A celebration of female film directors at Triskel Christchurch in Cork aims to shine the spotlight on the many women making independent and art house films in an industry that is predominantly male.

The mayor of San Diego announced he will undergo therapy after several women accused him of sexual harassment that included kissing and groping but resisted widespread calls for his resignation.

The shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut are the latest in the United States’ long history of massacres at schools and colleges.

The shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut are just the latest in the US’s long history of massacres at schools and colleges.

SOMEONE was missing at the University of Ulster’s winter graduation last November.

Olzhas Auyezov reports from Prypyat, Ukraine, 25 years after the nuclear disaster

GOVERNOR Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday commuted the manslaughter sentence of the son of California’s former Assembly speaker hours before leaving the office, drawing criticism from the victim’s family.

CHRISTINA CRONIN had a dilemma. At 1pm on a Tuesday afternoon she got the invite - to train the Sarsfields senior hurling team that evening.

FERTILITY issues can present survivors of cancer with some of the biggest challenges in overcoming the disease, a conference in Dublin heard yesterday.

Babies wose parents smoke are exposed to “third hand smoke” just from touching furniture and other objects in the home, according to US research.

PREGNANT women have been urged to abstain from alcohol by scientists who claim that even small amounts can damage the development of a baby’s brain.