The name Muhammad has seen the biggest rise in popularity in Ireland in 2016, but James and Emily are the most popular names chosen by new parents.

A young jobseeker who became known as 'Jobless Paddy' when he erected a billboard in Dublin looking for employment to save him from emigration has had his dream come true.

Jim Morahan

An Irish man vowed tonight to become the first person ever to swim the gruelling 56-mile channel between Dublin and Holyhead in Wales.