When the recession hit this country hard a number of years ago and we were facing economic uncertainty and instability, we lost thousands of our most prized assets – our young people. Many of them never return to these shores again.

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Kanye West has asked Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion.

James Corden got to fulfill a childhood dream recently when he joined the cast of the Phantom of the Opera for a once-off performance.

Growing up in San Francisco, all Danny Culloty wanted to do was wear the red of Cork

Overlooking his daughter’s coffin, Olivia Burke’s father Paul showed signs of despair when he said it was the third time he had spoken at a funeral in recent years, writes Ed Carty.

Ireland’s Marriage Equality Referendum may have inspired thousands and thousands of people to come home to vote, but it also inspired a global hashtag.

Top seed and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy has been handed a tough draw for the new-look WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship in San Francisco after being grouped with Billy Horschel, Brandt Snedeker and Jason Dufner. 

The Government's travel schedule for St Patrick's Day has been unveiled.

2015 is here, which means that its time to start getting excited about the filmed entertainment coming to cinemas over the next 12 months

A San Francisco window cleaner has survived after falling 11 storeys from a rooftop on to a moving car.

A 60-strong cycling charity group, comprising gardaí and their friends, will take on their most gruelling fundraising race yet when they tackle the east coast of the US.

They might be lucky in love, but a gift from an even luckier uncle saw honeymooners Donal and Karen Desmond jet off on a second trip of a lifetime with just days to spare.

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It has emerged that the evacuation of the plane which crash landed at San Francisco airport, did not start until 90 seconds after it skidded to a stop - and only after a flight attendant spotted a fire outside.

Public nakedness has been banned in San Francisco.

The Catholic archbishop-elect of San Francisco has apologised for his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving, saying he brought “shame” and “disgrace” on himself and the church.

Apple is introducing a laptop with a super-high resolution “Retina” display, setting a new standard for screen sharpness, the firm has said.

OUT in San Francisco Airport, when the All-Star travelling party landed last week, a passer-by clocked the tracksuits and asked Tipperary hurler Lar Corbett who was playing.

GAA President Nickey Brennan confirmed today that Vodafone will continue their sponsorship of the All-Stars and that the scheme's presentation banquet will take place this year in the Citywest Hotel on October 17.

An explosion shook buildings in central San Francisco today after a manhole cover exploded in the street.

Gay and lesbian couples rushed to San Francisco to celebrate Valentine’s Day with weddings at City Hall today as officials continued to defy state law by issuing marriage licences to same-sex partners.

Thousands of customers remained without power in San Francisco following a massive blackout that disrupted traffic, shut down transit stations and, at its height, left a third of the city without electricity on one of the busiest days of the holiday season.

WHEN Kerry and Tyrone last met in a championship game, the world was a different place.