Ireland’s first baby of the new year and the new decade was born in Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital just 12 minutes after midnight.

Ask Audrey predicts good news for 2020, with Cork to bring a double-double back to Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The bad news is that by the end of the year, the Páirc may be a water polo stadium

Robert Hume unveils the Irishwoman who became the world’s first car accident fatality.

Today is the Feast of the Assumption all over the Christian world, a feast day first instituted by Emperor Maurice in 600 AD and bigged up by Pope Nicholas 1 around 850 AD to rival Christmas and Easter.

Paris City Hall wants to name a small plaza after Diana, Princess of Wales at the site of the car crash that killed the British royal.

The most important thing to be in your social media is ‘authentic’ but what does that even mean?

They won Cookbook of the Year for their compilation of recipes inspired by local ingredients. James Kavanagh and William Murray – the duo behind Currabinny – will have the same focus on Irish produce in their new ‘Weekend’ food column, writes Esther McCarthy.

They won Cookbook of the Year for their compilation of recipes inspired by local ingredients. James Kavanagh and William Murray – the duo behind Currabinny – will have the same focus on Irish produce in their new ‘Weekend’ food column, writes Esther McCarthy.

They won Cookbook of the Year for their compilation of recipes inspired by local ingredients. James Kavanagh and William Murray – the duo behind Currabinny – will have the same focus on Irish produce in their new ‘Weekend’ food column, writes Esther McCarthy.

The mother of two boys who were beaten in a suspected racist gang attack on their way home from school believes she has identified at least two of the “thugs” who attacked them.

Shaved fennel, celery and apple salad with pomegranates and hazelnuts; onglet with roast beets and horseradish cream; blood oranges and aperol jelly; rhubarb, marmalade and rosemary cake….

No-one else has to die here —that’s the blunt message from two Americans with a tragic connection who have backed calls to close a lethal turn on a stretch of the N20 Cork to Limerick road.

Update - Friday, April 13, 3.30pm: Diana Rostas has been located safe and well.

I can’t remember the first time I heard Bob Dylan or Van Morrison or even Lightnin’ Hopkins, but I remember the first time I heard Dolores O’Riordan, writes Michael Clifford.

Our frighteningly frank agony aunt looks ahead to 2018, from cranes over Cork to Brexit and Pairc Uí Chaoimh

Britain’s Prince Harry declared he was “thrilled” as he and bride-to-be Meghan Markle made their first appearance in public since the announcement of their engagement.

Prince Harry designed Meghan Markle's engagement ring himself, using diamonds which belonged to his mother Diana, Princess of Wales.

The Government is to convene an emergency housing summit next week in the wake of the deaths of two homeless people and amid stinging criticism of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

The Government is to convene an emergency housing summit next week in the wake of the deaths of two homeless people and amid stinging criticism of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

The anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales will be marked by her friends and fans 20 years after she was killed in a car crash.

A CHARISMATIC personality can have influence far beyond the import of the cause they advance or the values they represent.

The Princess of Wales’ appeal is undiminshed twenty years after her death. Toby Jones examines the impact sh had on Britain’s relationship with the royal family.

The moment when Lady Diana Spencer said "I will" to Britain's Prince of Wales has been released online.

"A pack - like a pack of dogs - followed her, chased her, harassed her, called her names, spat at her, tried to get a reaction to get that photograph of her lashing out, get her upset," William says.

Here's your lunchtime news bulletin.

In President Donald Trump, they have a surrogate. It is unclear how far they may go, writes Gerard Howlin

The Channel 4 documentary about the late Diana, Princess of Wales, has divided opinion among commentators with reviews ranging from "trashy" to "heartbreaking".

Will we ever be shut of Diana, princess of Wales? Or of the debate about who she “really” was, writes Mary Morrissy. 

Channel 4 has defended the use of controversial video tapes of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, in a forthcoming documentary, describing the material as an "important historical source".

Des O’Driscoll shares his highlights for the week ahead

It was Mother Teresa who wrote: “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.”

SATURDAY

Nearly one in four female millennials no longer remove hair from their armpits. Times have changed, says Deirdre Reynolds

On the eve of what would have been Princess Diana’s 56th birthday, Ryle Dwyer reveals her hidden Irish connections.

Diana, Princess of Wales recorded an account of her struggle with bulimia and anxiety over her relationship with Charles, it has been reported.

Here are the top three films you don’t want to miss this week, writes Declan Burke.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla begin an official visit to the Republic of Ireland today.

This weekend France will elect a president. The campaign has been bitter and establishment parties have been cast aside. 

Liverpool fans yearn for the success enjoyed by the club in the 1980s, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Your home viewing entertainment wrap for the week ahead, with Des O’Driscoll.