More than 40 gardaí and eight support crew members have cycled 280km from Dublin to Cork to raise funds for sick children and their families.

As he prepares to leave UCC, Prof Ted Dinan recalls the early-morning moment he coined the word psychobiotics, a term describing how bacteria in the stomach can influence our mood, writes Helen O’Callaghan

The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau is warning about websites offering unsecured loans which seek an upfront fee.

Irish-based researchers have developed a new, practical treatment that could help tackle one of the world’s deadliest diseases.

Ahead of the first World Microbiome Day, Michelle Darmody rounds up the best recipes for gut heath.

A growing body of research confirms that our food should be our medicine.

Scientists may soon be able to alleviate the stomach pain of thousands of sufferers of irritable bowel syndrome by controlling the bacteria in the gut, according to pioneering Irish research.

Over the past decade, it has become increasingly clear that the microbiome plays a crucial role in human health and wellbeing.

Scientists in Cork have given a new meaning to gut reaction.

Deutsche Bank AG jumped the most in almost six months after a media report that the lender is nearing a $5.4bn (€4.81bn) settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), less than half the amount initially requested.

Deutsche Bank shares dropped to a record low and its riskiest bonds declined after a media report said the German government would not step in to back the lender, fuelling investor concerns about its weakened finances.

The positive impact of a healthy gut on our physical wellbeing has been touted for some time. But new research shows it can also influence brain function and behaviour.

A woman sent obscene phone messages to Áras an Uachtaráin threatening to bomb President Michael D Higgins if he visited England, a court has heard.

There is a book to be written on the medical profession and its influence on the wine industry.

Global regulators have reached a draft agreement on a rule on stopping banks from being ‘too big to fail’ by requiring them to hold enough equity capital and bonds to avoid taxpayers being called on in a crisis.

Deutsche Bank’s new chief executive, John Cryan, has delayed implementing a strategic overhaul by three months but has told staff to expect tough reforms as he shakes up a group that he said had become too diversified and complex.

Deutsche Bank yesterday appointed John Cryan as its new CEO after co-chief executives Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen resigned following criticism from investors.

Nobel Prize winner John O’Keefe will receive an honorary doctorate at University College Cork today.

Dubbed the health epidemic of the 21st century, scientists are looking to the human brain to combat the negative effects of stress.

A man who had pornographic images of children as young as10 on his phone was forced to leave his home because of media reports of these offences, a court has heard.

A highly contagious flu virus that carries serious implications for sick patients has forced another major hospital to drastically curtail visitor numbers.

There are enough warning signs the world is in danger of reverting to an era when life-saving antibiotics were unavailable, a leading Irish microbiologist has warned.

A man described as the local "fixer" for a human trafficking organisation which exploited vulnerable children is to be deported from this country.

Researchers at University College Cork have developed an innovative strategy to deliver a therapy that “silences” a gene responsible for the neurodegenerative condition known as Huntington’s disease.

A 33-year-old man charged with the murder of Romanian teenager Marioara Rostas, who went missing from Dublin in 2008, has been sent forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court.

A 33-year-old man charged with the murder of Romanian teenager Marioara Rostas, who went missing from Dublin in 2008, has been sent forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court.

An unemployed dance teacher who falsely accused 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh of groping him in a nightclub has suffered from post-traumatic stress for more than a decade, a court has heard.

Irish scientists have found that the happy hormone — serotonin — is regulated by the amount of gut bacteria in childhood.

The appeal brought by a former dance teacher against his six-month jail sentence for making false allegations that he was sexually assaulted by 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh, has been adjourned.

A man described as a “Walter Mitty” has launched an appeal against his jail sentence for concocting allegations that he was sexually assaulted by X Factor judge Louis Walsh.

A man described as a “Walter Mitty” type has launched an appeal against his jail sentence for concocting allegations that he was sexually assaulted by 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh.

A MAN who accused X Factor judge Louis Walsh of groping him in a nightclub has been charged with a second count of inventing the story.

An unemployed man gave two false statements to gardaí claiming he was sexually assaulted by 'X-Factor' judge Louis Walsh in a Dublin nightclub, a court heard today.

PROBIOTIC bacteria could be used to treat anxiety and depress-related disorders, according to a paper published by an Irish research team.

A DANCE teacher was charged with making a false accusation that he was groped by X Factor judge Louis Walsh in the toilets of a Dublin nightclub.

THE father of a young man who went missing 10 years ago yesterday spoke of the family’s “absolute horror and trepidation” at facing into another year not knowing where their son is or what happened to him.

FOR something not fit for human consumption, it’s a strange sales pitch: “Introducing our New Party Powder, Pure NRG. This 1 gram Party Powder gives a little lift to any party and keeps you going all night long.”

A 22-YEAR-OLD man charged yesterday for last weekend’s double murder told the judge he was “stitched up”.

A DETECTIVE garda sergeant investigating the gun murder of a tax inspector’s wife deliberately misled other gardaí, it was claimed in a High Court case yesterday.

Scarborough’s FA Cup third-round heroes will all be given a crack at superstars Chelsea in the Conference club’s tie at the McCain Stadium today.

EVEN if Scarborough score this afternoon, there will be no blue moon.

Scarborough 1 Southend 0

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Rep of Ireland U21: Connor, Capper, Kelly, Cryan, Thompson, Gilroy, Butler, Barrett, O’Flynn, Thornton, Reid.

Republic of Ireland U-21 v Albania U-21