David Cameron has promised the UK “we are on the brink of something special” as he returned to Downing Street as a Prime Minister with a Tory Commons majority for the first time.

David Cameron is preparing for another term as the UK's Prime Minister, as the General Election put his Conservative Party on the brink of securing an absolute majority in the House of Commons.

Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has challenged London mayor Boris Johnson as he pledged to use a one-time tax on bank bonuses to end long-term youth unemployment in Scotland.

A defendant in a district court case yesterday was “effectively a whistleblower” against himself and others in proceedings of harassment relating to Killarney’s famed jarvey business.

It has been suggested that a diaspora centre be located on the site of the old bonded warehouses at the Port of Cork. But it’s a shame, given Cork Harbour’s long tradition, that we don’t have a maritime museum in Cork. Passage West would be an ideal location:

Turnout in the referendum on Scottish independence hit a record high for any election held in the United Kingdom since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1918.

It was a record-breaking night for the UK, with turnout in the Scottish referendum reaching the highest for any election held in the United Kingdom since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1918.

Calls have been made for the contest to host the 2022 World Cup to be re-run if allegations about corruption in the bidding process are true.

Sometime next year, certainly in league and possibly championship, the veteran secretary of the Sarsfields club will smile across at the first-year secretary of Erin’s Own, and give a knowing nod.

More than 30 people have been taken to hospital after a police helicopter crashed on to the roof of a crowded pub in Scotland.

A police helicopter has crashed into the roof of a Glasgow pub.

Cork hurling fans will hope Saturday’s Tony Forristal U14 Tournament in Waterford proves to be a good omen for the week ahead with the Rebels defeating Clare (3-9 to 0-5).

The group that has been appointed as a provisional liquidator to a Co Tipperary hotel with 75 weddings on the books, including one tomorrow, has said it is "business as usual" at the hotel.

Reigning champions De La Salle blitzed An Rinn 4-17 to 0-11 in the Waterford SHC on Saturday, with Jake Dillon rattling home 3-6, as Derek McGrath’s men secured their second win of the Group 1 campaign.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has today dismissed three men's appeals against their convictions for membership of the IRA.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgement in the case of three Northern Ireland men appealing against their convictions for membership of the IRA.

A Royal Irish Regiment ranger, described at his funeral Mass as a gentle giant, was laid to rest with military honours yesterday after he was killed by a stray bullet during a training exercise in Wales.

BRITAIN’S defence secretary Liam Fox apologised to the House of Commons yesterday for “blurring” the lines between ministerial work and his personal life after a report found he met a close friend a total of 40 times at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and on overseas trips.

The UK's Defence Secretary Liam Fox faces a grilling by MPs today over whether he has breached ministerial guidelines as more claims surfaced about his working relationship with a former flatmate.

TIPPERARY rider David Hannigan won individual bronze in the Young Rider European Championships at Blair Castle, Scotland, yesterday and, in the process, helped the Irish team to the silver medal.

SOUTH WEST Ireland has the potential to become a world-class walking and nature holiday destination, generating considerable economic rewards. However, there are several factors threatening eco-tourism.

Three men from the North arrested after gardaí received a tip-off that dissident republicans were about to carry out a "tiger kidnapping" in Co Donegal earlier this year were jailed for membership of the IRA at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

CORK chairman Jerry O’Sullivan heaped praise on the county’s All-Ireland winning footballers and insisted that their hurling counterparts “have the talent and the ability to compete and win at any level.”

BANK of Ireland’s director of business banking in Ireland and Britain has said he is “fed up to the back teeth” of people saying they can’t get loans from the bank.

Three men from the North arrested after gardaí received a tip-off that dissident republicans were about to carry out a "tiger kidnapping" in Co Donegal earlier this year were convicted of IRA membership at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

The Special Criminal Court in Dublin has reserved judgment in the trial of three Northern Ireland men arrested during a garda investigation into dissident republican activity who are accused of IRA membership.

Closing speeches have been heard in the Special Criminal Court trial of three Northern Ireland men charged with membership of the IRA.

A Garda Chief Superintendant has told the Special Criminal Court that he will not disclose the name of an informant who provided intelligence implicating three Northern Ireland men in IRA activities for fear they will end up “in a shallow grave”.

Door staff at a Letterkenny nightclub received no approach for work from any of three men from the North accused of membership of the IRA in the hours before their arrest, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

A Garda ballistics expert has told the Special Criminal Court that an air pistol found in a car in which three Northern Ireland men charged with membership of the IRA were travelling when arrested is not a “BB” gun.

A replica firearm was found in a car in which three men from the North charged with membership of the IRA where travelling when arrested, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

The trial of three men from the North men charged with membership of the IRA has heard that none of the accused were under surveillance before their arrest.

The trial of three men from the North, charged with membership of the IRA, has been adjourned until tomorrow.

A member of the garda unit who arrested three men as part of an investigation in to the activity of dissident republicans has denied misleading the Special Criminal Court.

The trial of three North men who were arrested during a garda investigation into dissident republican activity in Co Donegal last February continued at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

Gardaí investigating dissident republican activity in Co Donegal last February found cable ties in a car and arrested three men from the North, the Special Criminal Court in Dublin was told today.

Voting opens in Labour’s shadow cabinet elections today, with 49 MPs battling for a place in Ed Miliband’s top team.

THE FAI plan to clear their debt on the Aviva Stadium by 2020.

THE general election outcome may still not be clear as dawn breaks over Britain on Friday.

Three men arrested charged with IRA membership have been granted leave to apply for bail at the Special Criminal Court.

THE Pope’s visit to Britain will not be affected by the disclosure of a Foreign Office document mocking the Catholic Church, the Vatican said.

The Pope’s visit to Britain will not be affected by the disclosure of a Foreign Office document mocking the Catholic Church, the Vatican said today.

Three men arrested as part of a garda investigation into dissident republican activity in Co Donegal were charged with IRA membership at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.