Britain has served its separation notice and talks over the divorce terms start soon. An all-island

A border trader has predicted three-hour queues of southern shoppers heading for Northern Ireland after a missed opportunity budget.

There is hope that new office space in Dundalk can be found to accommodate the expansion plans of eBay and keep the major employer in the town, the local chamber of commerce has said.

When Colin Farrell and a host of Hollywood stars rolled into Sneem to make Oscar-tipped movie The Lobster, local people were happy to lend a hand. Some even got a part in the film, writes Eoin English.

More than 20,000 people have signed books of condolences for murdered Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe.

Dundalk is determined to benefit from the debt crisis.

Around 11,000 jobs could be axed because of cross-border spending sprees, business chiefs claimed today.

THE six heroin addicts who died over an eight-day period are thought to have been killed by normal heroin and not contaminated heroin.

AN inner-city community last night lit up a Christmas tree commemorating 180 people who lost their lives through heroin.

THE price of cocaine available on the streets has dramatically dropped, adding to the huge rise in the number of users, gardaí and community activists have revealed.