The man had underlying health conditions and had recently returned from Italy.

Rossa Ó Snodaigh of Kíla tells Ellie O’Byrne about the music, books and other touchstones that have influenced him, from his mother tongue to the global village.

After his release by Reading in May, Irish defender Paul McShane was left hunting for a club to get his career back into gear. Brian Barry-Murphy’s Rochdale provided the kickstart he needed, writes David Sneyd.

As the annual Waterford Walls festival gets under way today, Richard Fitzpatrick chats to some of the artists involved about their previous work and plans for their allotted sites in the city

Another Irish person will enter the Love Island villa tonight.

Discount clothing retailer Primark has said it is pleased with its trading performance in Ireland in its current financial year.

Megan Fletcher may have bowed out at the quarter-finals stage of the European Games judo in Minsk, but the recently-declared Irish judoka is now a candidate to do big things at next year’s Tokyo Olympics.

A new Heineken Champions Cup season, and for the first time in nine seasons a new destination for Munster supporters as they journey to Exeter for the opening pool game of the 2018-19 campaign.

There is a "consensus view" among Conservative MPs that Theresa May cannot continue as UK Prime Minister until the next planned general election in 2022, George Osborne has said.

Mehmet Aksoy, 32, who grew up in England, is believed to have joined a Kurdish military force, The People's Defence Units, working as a press officer.

Campsites at Electric Picnic are due to open soon (9am) for tens of thousands of festival fans.

Jeremy Corbyn is hitting the Home Counties with a promise to tackle the housing crisis as he continues his blitz of marginal parliamentary seats.

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Mark Christie won the Great Ireland Run in 29:30 in the Phoenix Park yesterday and also secured the national 10km title.

A Listowel man claimed over €35,000 in benefits while employed as “a steel fixer” working six days a week in the construction industry in the UK, the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee was told.

A 10-year-old boy has died from severe head injuries following an incident at a shopping centre in England, police said.

Manchester United have not been in either “heaven or hell” this season in Jose Mourinho’s eyes - though he believes his team bonded in the face of adversity during their indifferent start.

A prolific reader as a child Fiona Harrison tells Sue Leonard how she wrote stories about Roland Rat who would help Margaret Thatcher run the government.

The couple are already parents to two daughters, Teigan (six) and Erin (two).

Chris Ashton believes Saracens are “in a good place” after positioning themselves for another full-blown assault on major European silverware.

Two men have been released without charge after being arrested in connection with the death of a Cavan man in the UK.

A man fighting for the return of his two children was concerned about spending time at a specialist unit, to have his parenting skills assessed, because no-one was available to care for his son’s pet fish, a family court judge heard.

More than 100 cinemas in the UK and Ireland will be screening the upcoming special episode of Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, on January 1st, 2016.

Two service personnel from the RAF have been killed following a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.

The captain and crew of a London-bound British Airways plane have been praised for their “textbook” response to an engine fire at a Las Vegas airport.

Ikea will next year begin paying its staff in Britain a living wage above the compulsory level set out by the government this month, the world’s largest furniture retailer said.

Vacancies have outnumbered jobseekers in more than 30 UK cities – suggesting a shortage of skilled staff, according to a new report.

Britain: A vicar stopped from going in to a wine bar on Easter Sunday because he was wearing his trademark sandals hopes to return because they “do great mojitos”.

A letter bomb has been sent to the North’s chief constable.

Army bomb experts have made safe a viable device sent to the headquarters of the North’s police service.

Former N-Dubz singer Dappy has avoided jail for carrying out a nightclub attack while serving a suspended sentence for a petrol station brawl.

Patrons in an English pub will be baying for blood tomorrow night as drinks all around are promised if either of Love/Hate’s crime lords, Nidge and Fran, get the bullet.

Not many people convert their back garden into a continental speakeasy to celebrate their child’s christening, but then not many have lived a life like Breifne O’Brien.

Former N-Dubz singer Dappy declared “I’m free” after sentencing for his nightclub assault was adjourned.

Former N-Dubz singer Dappy will today be sentenced for assaulting a man at a nightclub.

Former N-Dubz singer Dappy faces jail after being found guilty of assaulting a man at a nightclub.

Former N-Dubz singer Dappy has gone on trial accused of assaulting a man at a nightclub.

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The final day of Glastonbury will see the most talked about act of the festival finally take to the stage today.

A festival-goer has died after suffering a suspected reaction to ketamine at Glastonbury.

Stephen Dewaele didn’t set out to change dance music. It just happened. As one half of electro duo 2ManyDJs (the other half is brother David), he was among the first deck-spinners to headline rock festivals.

A five-year-old girl has died after being taken ill at school.