The walk up the hill to the imposing Beacon landmark in Baltimore can be a challenging climb at the best of times.

Garda underwater units are assisting in the search for a body near Kilkee in Co Clare this afternoon.

A father-of-one killed after being beaten and dumped in a river escaped death more than two years ago.

GARDAÍ arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of murdering missing woman Marie Greene after checking phone contacts between him and the Athlone woman.

RELATIVES of the men who drowned on the Pere Charles last night spoke of their shock at the extent of the damage sustained by the trawler after it was finally raised from the sea-bed.