Why do we eat out? For me it is entirely about being fed good quality food — I would prefer pleasant surroundings, but the food comes first. I want flavour not fashion.

Gardaí were yesterday due to send a file to the DPP in relation to the case of a young mother found dead in her apartment last April.

Angry scenes erupted in court when a man accused of killing a mother of four appeared on a murder charge.

Gardaí are hoping an autopsy, to be carried out later today, will give them some indication as to how a young mother died in a squat in Cork City.

Members of the public who are planning to travel to Anthony Foley’s funeral should allow plenty of time for the journey as huge crowds are expected to flock to the church to pay their final respects to the rugby legend.

Gardaí are hoping CCTV footage and forensic tests on a handgun will assist them in identifying the culprits behind the latest gangland murder in Dublin.

Never come between a man and his football.

A burglar who was found asleep in the corridor of a care home with a ‘do not disturb’ sign nearby will be sentenced later.

Since 1898, Dublin Fire Brigade ran the ambulance service and the emergence of the log book of the brigade’s headquarters in Tara Street from 1916 bears witness to the efforts to deal with the battle waging on the streets and the people affected, writes Las Fallon

Two developers looking to address the shortage of third-level student accommodation in Dublin have had contrasting fortunes.

Terra Nova Gardens, Dromin, Kilmallock, Co Limerick, are having their last open day of 2015 on Sunday, August 30, from 2pm to 6pm.

Waterford-based GIY are joining forces with Bord Bia to search for Ireland’s favourite potato, a quest for inner ‘spudlove’, encouraging the growing, cooking and consumption of the National Tuber and participation in a ‘Spud-Off’, whereby local winners compete in a national competition at the GIY GROW festival, in Waterford, in mid-September.

In this week’s column we are looking at stereotypes within Ireland and why Limerick City has a bone to pick with Donal McIntyre, writes , Kehlan Kirwan.

From using a turnip as a candleholder to eating the turkey a day early to a cowgirl costume mistakenly bought for a boy, three celebrities recount their festive memories to Richard Fitzpatrick

A man has received a six-and-a-half year prison sentence for the one punch manslaughter of another man in the city last year.

An increasing number of businesses are closing down in Limerick.

Limerick’s reputation as a rising star of city tourism will be further cemented this weekend as the 10th Riverfest is set to bring more than 50,000 people into the city.

One 51 Plc, the holding company for 105 companies in the One 51 group, is seeking court approval for a reduction of share capital which will see the balance in its share premium account reduced by €200m to €62m.

Frontline firefighters have warned that lives will be lost unless serious problems with breathing apparatuses — first flagged in late 2012 — are finally addressed.

The comedian, Jimeoin, who performs at Vicar Street on Friday, Dec 6, does observational humour well.

Heavy use of high-potency cannabis is putting young people at risk of stroke, a leading specialist told an inquest.

Adam Hills, the host of ‘The Last Leg’, returns to Ireland this week (Friday, Sept 27) for a gig at Vicar St. The 43-year-old Australian comic lived in Dublin for three years at the turn of the millennium. It was formative.

The estranged husband of Bailieborough mother of four Patricia Kierans was last night charged with her murder at a special sitting of Cavan District Court.

A “red light district” sign was erected on a street in Limerick yesterday, much to the anger of locals.

A teenager who was “stoned off his head” when he stabbed a rugby fan in an unprovoked attack in Limerick city has been jailed for two years.

The happiest gang of workers in the country were drinking champagne in the National Lottery headquarters yesterday.

IMAGES of Limerick as seen through the eyes of 400 schoolchildren went on show last night.

An illiterate recovering drug addict, who spent most of his teens living on the streets with no State assistance, was today wished “good luck” by a judge and released to complete a probation bond.

Gardaí were tonight continuing to investigate the the cause of a horrific fire which killed an elderly woman.

A 74-year-old woman died following a house fire in Co Cork last night.

A controlled explosion is taking place on a suspect device found in Limerick City.

A section of Limerick city has been sealed off this afternoon following the discovery of a suspicious device.