The development of the strategy is part of a major restructuring of Ireland's intelligence infrastructure, a key recommendation of the Policing Commission, published in September 2018.

A senior civil servant with lengthy experience in security and intelligence has been appointed as the country’s new national security chief.

Ireland’s new intelligence oversight chief must have “full access” to classified material and be “wholly independent” of Government, the former British oversight boss has said.

The country’s first national security chief will not answer directly to the Taoiseach, but to the country’s top civil servant, under the job advertisement just published.

Floyd Mayweather Sr remembers the moment he discovered his son had a feel for the family business.

THE Special Olympics has made the world of a difference to Emma Doolan. Before joining in 2002, she was reluctant to put herself forward.

Nine Kerry-based charities are to benefit from the 2014 Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle.

Lamont Peterson has been allowed to keep his IBF light welterweight title, despite failing a drugs test.

Floyd Mayweather claims the row over blood testing which is threatening his planned meeting with Manny Pacquiao is evidence the Filipino does not want the fight.