A US teenager is being hailed a ’hero’ after her Facebook video helped save the life of her father.

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.

THE new face of a woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee two years ago has been revealed in photos showing a startling transformation.

THERE was a time when the roll-call for Miss Ireland was a bit like the GAA Championships — Miss Dublin, Miss Cork, Miss Donegal etc.

IRELAND’S “curviest” woman, Brianna Connaughton from Waterford, was literally lost for words when style guru Gok Wan told her she could look forward to a very successful modelling career.

THE trust fund for the Waterford children orphaned by a house fire last year has increased substantially, thanks to the combined efforts of local gardaí and racing jockeys.

A TRUST set up to help three children orphaned following a fire at their home at the start of the summer is about to close. Those who still intend to pledge money to the appeal are urged to do so as soon as possible.

PAT O’REGAN greets the photograph of his dead son every morning.

HURLING fans heading for Waterford’s Walsh Park on Sunday for the long-awaited clash of the ash between the Deise and the Tribes are being urged to dig deep for a very worthy appeal.

A BIG-HEARTED Dubliner who wants to remain anonymous has donated €20,000 to an appeal to help three children orphaned in a fire at their home.

THOUSANDS of euro have been flooding in to an appeal set up to help three children who lost their parents and baby sister in an accidental fire at their Waterford city home.

‘Mam, Dad and Niamh were lovely people to us. We will never forget what happened Tuesday morning. We didn’t think it was going to happen like this. In every way, they protected us and loved us. All our love, from Cian, Brianna and Aaron.’

THREE little children who should be looking forward to their summer holidays and the prospect of a school tour will instead today bid a final farewell to their doting parents and the baby sister they cherished and loved.

TEN-YEAR-OLD Cian O’Regan nestled close to his granny and granddad last night, and sat inches away from his parents’ coffins and a tiny white casket containing the remains of his 21-month-old sister.

A trust is being set up to help the three children left orphaned following a fire at their family home in Waterford city two days ago.

N'Sync star Joey Fatone is to wed his longtime girlfriend Kelly Baldwin tomorrow.

A 12-year-old New York girl, who was among the first to be sued by the record industry for sharing music over the Internet, is off the hook after her mother agreed to pay $1,900 (€1,700) to settle the lawsuit.