A TOWN in Co. Tipperary has been engulfed in a ‘terrible sadness’ following the death of a young girl in a swimming tragedy. Freya Tobin, 12, was with friends when she got into difficulty at a local ...

GARDAÍ have appealed for information after a man in his 60s died following a collision involving a motorcycle and a tractor-trailer in Co. Dublin. The incident occurred on the Old Airport Road in ...

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has responded to US president Donald Trump’s proposed 30 per cent tariffs on imports from the EU, calling instead for a negotiated deal in which ‘everyone wins’. Mr Trump ...

ALLERGAN, the pharmaceutical company best known for producing Botox at its long-standing plant in Westport, has officially re-domiciled to the United States under new ownership by American pharma ...

CHAMPION jockey Oisin Murphy is set to continue his racing career under “incredibly strict” conditions following his recent conviction for drink-driving. Murphy was fined £70,000 and banned from ...

IRELAND’S Ben Healy lit up Stage 6 of the Tour de France with a spectacular solo attack, taking his first career stage win in cycling’s biggest race and delivering Ireland’s first Tour victory since ...

THE Irish Government is considering banning the use of sunbeds after a report recommended they be outlawed to reduce cancer rates across the country. The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has ...

SINN Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has not ruled out a run for the Irish presidency. This is a notable change from her position earlier this year when she said definitively, “It won’t be me.” Speaking ...

THE Irish government has set out its plans to increase the number of world heritage sites recognised within the country over the next ten years. In a new World Heritage Strategy, released today, the ...

CHRISTY MOORE has released a spoken word tribute to President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins. The folk singer has recorded Music to Our Ears, a poem written by written by Johnny Broderick and produced ...

PASSENGER numbers have hit record highs at both Dublin and Cork airports as the summer season kicks off in Ireland. The airports, which are operated by Daa, each welcomed record numbers of passengers ...

IRELAND will host a global conference which highlights the importance of cluster groups for businesses across all industries. The TCI Global Conference will take place in Dublin in October. It will ...