Despite dire weather warnings turnout has been strong in many constituencies, with turnout exceeding 40% of the electorate in some areas.

The body of a man has been found in the Slieve Bloom mountains in Co Laois.

“It is 43 years now and God knows we’ve waited long enough,” says Frank Keenan, his tone suggesting a wearing thin of patience.

No sign of small talk here as Daniel Hession talks all things weather with well known New Zealand forecaster, Ken Ring.   

Ireland’s wheelchair rugby athletes put everything on the line to reach European Championships

Efficient Irish dairy farmers will be ideally placed to capitalise on the global sales opportunities that will emerge post-expansion, according to leading industry experts.

Gardaí are investigating a fire at a derelict school in Co Laois last night.

Detectives were today scouring mountain woods for the body of a part-time model who vanished almost twelve years ago.

ONE of the country’s best-known meteorologists, Evelyn Cusack, has been banned from driving for two years after being convicted of driving while over twice the legal alcohol limit last month.

A man in his thirties is dead after a road accident in Co Laois.

TWO men were yesterday sentenced to death for killing a priest and an Irish nun during an attack on a St Lucia church in which they doused parishioners with petrol and set them alight.