Get a taste of some of the interesting and quirky happenings in Europe from our Europe correspondent, Ann Cahill.

A TD claims her children have been subjected to “vile” online abuse after she criticised people who refused to pay water charges but spent money on “beer and smokes” instead.

HOW do you solve a problem like the public? That’s the dilemma for the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, as he faces into a seriously challenging political year.

The infamous bank guarantee scheme is the basis for a new play, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

A MERE 12 prison inmates have been convicted for possessing mobile phones — despite more than 2,000 devices being confiscated in jail, it emerged yesterday.