The Queen's private secretary has confirmed he is leaving but says he is confidently handing on the job, knowing the monarch's "unwavering commitment as sovereign" has the "full and active" support of her family.

THE night before, Pat O’Connell couldn’t sleep.

A road accident which claimed the lives of two Limerick brothers may have been caused by the sun’s glare on a roadway, an inquest heard yesterday.

THE Queen of England was “deeply moved” by the warm welcome she and her husband received in Cork.