I recently attended a family First Holy Communion in Cork. I went to meet my sister, who was coming down from Dublin by train, at the station.

Shoppers made a beeline for retailers Aldi yesterday as Holy Communion dresses went on sale for just €24.99.

Cash-strapped families will put off paying bills to cover the cost of their children’s First Holy Communion a charity has warned, after the Government confirmed that a grant for “religious ceremonies” is to be axed.

A homelessness charity has warned more people could end up on the streets as a result of new laws for landlords.

A 29 year-old Polish man who was convicted of the manslaughter of his lover’s husband in Tralee a year ago will be sentenced on Friday.

A 32-YEAR-OLD Polish man who had been attending a First Holy Communion party for his adopted son in Tralee died after receiving three stab wounds during a row with the partner of his estranged wife, a court has heard.

SUCH was the success of their wedding dress range that Marks & Spencer have introduced a First Holy Communion range which, in these recessionary times, is likely to sell out in record time.

The former policeman whose bus rampage caused the death of a 62-year-old mother was a paranoid schizophrenic who believed he was being pursued by several police forces and intelligence services.