The Head of the Health Service Executive says there will always be people on trolleys at Irish hospitals, but he says they won't be there for such long periods of time.

Cloud storage site Dropbox has moved to deny claims it has been hacked after an anonymous account posted what it claims is the username and passwords of hundreds of the site’s users.

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light for a €50m events and conference centre in Cork City.

It will last three days, attract close to 200,000 visitors, and cater for 60,000 vehicles on a 725-acre site at Heathpark, New Ross, Co Wexford — welcome to the National Ploughing Championships.

THE demand for tickets for a championship match involving Wicklow’s footballers has reached an unprecedented level this week.

The €40m redevelopment of Thomond Park has created additional capacity, corporate options and traffic problems. However, the one thing that mustn’t change is the stadium ‘feel’, says Michael Moynihan.

TWO contractors were yesterday fined a total of €55,000 after pleading guilty to breaches of the safety regulations arising from the death of one man and injuries to another in a building site accident in Kenmare, Co Kerry.

THE old racecourse on the south side of Limerick city is favourite to become the home of rugby in Munster.

Semple Stadium, Thurles is ready for the Cork vs Waterford Guinness Munster hurling clash on Sunday next.