An inspirational mother is hoping to use her sense of style to help thousands of refugee children.

The family of a five-year-old girl with special needs has been left devastated following the sudden death of their great Dane. Charlie, an award-winning great Dane, died as a result of a twisted gut. He had developed an extraordinary protective bond with Brianna Lynch.

Nothing like a lazy bank holiday Sunday in front of the telly!

She beat One Direction in the TV talent show, and is now taking on the songs of Billie Holiday, writes Ed Power

X Factor star Rebecca Ferguson has revealed the father of her newborn daughter dumped her when he discovered she was pregnant – and confessed he had another girlfriend.

A Belgian donor has pledged €8,000 for the provision of a new EEG ambulatory machine after reading a story about the plight of a Killaloe toddler, whose seizures are detected by her family’s Great Dane, Charlie.

One of the best-known Great Dane dogs in the world — and his protective sixth sense — will be honoured with a national award.

He’s great in every sense of the word — Great Dane Charlie is so in tune with his best friend, three-year-old Brianna Lynch, that he can alert her parents up to 20 minutes before she has a seizure.

Thirty-one year-old Cian O'Connor has been awarded the Leading Rider trophy after finishing second in the four-star Grand Prix at Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates today with the Irish-bred gelding 'Larkhill Cruiser'.

ARABELLA BOY, Nina Carberry on board, is eye-catching and is the nap choice in the Supporters’ Club Maiden Hurdle at Wexford this afternoon.

The search was continuing today for the helicopter which crashed into the North Sea, killing five people with another six feared dead, as the victims were named.