A judge has asked Revenue to reconsider if it wants to secure a conviction against a shopkeeper of “impeccable character” who had failed to declare €400 of cigarettes he had for sale.

A man found near his upturned car on a rural road the morning after celebrating his birthday told gardaí he had been walking home and found it that way.

A man found near his upturned car on a rural road the morning after celebrating his birthday told gardaí he had been walking home and found it that way.

Some of the most famous artists in history may have left subtle clues to brain disease in their work, scientists have found.

The Kia Optima may not have clicked with Irish customers in the same way as its’ sister car the Hyundai i40, but it was a very worthy effort from the Korean manufacturer and probably deserved better in overall sales terms.

It is difficult to imagine one moment watching the elegance and beauty of a transatlantic liner passing you and the next to see explosions and, 20 minutes, later to see the vessel swallowed by the sea.

When the NRA noted last October that traffic levels on Ireland’s roads had returned to pre-recession levels, that was no surprise to anyone who regularly uses those roads.

New car sales are roaring ahead and are set to “comfortably exceed” 100,000 this year for the first time since the economic crash, as purchases soar by almostone third.

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WE’VE been telling all those willing to listen for many months now that the Korean car industry — represented by Hyundai and Kia, which are part of the same conglomerate — is the coming thing in the worldwide car business.

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The Simpsons could finally become Hollywood stars, with plans for a big- screen version of their antics in the offing, it was reported today.

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Former Wallaby Peter Jorgensen has been selected in the starting XV for Friday night’s big match against Ulster at Ravenhill after scoring the match-winning try against Biarritz on Saturday.

Dean Richards has dismissed the prospect of tomorrow’s Zurich Championship play-off clash between Leicester and Bristol developing into a grudge match.

Makers of the Simpsons today apologised to Rio de Janeiro for a recent episode that poked fun at the city after tourist officials threatened to sue.