Tributes flood in for Donal Walsh
13.05.13 Tributes are being paid to Donal Walsh a young cancer patient from Kerry who died at home last night just weeks after he fronted a campaign to prevent suicide. The 16 year old from Blennerville in Kerry came to prominence after making an...

Bus Eireann strike continues
Bus Eireann passengers are facing more disruption today because of a strike by drivers at the company. The strike, which is now entering its second day, began at midnight on Sunday (12.05.13) when Members of the National Bus and...

Two arrested over murder 11 years ago
13.05.13 Gardaí have made arrests as part of their investigation into a murder in Dublin 11 years ago. Two men in their 30s were taken in custody this morning for questioning on the murder of David Mc Creevey who was shot dead outside a...

Health sector unions and management to meet
13.05.13 Unions and management in the health sector will meet this afternoon in a last ditch attempt to move towards agreement of public sector cost cutting. The talks at the Labour Relations commission will resume following reported overnight...

Revenue 'extremely concerned' over Property Tax data breach
12.05.13 Gardaí in Cork are questioning a man in relation to alleged breaches of the Data Protection Act regarding Property Tax forms.   Revenue are due to issue a statement on the alleged breaches.The Revenue Commissioners are...

Eight-year-old boy dies in Wexford accident
12.05.13 An eight-year-old boy has died after he was knocked down at a rugby club awards ceremony yesterday evening. The tragedy happened in the car park of Enniscorthy Rugby Club in Co Wexford last night as more than 100 children and parents...

'Vast majority' of Bus Éireann services cancelled due to industrial action
12.05.13 Bus Éireann has advised customers that the vast majority of its services around the country are not operation due to industrial action.   Cancellations include all buses in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Clare, Kerry and in the...

Woman found alive in Bangladesh rubble
12.05.13 A woman found alive in the rubble of a garment factory that collapsed more than two weeks ago is recovering in a hospital, but has trouble sleeping and sometimes grips the nurses' hands in panic, doctors said Saturday.  After the...

Bus Éireann workers to strike from midnight
11.05.13   Bus Éireann has said it hopes to operate as many services as possible tomorrow, despite the fact that workers from the National Bus and Rail Union are commencing strike action as of midnight tonight.   Around 1,100...

Bomb blasts kill 18 in Turkey border town
11.05.13 Two car bombs exploded in a Turkish town near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 22 others, officials and media reports said.  Interior Minister Muammer Guler told private NTV...