Former Fianna Fáil TD Chris Andrews has been left red-faced just hours before he applies to join Sinn Féin after a series of tweets emerged in which he accused the party of being corrupt, referred to the IRA murder of Jean McConville, the Northern Bank raid and “the number of people Sinn Féin reps have killed over the years”.

The last batch of one of Ireland’s most famous sweets has rolled off the production line, bringing an end to almost 100 years of tradition.

Over the past year, sports headlines have focused as much on inspirational championship glories as shameful transgressions on and off the field of play.

Actress Evan Rachael Wood has denied reports she dumped shock rocker Marilyn Manson after a

Shock rocker Marilyn Manson has been dumped by his actress girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood, according to reports.

Vasyl Fylosov and Sofiya Kirichenko came to Kiev from different regions to join round-the-clock protests in support of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko.

A numb Russia observed a national day of mourning for the more than 350 victims of the terrorist school seizure today, while desperate families searched for the missing in grief-stricken Beslan and criticism of the government mounted.

Funeral processions snaked through Beslan today as relatives buried the first victims of the Russian school siege, while frantic parents still searched for missing children two days after the crisis erupted into violence that left more than 350 people dead.