A man was shot in the face as he left his apartment to collect his kids from crèche, an inquest has heard.

Executive pay levels at Co Meath-based house building group, Abbey increased by over 3% last year.

A woman found in confused state in Dublin's O'Connell Street could be at risk if she is released from care, a court has been told.

A 25-year-old Australian woman found wandering by the GPO in Dublin last month has been described in the High Court as ‘highly vulnerable’.

Meath champions Navan O’Mahonys strolled through to the county SFC quarter-finals with a 0-10 to 0-5 victory over Seneschalstown in yesterday’s fourth-round clash at Stamullen.

Several Irish women know how Angelina Jolie felt when she took the option of radical surgery to reduce her breast cancer risk — because they made the same difficult decision, writes Áilín Quinlan

The Health Minister James Reilly is claiming a deal on the cost of drugs that will be worth €400m over the next three years.

New Meath SFC kingpins will be crowned later this month after holders Summerhill lost out to Seneschalstown (2-8 to 0-10) in Saturday’s quarter-final at Skryne.

Two Meath forwards failed to convert penalties in the third round of the county SFC at the weekend but both of their sides gained victories to extend 100% winning records.

The lasting memory of this game, and indeed Seamus McEnaney’s reign as Meath manager, will be the sight of the Corduff man scampering across the pitch to inform his players there were three minutes of additional time.

Laois head to Croke Park next weekend for their clash with Dublin full of confidence and with a real pep in their step – I was going to say “momentum” – but it has now officially become the most overused word in the GAA lexicon during the qualifiers.

Laois 1-15 Meath 1-12

Cian Ward will replace the injured Stephen Bray in the Meath team to play Laois in tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier.

A sloppy finish shouldn’t take away from a second successive Leinster title for a Dublin side that barely shifted higher than third gear.

Dublin 2-13 Meath 1-13

Nobody expected Lazarus would rise from the dead.

The old warrior with the bad back takes his place beside an enthusiastic freshman who has never witnessed a day like this.

Meath 1-17 Kildare 1-11

Tomorrow sees the start of July, the month when all the major All-Ireland contenders like to see themselves move into some bit of form.

Taking his place between the Meath posts tomorrow, David Gallagher knows he’s taking a risk.

As expected, Meath full-back Kevin Reilly has been ruled out of Sunday’s Leinster semi-final against Kildare.

Meath 2-21 Carlow 0-09

Ballinabrackey's Damien Carroll has been named in the Meath team to take on Carlow in tomorrow's Leinster SFC quarter-final replay in Tullamore (throw-in 7pm).

On a weekend of championship shocks, the unfortunate reality for once mighty Meath was that this stalemate probably wasn’t one of them.

Carlow 1-12 Meath 1-12

Stephen Bray will return from injury to lead the Meath attack in Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Carlow at O'Connor Park (throw-in 2pm).

More jobs are likely to be lost in the Cork region following the confirmation that Pfizer is to reduce its workforce by 177.

Ambush?

Meath 0-16 Wicklow 0-11

There are four Championship debutants selected in the Meath team to face Wicklow in Sunday's Leinster SFC first round clash at Dr Cullen Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Meath 1-8 Louth 2-14, Pairc Tailteann

Meath 0-9 Derry 0-13

Meath 1-15 Monaghan 1-9

RETIREMENT reversals are en vogue for Meath goalkeepers and David Gallagher is readying himself for a third coming.

Meath's Nigel Crawford will not be part of the county's panel next season.

THE father of a man on trial for murder was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the crime within an hour of the killing taking place.

The father of a man on trial for murder was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the crime within an hour of the killing taking place.

SALARY cuts and reduced working hours are affecting almost half of all households, with money matters now having overtaken the pursuit of personal happiness in lists of priorities, a study has found.

HOLDERS Skryne failed to make it through to the last eight of the Meath SFC despite defeating already qualified Dunboyne by 0-13 to 0-7 at Navan’s Páirc Tailteann on Saturday evening.

A REPORT that is to be published on Monday has found that 34% of people in low income groups smoke, compared with 27% of the overall population, but more than one in 10 said they would like to quit, compared to 8% of those in higher income groups.

A Romanian brothel keeper has been given a week to leave Ireland in lieu of three years in jail.

EAMONN O’BRIEN doesn’t like looking back. So, when he took over the management of the Meath footballers from Colm Coyle last winter he wasn’t too preoccupied with what had happened over the course of a campaign which had ended with a humiliating defeat to Limerick in a first-round qualifier game.

A Romanian national has today been sentenced to eight years in prison after he left a construction worker with brain damage having hit him over the head five times with a plank of wood.