Tina O’Sullivan previews a series of exhibitions in the Crawford and other venues to mark 60 years of the Arts Council

In his previous visits to Houston, Pádraig Harrington looked as if was auditioning for a role at NASA’s nearby high-tech space facility.

Pádraig Harrington is offering millions of euro worth of advertising space to the highest bidder after a family tragedy put his recent golfing struggles into perspective.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgement in the case of a convicted armed robber appealing against his life sentence for the rape and sexual abuse of a young girl over an eight-year period.

A DEADLY gang feud in Dublin’s north inner city claimed its fifth life yesterday when a man was gunned down on a street in broad daylight.

Two young Dublin men have been given sentences of seven and four and a half years for possessing a handgun in suspicious circumstances in a stolen car.

A Meath aviation broker known as “The Boxer” has been sentenced to twelve years in prison with two suspended for conspiring to import €7m of heroin and cocaine from Belgium.

A Meath aviation broker known as “The Boxer” will be sentenced later for conspiring to import €7m of heroin and cocaine from Belgium.

The murder of a young man in Dublin’s north inner city may have been linked to a bitter feud between two local crime factions, it was revealed today.

The murder of a young man in Dublin's north inner city may have been linked to a bitter feud between two local crime factions, it was revealed today.

A FIREMAN who contracted Weil’s disease during a rescue course in the River Liffey settled his case in the High Court yesterday for what is understood to be a substantial sum.

A convicted armed robber who raped his partner’s teenage daughter after she returned home from "The Vatican" disco in Dublin has been jailed for life by Mr Justice Paul Carney.

GARDAÍ yesterday said they were convinced that the man shot dead in Dublin’s north inner city last Wednesday was the innocent victim of a revenge attack for a murder in the area two weeks ago.

GARDAÍ yesterday began identifying and interviewing every person who met Stephen Ledden in the days leading up to his murder, in Dublin’s north inner city early, on Wednesday morning.

IN the space of 24 hours this week, two events highlighted the disturbing fault-line in attitudes to violence and gun crime in Irish society.

One of Ireland’s leading Catholic clergymen today called for national unity in the face of the evil of spiralling gangland murder.

The Government has come under fire in the Dáil this morning over its response to escalating violent crime in Dublin.

Every arm of the State must pull together to ensure the rule of law prevails against spiralling gun crime, the Minister for Justice said today.

Senior officers have identified each of the three gardaí on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

IRISH soap stars took to the sea ahead of their appearance on the catwalk to raise vital funds for lifeboats over the weekend.