A mother has raised concerns over psychiatric treatment her son received before taking his own life aged 17.

Under 20 Six Nations: Italy 15 Ireland 47: Nigel Carolan’s reign as Ireland U-20 coach got off to a perfect start in dreadful conditions in northern Italy last night as seven different players scored tries.

The absence of transatlantic flights from Cork Airport is costing the county jobs, the developer of a huge office campus at the centre of Cork’s latest jobs boost has warned.

Bunairgead’s emphatic win in the listed Lenabane Stakes proved the highlight of a double for trainer Jim Bolger before a huge crowd in Roscommon last night.

Consultants for a Co Kildare-based company behind the €60 million redeveloped Shannon town centre have warned that any additional zoning of land in Shannon for retail will undermine the viability of the town centre.

THE four provincial councils have no plans to cut championship ticket prices, according to Leinster GAA’s Patricia Clear.

British duo James Rossiter and Adam Carroll have continued to impress with Formula One team BAR during testing at Valencia this week.

A civilian cargo plane landed at Baghdad International Airport this morning with its left wing on fire, the military and witnesses said.