One in three of us feel more stressed after taking a holiday from work than before we left.

A man, who was previously the victim of a kidnapping in which he was beaten with a hammer and held at gunpoint, has lodged an appeal against an 11-month jail sentence for a string of motoring offences.

A Limerick man has been jailed for eight years after abducting a "vulnerable" youth at gun point and attacking him with a claw hammer.

Ray Cosgrove is a busy man, though not as busy as he should be.

The cash pile at the group of companies behind the Web Summit more than doubled to €2.5m in 2014.

Approximately one in six three-year-olds in the Republic of Ireland has had an accident or injury that required hospital treatment or admission, according to a report published today.

Former Dublin attacker Ray Cosgrove has offered a downbeat assessment of the injury that threatens to rule club-mate Cian O’Sullivan out of the All-Ireland final.

September is the most dangerous time for children with asthma meaning parents should be extra vigilant about their child’s triggers as they prepare to head back to school, according to the Asthma Society of Ireland (ASI).

At least one person dies every week in Ireland from asthma, a condition that costs the economy €500m a year, according to the Asthma Society of Ireland.

A four-year-old schoolgirl, who will be scarred for life after her left hand was trapped in lift doors, was yesterday awarded €20,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

A judge refused a €12,500 settlement offer to a four-year-old who will be scarred for life after her hand became trapped in the lift doors at the Convention Centre in Dublin.

Shakespeare’s comedy is set in a retirement home, and uses some of the Abbey’s veteran actors, writes Alan O’Riordan.

There was a sting in the tale of a flight from Los Angeles – a scorpion bit a woman passenger on the hand.

More than a third of companies operating in the foreign direct investment sector have used government employment schemes such as JobBridge to hire staff.

Spurred on by a Conor Cosgrove goal in the opening minute, Garrycastle qualified for the final of the Westmeath SFC with a 1-14 to 0-6 win against Coralstown/Kinnegad at Cusack Park.

One in every two people with asthma put their lives at risk because their asthma is out of control.

Broadcaster Charlie Bird has said students should not pay any attention to comments from the founder of The Summit yesterday, where he said he preferred Trinity graduates when hiring.

Parents of children with asthma have been found wanting when it comes to managing the condition, evidenced by the almost one in eight who had to bring their child to the emergency department last year.

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A national asthma programme could reduce the €501m annual cost of asthma-related illness to the State.

The DPP turned down a mother’s appeal to prosecute a teenage driver alleged to have been under the influence of cannabis when his car collided with and killed her “precious” 11-year-old daughter, a judge heard.

A leading Tipperary GAA official has revealed how he had to use his mobile phone to locate his car in the dark after a mass brawl led to the abandonment of a minor hurling fixture last week.

Jutting up against the misery of Cork’s defeat on Saturday was a glimmer of hope for Rebel exiles watching from afar in pubs at unforgivable hours, some serving drink much too early and some not serving at all.

He’s known around Kilmacud and Stillorgan as a young man that has a humility to complement his dazzling skill but his own club men still like to keep Paul Mannion grounded.

Re the letter from Jim Cosgrove (Letters, Jul 22).

Celtic 2 Cliftonville 0 (Celtic win 5-0 on Agg)

John McCririck may have been seen as the face of Channel 4’s racing coverage — but that did not mean his bosses were always happy with the situation, an executive with the TV company said yesterday.

Mr Cosgrove raises questions which merit a response in his letter (Aprl 9).

Cork City 4 Cliftonville 0

Since 1959, the seemingly impossible task of deciding a North American senior football champion has challenged the overseers of the GAA across the US and Canada.

Paul Deegan’s prolific mare Midnight Soprano tests the water at Pattern level for the first time in the At The Races Curragh Cup on Sunday.

Aidan O’Brien is responsible for seven of the 15 confirmations as he searches for an eighth victory in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.

Crossmaglen were 14 points to the good with three minutes left when Óisín McConville was called ashore and the near-10,000 crowd rose in unison to applaud him off the field.

TYRONE blasted their way into the Dr McKenna Cup final with a second half blitz at the Athletic Grounds.

“WITH my track record?” smiled Dessie Dolan after he was asked if he fancied taking Garrycastle’s injury-time free.