A memorial mass for the Huber family who were found dead in their home in Reno, Nevada is being held in Joan Huber’s native Killarney, on Wednesday.

Seamus Mallon’s death less than two weeks ago meant his chastening analysis of the Belfast Peace Agreement as “Sunningdale for slow learners” was recalled.

A large Garda presence and a number of their vans secured the court. The parties left by separate exits. Solicitor for six of the accused, Padraig O’Connell welcomed what the “period of rapprochement”.

As Stockton’s Wing release a retrospective album, Mike Hanrahan tells Donal O’Keeffe about getting back on the road, and his love of cooking ...

Keith Earls and Andrew Conway both scored crucial tries as Munster drew with Racing 92 last time out in Europe, and in doing so also narrowed the gap on Simon Zebo’s all-time try-scoring record for the province.

The Sinn Féin president believes there would be a "huge economic dividend and potential" in reunification and it would provide a chance to properly deal with healthcare across the island.

A 95-year-old woman was targeted in the Supervalu car park in Fermoy by what Gardai are describing as non-national criminals targeting vulnerable people.

All you need to know on theatre, TV, music and art this week.

Genius, we have long known, is subjective and wears many faces. Whether it’s Messi riding tackles, Steve Smith knocking another century in the Old Trafford mud, or Sinead O’Connor reminding us all what it is to be alive, when we observe it, we can lose ourselves temporarily, unprepared for what we have just witnessed.

Microdosing — taking a tiny amount of mood-altering LSD or magic mushrooms — is seemingly on the increase. Should we be worried, asks Helen O’Callaghan.

A garda sergeant has issued a warning to the public to be careful when dealing with money online.

Noel Baker A man has been arrested and charged for allegedly taking €20,000 to carry out work on a building and then failing to do so.

RTÉ broadcaster Olivia O’Leary will be at the Amergin Solstice Poetry Gathering in Waterville, Co Kerry, over the next few days. Originally from Borris, Co Carlow, Olivia also presents The Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1 and does a radio column every Tuesday for the Drivetime programme.

I read with interest the recent proposals from the Cork County Board to revamp their championship structures in an effort to cater for the differing demands and requirements of their club and county players.

Five novels have been shortlisted for the 2019 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year at Listowel Writers’ Week, with a shared prize fund of €19,000, one of the biggest in Ireland.

Dublin-born Fiachna Ó Braonáin, 53, is a guitarist with Hothouse Flowers.

John Kelly (51), pleaded guilty to arson of the family home at Bruhenny, Churchtown, Mallow, Co Cork on December 18, 2016 when the four children aged 11, eight, six and two were inside.

A man bit the ears of another man after catching him trying to perform a sexual act with his sister.

Jim X Comet has been involved in music in Cork for the past four decades. He played with such bands as Belsonic Sound and the Dancing Bastards From Hell, as well as managing the Comet Records shop.

It’s said Trump wants to be his own chief of staff... that can only happen if he gets rid of John Kelly, writes Fergus Finlay. 

Last year, Democrats and Republicans alike agreed that if anyone could bring order to the Trump White House, it was the retired four-star US Marine general. Were they wrong?

While witnessing new rugby heroes lift and warm the hearts of the nation this chilly spring, we couldn’t but think of past ones and how this was their achievement too, writes  Kieran Shannon.

A raucous atmosphere filled the National Concert Hall last night as some of rock ‘n roll’s greatest rebels gathered to celebrate the 60th birthday of Pogues singer Shane MacGowan.

Some of the ace faces of the Irish scene tell Jonathan deBurca Butler about their musical highlights of 2017.

A special gig filled with international stars will celebrate the 60th birthday of Shane MacGowan.

Professional rugby player Donncha O’Callaghan has played for Munster, Ireland and the Lions and has recently renewed his contract with Worcester Warriors. He will bow out of the pro-game

Inquiries into Garda handling of the deaths of four men and fraud allegations against another have run into difficulties amid concerns over delays, insufficient resources, and overly restrictive terms of reference.

President Donald Trump has delivered a sharp warning to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, telling him the weapons he is acquiring "are not making you safer. They are putting your regime in grave danger."

Dylan Quinn is a dancer and choreographer from Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, and is about to tour with the Firkin Crane’s Dx2, a double bill of contemporary dance duets. Venues include Firkin Crane, Cork, on November 18; and Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, on November 22. Details at www.firkincrane.ie

White House chief of staff John Kelly delivered an extraordinary denunciation of a Democratic congresswoman today, accusing her of politicising what he called a "sacred" presidential effort to console the grieving loved ones of a slain soldier.

“You called me a langer and you’d want to apologise for it.”

Former singer Nick Kelly has been receiving warm praise for his debut feature The Drummer And The Keeper, a film partly inspired by his own experiences with autism in his family, writes Esther McCarthy

Sebastian Gorka, a White House national security aide whose hardline policy views attracted controversy, has become the latest official to leave Donald Trump's administration.

Latest: President Donald Trump has tweeted his thanks to Steve Bannon after the latter left the White House.

Iarla Ó Lionáird is from Cúil Aodha, Co Cork, and is vocalist with The Gloaming. He is currently preparing for a performance at Masters of Tradition festival in Bantry next Friday, where he will appear with Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin and others. See westcorkmusic.ie

President Donald Trump gave a less than ringing endorsement to his top strategist Steve Bannon during his press conference.

President Donald Trump is back in the New York skyscraper that bears his name as anger over his reaction to race-fuelled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend shows few signs of dying down.

Donald Trump was speaking in his own words when he vowed to retaliate against North Korean aggression with "fire and fury", the White House has said.

Donald Trump’s habit of appointing military men — James Mattis, HR McMaster, and John Kelly are in situ; Mike Flynn has left — may dilute civilian oversight, says Peter Apps. 

I can’t keep up with it, says Colm O’Regan. 

With the sacking of Anthony Scaramucci, General John Kelly showed he meant business, but whether he can control Donald Trump remains to be seem, writes Bette Browne

Latest: White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has been fired after less than 10 days in the post.

US President Donald Trump has insisted there is no chaos at the White House, even as his new chief of staff enters a West Wing battered by crisis.