A man killed in a road collision in Co Down has been named as Patrick Lively.

ONE of the more obscure incidents of the Easter Rising took place near Galbally on the Tipperary/Limerick border.

A group calling itself the New IRA has claimed a bombing which injured a prison officer.

St Mary’s 1-13 Spa 0-13: A Sean Cournane goal six minutes from time proved the decisive score in propelling St Mary’s to the summit of Kerry intermediate football.

David Sweat, one of two New York state inmates who escaped from prison three weeks ago, was rushed to a local hospital yesterday after being shot by police near the Canadian border, two days after his accomplice was killed, according to media reports.

A record crop of UK strawberries has been grown this year and the season is expected to continue into December, industry leaders have said-

Police in Canada have claimed the masterminds of the Banners Broker advertising website, which netted 12,000 investors here, were operating a pyramid scheme which "evolved into a straight Ponzi scheme".

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Justin Bieber faces new charges after being arrested for dangerous driving and assault following a collision between a minivan and a quad bike that led to a physical altercation.

ENGLAND: Half of people in Britain do not know the First World War began 100 years ago next month, according to The Daily Star.

Kya deLongchamps says condition and quality is vital in a good, antique watercolour buy.

Paul Merton holidayed in Ireland as a child. He visits again this week to perform his improv show at Vicar Street, says Richard Fitzpatrick.

A 100lb (45kg) python blamed for the strangling deaths of two Canadian boys apparently escaped from its pet store enclosure, slithered through a ventilation system, and fell through a ceiling into the room where the brothers were sleeping, the shop’s owner has said.

Two young boys have been killed by a python which escaped from its enclosure in a pet shop in Canada and slithered through a ventilation system into the apartment upstairs, police said today.

A man has been charged with criminal damage after a masterpiece by the English romantic painter John Constable was vandalised.

Limerick’s King John’s Castle re-opened yesterday following a €5.7m redevelopment.

Ryle Dwyer looks at a frenzy of violence against British forces at the height of the War of Independence in Kerry, and reveals the grisly fate of two Black and Tans who went missing

Two men are being questioned in connection with a car crash, which killed a “bubbly and beautiful” policewoman in her patrol car.

A memorial to mark the bravery of a Co Limerick-born policeman is to be restored near O’Connell Bridge in Dublin.

Stiffer sentences for the two killers of a police officer are being sought by the North's director of public prosecutions.

A policeman has denied claims that he grabbed one of the men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey and held his head under water during interrogation.

The widow of Constable Stephen Carroll said that she is prepared to meet the parents of one of her husband's killers to help the North move forward.

Two men were found guilty and jailed for life today for the murder of a police officer shot dead by dissident republicans in the North.

All five men arrested in connection with the murder of Catholic police officer Ronan Kerr in Co Tyrone were released last night.

A woman was arrested today by detectives investigating the murder of a policeman who was blown up by dissident republicans earlier this year.

Five men were arrested today by detectives investigating the murder of a policeman who was blown up by dissident republicans in the North earlier this year.

Two more patients have died at the British hospital linked to allegations of sabotage, police said today.

A footprint found at a major dissident republican arms dump belongs to a man charged by detectives investigating the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr in Omagh, a court heard today.

A man is due to appear in court today charged with terrorism offences after he was arrested by detectives investigating the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr.

Security forces in the North were placed on full alert tonight amid fears that dissident republicans could unleash an Easter offensive.

Police investigating the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr have charged a man with terrorism offences.

The Taoiseach and the Tánaiste will make the next moves in Ireland's diplomatic offensive today.

The PSNI has rejected criticism from Sinn Féin over the length of the detention of three men arrested over the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr in Omagh.

Sinn Féin is hitting out at the continued detention of three men in connection with the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr in Omagh.

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has said it is time to "stand up and be counted" against what he called "tiny, unrepresentative factions" who continue to engage in armed actions.

THOSE responsible for the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr are not dissidents, nationalists, patriots, unionists, freedom fighters, or any other romantic name we wish to give them.

Sinn Féin pressed ahead with the launch of its Assembly election campaign today, insisting that dissident republicans must not be allowed to hold the political process hostage.

Detectives from the PSNI serious crime branch have today arrested a 38-year-old man for possession of ammunition and firearms in suspicious circumstances.

Detectives in the North were carrying out a manhunt today after police officer Ronan Kerr was killed by a booby trap car bomb in Omagh.

A mother jailed for life for murdering her husband and ex-lover's wife is due to hear today how long she must spend in prison.

A SCHEMING dentist murdered his wife and his lover’s policeman husband by poisoning them with car exhaust fumes as they slept, a court heard yesterday.

The double murder trial of dentist Colin Howell and his ex-lover Hazel Stewart will go ahead as planned later this month, a judge said today.

A man was questioned today about the murder of a policeman in the North almost 30 years ago.