A way to trigger an immune response that could reduce both the age at which vaccines can be given and the need for multiple booster shots has been discovered.

Obese children have far less of the “natural killer” (NK) cells that play a crucial part in helping the body fight off diseases such as type 2 diabetes and certain cancers, a new study has found.

Dozens of parents who have children with cancer have joined forces to turn Ireland gold for a whole week.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny begins a three-day visit to the US today, the setpiece of which will be a speech to Harvard about the Irish economy and political leadership.

HE’S a granddad now, as well as a Senator, but as he enters his 60th year on the planet, Eamonn Coghlan is showing no signs of slowing down.