The HSE’s assistant national director for Health Protection, Dr Kevin Kelleher has issued an appeal to university students to get the mumps vaccine before they return to classes.

A young homeless woman has died in emergency accommodation in Dublin.

Gardaí have vowed to bring to justice those behind the murder of a teenager whose remains were found in Dublin.

A picture of an elderly woman eating her dinner off a windowsill in Dublin has been viewed hundreds of times online.

Veteran Labour TD Brendan Ryan has decided to stand down from the party's General Election ticket in Dublin Fingal, to allow his parliamentary assistant Duncan Smith to stand in his place.

The Taoiseach said he is looking forward to meeting with the new British Prime Minister and hearing how they plan to secure a withdrawal agreement.

The two-year-old's arm was draped around her father's neck, suggesting she clung to him in her final moments.

The HSE’s deputy head of operations, Anne O’Connor, is advising patients who have not been contacted to turn up for their elective procedures tomorrow despite the threatened dispute by support staff.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that this was a case of yet another Conservative Party leader losing leadership of the party because of their relationship with the EU.

At least two people have died and about 40 others were detained in what has been described as a crackdown on gay people in the Russian republic of Chechnya, LGBT activists said.

Newcestown 1-13 St. Finbarr’s 0-14: It was 14 scores each yesterday in Ballygarvan, but in the end, it was Trevor Horgan’s first-half goal for Newcestown that was the difference in the first round of the Cork SHC.

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Today's short focuses on Tracy, who has been living in a homeless shelter in Dublin for almost a year.

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A solid way to kill nine-minutes if you ask us.

"One is a genius the other’s insane."

This is absolutely genius!

Sometimes the internet can be a dark, dark place.

In 1977 we were introduced to Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia for the first time. To mark 40 years of Star Wars, Greg Murphy took a trip to Skellig Michael (aka the planet Ahch-To), set to take centre stage again.

Back in the Summer of ’69!

The resemblance to Gerry Adams- while uncanny - is purely coincidental we are assured.

The post is of the document, signed by Obama, which signed the United States up to the Paris Agreement.

You just can't beat the sights and sounds of home.

"This is my chance to prove myself"

Does anyone miss David Hasselhoff right about now?

Controversy reigned at the Fiesta 6 Hour Endurance Race at Mondello Park yesterday where weather and track conditions led to the race being red-flagged at around half distance.

St Finbarr’s 2-15 Newcestown 1-15: An extra-time surge from St Finbarr’s, having sneaked a draw at the end of 60 minutes, propelled them into Round 2A of the Cork SHC at Newcestown’s expense in Brinny yesterday.

Did you know how many ways there are to say Hodor?

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Dean Strang rose to fame off the back of the hugely popular crime docuseries - Making a Murderer - released in late December 2015, detailing the recent life of Steven Avery.

He also delivers one of the best lines in cinematic history.

A new international trailer has been released with a few new pieces of footage to get fans excited again.

There’s no sitting on the fence from Eamonn Sheehy; today’s Munster intermediate hurling final is “the biggest day” in Newcestown’s 56-year history.

It’s the sequel that we have been waiting almost 13 years for.

Let’s begin shall we?

The froth is strong with this one.

James Corden got to fulfill a childhood dream recently when he joined the cast of the Phantom of the Opera for a once-off performance.

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