THE HSE is failing to meet almost a third of the targets it has set itself, with emergency-department waiting times, staff absenteeism and primary care team levels officially under-performing across the country.

The number of patients infected with the potentially lethal hospital superbug MRSA fell slightly last year, new figures revealed today.

A Wicklow man and his south Dublin accomplice who terrorised a man during a drug fuelled robbery of his home two years ago have each been given a five year prison sentence.

Ireland is set to become a world leader in Alzheimer’s disease research following the annoucement of a new scientific study yesterday.

The Football Association of Irish Schools are just 90 minutes away from creating history by landing their first ever Centenary Shield.