A line from that classic 1995 television advert came to mind this week: “It’s good to talk.” But instead of actor Bob Hoskins extolling the virtues of phone lines, the phrase found vivid application in a growing technology perfectly suited to these self isolating times we find ourselves in, writes John Daly.

Discount clothing retailer Primark - which trades here as Penneys - has closed a vast chunk of its European store network

The prospect of Ireland’s Euro 2020 play-off against Slovakia taking place behind closed doors in Bratislava appears to have moved a step closer.

Ryanair has announced further cuts to their flights to/from and within Italy due to the continued spread of coronavirus.

About 5,000 people were conferred with citizenship in ceremonies which continued in Killarney, Co Kerry, yesterday.

Troy Parrott and James McCarthy look like missing out on Ireland’s Euro play-off against Slovakia after manager Mick McCarthy insisted they both have a queue ahead of them to jump.

Kenny will be in charge when the competition gets underway in September.

Some 5,000 people are being conferred with citizenship in ceremonies which began this morning in Killarney, Co Kerry.

Dominic O'Rourke, President of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association, says that Team Ireland are focused on the qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 in London next March but are keeping a close eye on developments with the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Cigarette-maker Philip Morris has broken its own policy in marketing its smoking alternative — the tobacco-heating IQOS — to people younger than 25, says Chris Kirkham

Gardaí say that investigations into six killings that took place in Cork since July are progressing well.

When Dave Kilcoyne and Jack McGrath were named in Ireland’s matchday 23 to face Italy 12 months ago, Cian Healy lost no sleep.

Voxpro founders Dan and Linda Kiely have come on board as significant investors in Cork’s Republic of Work innovation and coworking campus.

Gardaí are planning to mount targeted high-visibility evening foot and bike patrols in Cork city centre to enhance public safety.

Gardaí investigating the murder of Francis 'Frankie' Dunne have spoken to a man in Romania.

GARDAÍ investigating the murder of Churchfield native Frankie Dunne are understood to have travelled to Romania to question a man in relation to the investigation.

New research has shown that 80% of all children adopted into Ireland over the past three decades have come from just five countries.

A Green Party MEP says the exportation of live animals to countries outside the EU "shouldn't be happening".

“The modern recruitment process is not a box-ticking exercise”

The ceremonies take place at the Gleneagle Hotel Convention Centre which is now the venue for the foreseeable future for the conferring ceremonies.

Sometimes it's the words that don't pass a player's lips that stand out.

It’s the European Championship Finals draw which puts the hype in hypothetical for Ireland and 15 other nations.

Mr Pal, who is also being sought in connection with the alleged creation of an organised crime group, is currently in custody fighting his extradition, having been refused bail.

Since rugby history was made when Romania’s Farul Constanta played eventual winners Toulouse in the first ever pool match, the Heineken Cup has produced some of the most breathtaking moments in the sport. Simon Lewis gives us his top 25

The people’s revolutions of 1989 were not the unalloyed success for the cause of freedom and democracy that was claimed for them at the time, writes Geoffrey Roberts

The association representing the country’s frontline Defence Forces has taken a case to the Council of Europe to force the State to recognise the right of soldiers, sailors and aircrew to register as conscientious objectors.

EU-WIDE specialist recruiter of permanent staff in construction, accountancy and finance, engineering, IT, HR and executive level, Euro Executive is rapidly expanding its business in Cork’s buoyant jobs market.

Shane O’Brien, one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for life with a minimum term of 26 years for the “grotesque” murder of 21-year-old Josh Hanson.

A man who, along with an accomplice, tracked a 72-year-old woman home from Lidl after clocking her bank card pin, stole the card, and withdrew €700 from her bank account in what a judge later described as a “low and wicked crime” that involved “malevolent surveillance”.

Ireland's bid to overturn Aki's red card sanction proves unsuccessful.

Bundee Aki will head into a disciplinary hearing in Tokyo today to decide his World Cup fate with the backing of old friends from the Samoa camp as Ireland hoped for clemency for their centre ahead of this weekend’s quarter-finals.

Shane O'Brien stabbed 21-year-old Josh Hanson in an act of "pitiless savagery" at RE Bar in Hillingdon, west London, in October 2015, before going on the run for three years, the Old Bailey in London has heard.

Ireland has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption and heavy drinking in Europe, according to the World Health Organisation.

Rowing Ireland’s representation at the Tokyo Olympics swelled again yesterday with Sanita Puspure, Philip Doyle and Ronan Byrne qualifying for the 2020 Games.

Two more Irish boats have secured qualification for next summer's Olympic Games.