Like the tide, the prospect of Fine Gael forming a minority government by Thursday, a deadline set more in hope than in stone by Simon Coveney, receded before talks had even begun yesterday morning between Fine Gael ministers and a group of six Independent TDs whose votes are vital to prop up the tottering party. 

One of the most inspiring figures of modern times is coming to Ireland next month with a message of hope and forgiveness.

Roaming charges that holidaymakers and business people pay to use their mobile phones in another EU country came down dramatically over the weekend and are set to disappear altogether from June of next year.

It would be a major setback for Goal, one of Ireland’s leading charities, and also for the tens of thousands of people relying on it for support, if its funding were to be hit by news of a US probe into key aspects of the organisation’s work in Syria, the biggest programme in the charity’s history.

A web of vested interests and a tissue of lies are behind the move by four US congressmen who have introduced legislation aimed at scuttling the first transatlantic flights from Cork Airport.

By bringing the wonders of the animal kingdom, ranging from dinosaurs to polar bears, into the homes of millions of television viewers around the globe, David Attenborough has inspired generations to learn more about the natural world. On the cusp of celebrating his 90th birthday tomorrow week, his place in the pantheon of great naturalists is already secure.

It may seem counterintuitive for an eminent health body to be seen to advocate the use of e-cigarettes.