Two members of the Irish Examiner political staff have secured a top journalism award for their analysis of the treatment of a young woman who suffered a litany of abuse in a foster home.

Dublin City Council is to allocate an extra €23m next year to combat the homelessness crisis.

The holders and league champions-elect Cork City brushed aside the token challenge of Athlone Town to reach the last eight of the Irish Daily Mail sponsored FAI Cup at Turner’s Cross tonight.

The brother-in-law of murdered Limerick man Jason Corbett has filed a separate lawsuit in the US.

Irish Examiner columnist and journalist Michael Clifford was today named 2016 NewsBrands Ireland Journalist of the Year at a ceremony in Mansion House, Dublin.

Almost four in 10 Irish people would choose open borders and free trade with the UK over the EU, according to a major new poll out today.

The quarter-final draw for the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup has thrown Cork City against Shamrock Rovers.

The Irish Government is coming under pressure from Europe to introduce water charges.

The EU agriculture and rural development commissioner, Phil Hogan, has received an apology, undisclosed damages, and costs under settlements of his separate High Court actions alleging defamation against two media organisations.

TV3 and the Irish Daily Mail have apologised to former Minister Phil Hogan for "untrue and damaging" publications.

A Garda Ombudsman report has said it appears, on the balance of probabilities, that details of the arrest of TD Clare Daly on suspicion of drink-driving were leaked “in an unauthorised manner” by someone within An Garda Síochána.

John Halligan has confirmed he is not liable for water charges but would not pay if he was and remains “vehemently opposed” to them.

The father-in-law of a Limerick man who suffered a brutal death in the US has been interviewed by police as part of the investigation.

It’s off, in ways we wouldn’t have expected under a manager of Martin O’Neill’s standing.

Gardaí are set to launch a major crackdown on burglaries in Dublin this week.

A Clare man is one of more than 1,000 people looking to get a job in the Antarctic next winter.

Irish Water has said that it is putting a 'protocol' in place to destroy PPS numbers it received in recent weeks.

The publishers of the Irish Daily Mail have apologised to Senator Fidelma Healy Eames over articles it published about her voluntary work in Rwanda.

The publishers of the Irish Daily Mail and Irish Mail on Sunday have seen revenues decrease for the second successive year.

Fianna Fail's Niall Collins said he will not comment on a letter he wrote on behalf of a drug dealer until the man's sentence is finalised.

Nurses and midwives are gathering in Kilkenny for their annual conference today as fresh details emerge about staffing levels at one Irish maternity unit.

Efforts are underway at Leinster House to find 21 missing artworks.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has added his voice to those calling for the former chief executive of Central Remedial Clinic (CRC) to pay back his €742,000 pension pay-off.

The State has been allowed seven weeks to complete preparing a book of evidence in the case of a Garda awaiting trial for possessing child porn images and movies.

A garda awaiting trial for possessing more than 650 images of child sexual abuse has lost a legal bid to remain anonymous.

Ireland's high performance boxing coach, Billy Walsh, has confirmed that John Joe Nevin is planning to turn professional.

The only son of murdered Frenchwoman Sophie Toscan du Plantier has insisted somebody must stand trial for his mother’s death.

A former priest awaiting trial on historic child sex abuse charges does not have the right to anonymity, a judge held today.

The publishers of the Irish Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers (Ireland), have reported profits of €1.5m for last year.

Ireland’s Press Council has defended its role in the wake of recent criticisms voiced by Denis O’Brien during his libel action against the Irish Daily Mail.

The Irish Daily Mail is considering a Supreme Court appeal after millionaire businessman Denis O’Brien was awarded €150,000 for defamation in a key case concerning freedom of expression.

Tycoon Denis O'Brien has won his defamation action against the Irish Daily Mail and has been awarded €150,000 in damages.

A verdict is expected this evening in Denis O'Brien's defamation action against the Irish Daily Mail and columnist Paul Drury.

The jury in Denis O'Brien's defamation action against the Irish Daily Mail has been told it is a case of immense importance about the freedom to express an opinion.

An Irish Daily Mail journalist who Denis O'Brien has accused of defamation has told the High Court today that the businessman is not entitled to an apology.

Businessman Denis O'Brien has told the High Court he believes an article in the Irish Daily Mail was designed to make him look ridiculous.

Denis O’Brien told the High Court it was not true the final report of the Moriarty Tribunal was devastating for him.

An allegedly defamatory article in the Irish Daily Mail has been described by businessman Denis O'Brien's lawyers as a "spiteful piece of nonsense".

Giovanni Trapattoni's press conference set for this afternoon has been cancelled due to the death of his sister.