From an editing career in Harper Collins to best-selling debut author, mother of three Alison Walsh tells Sue Leonard that the path to success in writing can be a long road working from the bottom up.

Key commentators specialising in regional development will gather for a two-day conference in Co Clare today to discuss the need for greater investment in areas outside Dublin.

Key commentators specialising in regional development will gather for a two-day conference in Co Clare tomorrow to discuss the need for greater investment in areas outside Dublin.

One in every eleven Irish women will be affected by breast cancer according to the Irish Countrywoman’s Association.