THIRTEEN Irish beaches have lost their coveted Blue Flag status because water quality wasn’t good enough.

'Great concerns' for missing boys

The public has been asked to help find three young boys who have gone missing in London.

Taoiseach defends taxation regime

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has brushed off attacks on Ireland's tax regime for helping multinationals avoid billions in tax - insisting he was backing plans for global tax transparency and an end to tax havens.

Judge lifts ban on naming ex-priest Bill Carney accused of historic child sex abuse

A FORMER priest awaiting trial on historic child sex abuse charges does not have the right to anonymity, a judge held today.

Amazing new video shows real life Dublin as a toy model

A NEW video by Dublin film students showing the city as if it were a toy model has gone viral.

Man convicted of raping a woman he had asked to clean home

A MAN has been convicted of raping a woman he had asked to clean his Tipperary house.

How Ireland lives: regional splits in lifestyle revealed

THE six border counties have some of the country's highest rates of empty homes, medical card holders, pensioners, voter apathy and fewer jobs than anywhere else.

Two men guilty of murder at bog

TWO men have been found guilty for the murder of a man at a bog last year.