The trial of three people charged with the murder of a 44-year-old postman outside his home in Co Cork last October has heard that one of the three allegedly remarked, "a five-iron imprinted in his face - I can't wait to see him".

Sinn Féin has said it has confidence in the Master of the Rotunda Hospital and that the ongoing row between the Minister for Health and hospital management is "unseemly".

Doing 90 minutes to two hours of weight training per week can slash the risk of an early death, experts say.

A pro-Palestine march and counter-protest have passed off without major incident in Co Down amid a heavy police presence

A roadmap for the development and professionalisation of the role of Special Needs Assistants has been set out in a new Workforce Development Plan for SNAs.

The State Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle written exams are under way with record numbers of students registered.

Two men have pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to terror offences over a plot to set fire to a mosque in Galway last year.

At the end of a plan to improve disability services for children, the Government has missed its own target for completed Assessments of Needs over a two-and-a-half year period.

Michael Healy-Rae's interview with Jerry O'Sullivan on Radio Kerry this morning was extraordinary.

The Israeli military has vowed to press ahead with its military campaign in Lebanon and said it would step up operations against Hezbollah.

The Ukrainian Embassy in Ireland has issued a statement expressing "serious concern" regarding the continued export of alumina from Ireland to Russia, despite the Irish Government saying it has launched an investigation related to such exports.

"It was Croke Park or nothing" for Katie Taylor as her long-standing dream to fight in Croke Park was confirmed at this afternoon's press conference in the GAA's headquarters.