She’s been living here for the past two years and this week she scored top marks in her Leaving Certificate — the highest of any pupil at her school — but annual fees of €25,000 threaten her ambition to attend college here.

Looking for a unique Halloween costume to stand out from the crowd of zombies? Best avoid these ones...

Britain’s decision to allow couples to screen embryos for possible cancer genes has highlighted the vastly different practice in the US and revived calls for global agreement on the issue.