House-buyers in Dublin are paying up to 10% more for properties located near railway stations or Luas lines.

House prices close to Dart stations and Luas stops in Dublin are now €129,000 higher than average prices in the city, a new survey has found.

A judge has rejected a State application to confiscate the “hard-earned” income of two prostitutes which was stolen and later recovered.

Irish Rail says services have resumed on all routes this morning but commuters in Dublin should expect some delays.

RIGHT up there with ‘why would you do that?’, ‘what the hell did you say to her?’ and ‘where’s that tenner you owe me?’, ‘what’s it like being a reporter at big games?’, is the question I’m most asked.

I nurse a clandestine habit that has driven me to the coldest and darkest corners of society.

THERE will be a minute’s silence before every Premiership match this weekend following Best’s death.

Lansdowne Road is heading for another sell-out crowd as rugby lovers get set to roar their Leinster side into their first Heineken Cup final on Sunday.

The Junior Cup semi-finals have been announced.

Friends of Connacht Rugby have confirmed that the ‘Save Connacht Rugby’ protest march to Lansdowne Rd in Dublin tomorrow is definitely going ahead.

Sports Minister John O'Donoghue is raise the concerns of soccer fans this afternoon when he meets with FAI officials.

Jason McAteer is continuing to reap the benefits of his match-winning performance against Holland at Lansdowne Rd last Saturday, with a recall to the Blackburn side to face Sunderland tomorrow.

The FAI has given the Taoiseach its full backing in the Stadium Ireland row, calling it "the most positive development for Irish sport in the history of the State".

Wimbledon's Kenny Cunningham is back in Mick McCarthy's Ireland squad for the first time since undergoing a groin operation last summer.

British Lions manager Donal Lenihan will make the draw for this season's Heineken European Cup semi-finals in Dublin tonight.

Leinster centre Brian O'Driscoll has lost his battle against a shoulder injury and will not feature in Ireland's Six Nations opener against Italy in Rome on February 3.