Irish mam & son diagnosed with life-changing illness within weeks of each other
Little Zach's only chance is a bone marrow transplant, which isn’t available in Ireland
‘My ex contested the divorce. It ended up costing me €45,000’: the high costs and secret shame of ending a marriage
“Divorce is clouded in a shroud of secrecy,” says Patricia*, a mother of two from Co Westmeath. “Looking back, I went into it completely blind. No one want...
Life in the priesthood: ‘People will have views of us, that we’re all paedophiles — that’s been thrown at us’
“Someone said to me recently, ‘Do you regret that there’s no Mrs Joe?’ and I said to them, ‘Well, she had a lucky escape. I wouldn’t wish that on anybody,’...
Paddy Power payout for Cork to win All-Ireland
PaddyPower have said “who are we to argue with Cork fans?” as they have already agreed to pay out for the Rebels to win their first All-Ireland Championshi...
Former Ireland midfielder Conor Hourihane lands Barnsley job on permanent basis
League One side Barnsley have rewarded former Ireland player Conor Hourihane for his work as interim manager by handing him the job on a permanent basis wi...
Major electricity interconnector between Ireland and Wales launched in Wexford
The official launch of a major new electricity interconnector between Ireland and Wales took place this week in Enniscorthy, with the aim of helping to si...
‘International man of mystery’ who was jailed for using names of deceased babies to obtain Irish passports is deported
An American man who lived in Ireland for over 30 years using false identity documents in the names of two dead Irish children has been deported back to the...
Denis Conway: ‘Oliver Stone said, You’re too small and too fat to be in my film but you’re good, so you’re gonna be in my film’
Actor Denis Conway (64) has been in Brooklyn, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Alexander, Penny Dreadful, and numerous stage productions including The Lieu...
Women’s Irish Open on the right road with BMW
The Women’s Irish Open has been boosted after BMW Group Ireland signed a two-year agreement with the tournament.
Brewery seeks examiner just months after it raised €3.5m of investment
An interim examiner has been appointed to the company behind Killarney Brewing & Distilling Company (KBD), one of the country’s largest independent bre...
William praises Earthshot Prize boss as she announces departure
The Prince of Wales founded the prize to recognise and scale up ideas to help ‘repair’ the planet.
‘It was unthinkable to actually think that a fella like Dwyer would come to Kildare … I can tell you, in 1990, it was far-fetched’
A pristine Cedral St Conleth’s Park will be throbbing with hope and fear in equal measure this evening. Victory over Westmeath will kickstart the reign of ...