Gardaí investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl in a car crash in Cork City last Wednesday believe the driver of a white taxi may have information which could be vital to them.

Sinn Féin TD, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, said clarity on the issues is necessary as he hit out at the Government's "limited" response to what has happened to date.

Dublin City Council has refused to clarify if its chief executive Owen Keegan or senior management knew that protection money was paid to criminals under the guise of ‘security’ at a housing development.

Demands have been made to clarify who knew what, and when, as concerns were raised over a potential unofficial policy to pay off criminals to ensure housing construction sites were not attacked.

Junior minister for drugs Catherine Byrne admitted the situation as Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy insisted he knew nothing of the situation until media reports this morning.

Gardaí investigating a family-run ATM gang have arrested a man for a second time, just days after he was released.

Fingal County Council is being criticised for using mechanical diggers to clear up beaches in the area.

The remains of 'hugely missed' mother-of-four Margaret Glennon were discovered in a ditch by a digger driver. She was last seen 23 years before.

The gang behind the theft of two ATMs in Kells in County Meath tried to use homemade spikes to stop gardaí pursuing them.

The Garda Commissioner believes copy-cat gangs are the reason for the recent increase in ATM thefts.

It’s hard to recall a more open Cheltenham Gold Cup than the one that will unfold before our eyes at 3.30pm this afternoon. Of the 16 set to go to post in the Magners-sponsored Cheltenham Festival highlight, only four can be dismissed with real confidence – it really is that open.

The King’s Highway issue has been raised in a legal case that is a shining example of the problems between developers and opponents of wind farms, writes Michael Clifford.

A worker was sacked by a manufacturing company after his line manager found him taking a nap in the loading shovel of a JCB, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has heard.

A man faces a retrial for careless driving causing the death of a road worker.

Joe Murphy buys in 70 Hereford (350kg-450kg) bullocks each autumn from the nearby Listowel mart.

Kerry County Council has been slammed for undertaking work at a holy well, a recorded monument, which some locals believe may be the site of the original crystal fountain associated with the Rose of Tralee.

Billionaire currency trader George Soros has warned that a vote to leave the EU will trigger a plunge in the British pound greater than Black Wednesday but without the benefits seen after the crisis that made him a fortune.

A man suffered life-threatening injuries after he was trapped when a JCB teleporter toppled attempting to lift a heavy shuttering panel on to a building site. He has been awarded €215,000 in the High Court.

JCB passed a major milestone last week, when the 200,000th Loadall was produced.

A 48-year-old Dublin man charged with the murder of Kenneth O’Brien, whose dismembered body was found in a suitcase in a canal, has been further remanded in custody pending the preparation of a book of evidence.

Dual Irish champion Flat jockey Joseph O’Brien has decided not to ride at all this year and to concentrate on his new role as a trainer.

One of two men arrested in connection with the murder of Kenneth O’Brien, whose dismembered body was found in a canal, has had his period of detention extended by a judge for a second time.

Joseph O’Brien is keen to see how Ivanovich Gorbatov performs at Leopardstown today before committing to the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Four community organisations in east Cork have joined to form a new action group in response to public damage and flood risks.

A man had to be buried in front of mourners at the third attempt, because his grave was too small.