While talk of traffic dominated Day One at the All Together Now festival in Waterford, alas it was the weather that took a U-turn on Saturday.

A grandfather who became involved in a violent incident in a pet shop after his son got into a dispute about a parking space has been jailed for 18 months.

NUI Galway and Teagasc have been granted €400,000 for two joint research projects under the Department of Agriculture’s €6m Research Stimulus Fund.

Many ministerial advisers have seen their salaries increase to reward them for their first year in the job.

New Limerick therapy house to benefit from Mini-Marathon fundraising Around 2000 people are gearing up for the Limerick Mini-Marathon which takes place later today.