Irish indie favourites Bell X1 join De La Soul and Bastille as headliners at the Indiependence festival in Mitchelstown, Co Cork next August Bank Holiday Weekend.

People may argue about the implications of today’s vote for years, or even decades to come, but it is important to bear in mind this is not just a political beauty contest to express a preference for who should be Taoiseach in the next Dáil.

Battling Ireland’s suicide epidemic needs a combined effort from all groups in society, President Mary McAleese said today.

Up to 11,000 people who randomly harm themselves visit Accident & Emergency clinics every year, it emerged tonight.

DEEP vein thrombosis (DVT) can cause serious health problems for bus passengers, a consultant has warned.