Scramblers, quad bikes, and joyriders have wreaked havoc in some areas, but gardaí say they are powerless to stop them, writes security correspondent Cormac O’Keeffe.

An organisation representing 900 community and voluntary organisations in Co Cork is lobbying TDs and senators in an effort to scrap a major boundary extension to Cork City, which it says will be a “complete disaster” for rural communities if it goes ahead.

New figures show a major difference in cancer survival rates between people from Ireland's richest and poorest communities.