A University College Cork (UCC) researcher has helped develop a new technology that identifies child sex-abusers online.

Fitness trackers have captured the public imagination with sales on the up and up. But do they deliver results, asks Lorraine Courtney.

The author of a report on ’mum friends’ tells Lisa Salmon there’s nothing that can make or break friendships more than motherhood.

The harmful effects of smoking during pregnancy on unborn babies may be seen in tiny movements in their faces using 4D ultrasound scans, new research has found.

A Coronation Street-loving “Psycho” killer has painted a life-size mural of the Rovers Return on prison walls in homage to his favourite soap.

The risk of domestic violence in England rises by 38% when they get knocked out of the World Cup.

WILDFOWL and Wetlands Trust (WWT) scientists, at Martin Mere, in Lancashire, England, are preventing swans from crashing into cables.

Unborn babies “practise” facial expressions of pain while they are in the womb, scientists say.

Unborn babies “practise” facial expressions of pain while they are in the womb, scientists say.

The country’s chief fire officers have warned that equipment and fire stations could deteriorate if money is not provided by the Government.

Kiaran Stapleton was a man lacking an identity before he walked up to Indian student Anuj Bidve and shot him in the left temple.

The parents of an Indian engineering student who was shot dead on St Stephen's Day made an emotional visit to the scene of his murder today.

The murder of an Indian student who was gunned down at point-blank range on St Stephen's Day is being treated as a “hate crime”, British olice said today.

A fifth person has been arrested by police investigating the fatal shooting of an Indian student in Britain.

The death of award-winning disabled author Christopher Nolan was announced today.

Illegal ketamine use is increasing among young people worldwide – particularly within the electronic dance music scene, according to university research.

LEWIS HAMILTON must not become embroiled in a war of words with his Formula One title rivals if he is to be crowned world champion, according to leading psychologists.

Britney Spears' recent behaviour is erratic and worrying and she needs help, according to a leading psychologist.

ARSENE WENGER has grown accustomed to seeing analysis of his methods spill over into unfettered adulation, but now he finds himself subjected to a different, less flattering, brand of scrutiny.

THE horrific story of teenager Natascha Kampusch, held prisoner in a suburban dungeon for nearly a decade, has put the spotlight once again on the bizarre condition of Stockholm syndrome.

The Big Brother brawl which was witnessed by millions of shocked viewers was inevitable, according to experts.

MICROSOFT’S decision to close all chatrooms run through its MSN service will only marginally impact on paedophilia using the internet.