A young Irish nurse has been killed in Australia after a tree fell onto a taxi she was travelling in.

Tyrone designer Sharon Wauchob on her career and the worth of luxury fashion. By Paul McLauchlan.

‘Ask Audrey’ has been the newspaper’s hysterical agony aunt “for ages, like”.

Karl O’Meara has been appointed regional sales manager for the east of Ireland with investment advice company BlackBee.

The theatre of Dead Centre has always been haunted: by the ghosts of Chekhov, Proust, Shakespeare, even, in Hamnet, Shakespeare’s son. So perhaps it’s a logical step that they have now given us a play performed by ghosts, or at least invisible actors.

Fair City fans hailed the "heartbreaking" final scene for Karl Shiels, who passed away last month.

The actor passed away last month at the age of 47.

WITH roles in prolific TV dramas like Taken Down and Charlie, Cork actor Gavin O’Connor is having a successful career. However he also has a passion for writing, and his first novel, Mojo, was a labour of love. “I sat down one day on the good advice of a friend of mine and it just poured out of me. I finished it pretty quickly. It’s about a boy band who reunite 10 years and 10lbs too late only to be double-crossed by their ex-manager and record company. There was so much comedy to mine from that set-up too,” he says.

So that’s nearly Monday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Fair City actor Karl Shiels, who played Robbie Quinn, has died at the age of 47.

Operation Transformation dietitian Aoife Hearne believes women need to be realistic about their post-pregnancy bodies, writes Ciara McDonnell.

With Love Island promoting the perfect, groomed body, Deirdre Reynolds looks at the growing pressure on men to look their Instagram best

Citizens across our vexed continent will be heartened by the impending marriage in Paris of two people known until now only to the immensely wealthy and the strewn remnants of Europe’s royal dynasties: Jean-Christophe Napoleon Bonaparte and Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinnerberg.

Peugeot maker PSA Group reported a 1.1% decline in first-quarter revenue, as a sales decline outside Europe and currency challenges outweighed pricing improvements.

A drug addict with "a capacity for violence and aggressive behaviour", who stabbed another man in the back during a row, has been jailed for seven years at the Central Criminal Court for manslaughter.

In only slightly different circumstances, Stephen Rochford would be travelling up to Croke Park this Sunday with Mayo, not on Saturday afternoon with Donegal.

The mother of a Clare man who was stabbed in the back during a row previously lost her daughter in a car crash and finds that life is now “a constant struggle with only memories to sustain” her, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

“He leaves behind an extraordinary legacy as one of the greatest designers of our time, and there are no words to express how much he will be missed.”

As news spread of the Chanel designer's death, fans, celebrities and his fellow designers have honoured the man they deem an "iconic" and an "inspiration".

"I can only describe it as winning the lotto"

Carrick on Suir Motor Club’s kindness and generosity shows little sign of abating.

Four titles including one double in Dane Massey’s six years at Oriel Park have done nothing to blunt the Dundalk defender’s appetite for more silverware.

Tributes have been paid following the death of a “tireless champion” of the arts in Cork, barrister Jane Anne Rothwell, who was chairwoman of Cork Midsummer Festival for the last five years.

Frontline gardaí are calling for handheld devices, which enable officers to check the records of drivers at the roadside, to be provided nationally to members once a pilot project is completed.

Nemo Rangers manager Larry Kavanagh takes a straightforward view of tomorrow’s All-Ireland club semi-final; reproduce what took them past Dr Crokes in the Munster final and Nemo should be present at GAA HQ on St Patrick’s Day.

Slaughtneil’s Karl McKaigue has bemoaned the lack of a black card in hurling following Saturday’s All-Ireland club semi-final defeat to Na Piarsaigh.

Ask Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages

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The final series of the cross-channel drama can’t escape the shadow of Brexit, writes Gemma Dunn.

Don’t stress — the perfect gifts for everyone are out there. All it takes is a little time and imagination, writes Esther N McCarthy.

David Walliams will also recive the ‘Bord Gáis Energy International Recognition Award on the night.

Despite being scared of her own shadow, Jess Casey volunteers to join the crew at the Nightmare Realm to see if she has what it takes to terrify the punters.

Hola. I have started going out with this Irish guy at work, he is very nice. The only problem is, his breath smells so bad that his friends call him Carrigaline. (I didn’t understand this at first. Then I went to  Carrigaline.)

All together now … ‘and they call it puppy love’ …

A grandfather who became involved in a violent incident in a pet shop after his son got into a dispute about a parking space has been jailed for 18 months.

Latest: Karl Whelan, 46 years of age has been located safe and well.

German discount grocery chain Aldi North is planning to spend more than €5bn to revamp its stores around the world, which would be its biggest investment project ever, German weekly Bild am Sonntag has reported, citing company sources.

As a million tonnes of food is dumped here each year, FoodCloud collects surplus food from businesses and distributes it to local charities, writes Donal O’Keeffe.

One of Donegal’s most stylish and influential players during their golden spell, Karl Lacey’s time on the field has been decimated by injuries in recent years. But he’s still got the desire to recapture that winning feeling, writes Orla Bannon.

Cork City boss John Caulfield may have to plan without Karl Sheppard for a “couple of weeks” as the player deals with a troubling knee injury.

The grief-stricken sister of a woman stabbed to death by her ex-partner has called for greater legal protection for women in abusive relationships.

The grief-stricken sister of a young mother who was savagely stabbed to death by her violent ex-partner has called for greater legal protection for women in abusive relationships.