It is not viable to build so-called affordable apartments due to the cost of construction, according to a report from the Department of Housing.

The Head of the Australian Federal Police has told an international conference in Ireland that the age profile of victims of child abuse is getting younger.

Warner Bros. Ireland has awarded a scholarship to Miriam Devitt, an MA Screenwriting student at the National Film School at Dublin’s Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT).

Third level institutions face cuts to their funding if they fail to address gender inequality.

SOME events are a gift to a columnist, others are a curse. Somebody with a large blank space to fill every week doesn’t drop to his knees in thanks when Kilkenny win another All-Ireland hurling title, but the Rugby World Cup is a gift that keeps on giving.

Direct employment in the Irish beer industry is up 8%, according to a report on the sector.

The Money Advice and Budgeting service has welcomed comments made by the Head of the Central Bank this afternoon, which indicate that the rule on 20% mortgage deposits may be eased.

The Head of the Investigation team searching for the so-called 'Disappeared' is urging anyone with any information - no matter how small - to contact the commission.

Dublin's Lord Mayor Christy Burke says the Garth Brooks concerts must go ahead "to save the nation from sorrow and misery".

Gerry Adams walked free from police custody claiming he had been a victim of the "dark side of the British system".

Comedian Graham Norton is to present an award at the Institute of Technology Tralee tomorrow to the duo whose Kerry-style parody of a scene from Pulp Fiction became a YouTube sensation.

The Head of the Food Safety Authority has said he is amazed at the breadth of the worldwide horsemeat scandal his organisation uncovered.

Head of the IMF Christine Lagarde has hailed recent steps to contain the eurozone crisis as significant, but is warning that "more needs to be done".

The National Institute of Regional and Spatial Analysis has stated that there are actually more homes liable for the Household Charge than the Government has estimated.

THE sale of the VHI is not likely to drive the price of health insurance down in the forseeable future, it has been warned.

The Head of the Labour Relations Commission says the board of Bank of Ireland should face questioning in the Oireachtas to explain the events of the past year.

MORE than 2,531 people rang the national helpline for rape and sexual abuse during December and January last year – a 20% increase on the previous year, the Head of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has said.

THE Irish Sports Council (ISC) yesterday refuted an allegation by Olympic Council of Ireland president Pat Hickey that the ISC prompted an Olympic athlete to criticise travel arrangements for the Beijing Games.

Estate agents in the North are to be policed by a new watchdog who will have the power to ban those who do not stick to the new rules, it was revealed today.

IRISH missionary fathers and nuns yesterday attended the funeral of a murdered Kenyan priest but vowed to continue helping the thousands of refugees in their parishes.

SIX out of 10 people would not want anyone to know they had mental health problems, research reveals.

THE chat-up lines used by farmers as they try to woo the girl of their dreams were the subject of survey results revealed by Macra na Feirme at the National Ploughing Championships at Annaharvey, Tullamore, Co Offaly, yesterday.

Ireland is the strongest voice for human rights within the EU, former US president Jimmy Carter said today.

The Governing Body of University College Cork has today appointed Professor Michael B Murphy as President of the University with effect from February 1, 2007.

The Taxi Regulator today said he hoped cab drivers would not cause further disruption when more changes to the industry were implemented in the coming months.

The controversial new changes to national taxi fares are due to be formally unveiled by Taxi Regulator Ger Deering later today.

The new Head of the Garda Inspectorate has said it is important that the force learns lessons from the killing of John Carthy in Abbeylara, Co Longford, six years ago.

BUDDING students who want to learn in state-of-the-art surroundings and join one of Ireland’s most successful sectors are being enticed into a new three year degree programme at Waterford Institute of Technology.

LEADERS of cutting edge electronics companies yesterday urged Leaving Certificate mathematics and physics students to make a last-minute switch to technical subjects on their university applications.

The Head of the Islamic Centre in Ireland is expressing disappointment in the Government's stance on the United States' continued military use of Shannon airport.