A postmortem is being carried out today on the body of a 32-year-old man who was found severely injured in the bedroom of the apartment in which his 11-month old son also died.

The Polish man at the centre of a garda investigation into the death of his 11-month-old baby in Co Kerry died last night.

The body of the 11-month-old baby found dead in a bedroom in his apartment in Killarney on Sunday, and whose death is at the centre of a Garda investigation, has been released back to his family.

Around 500 people, including the heartbroken mother of the 11-month-old baby found dead in an apartment on Sunday, have attended a special Mass in Killarney’s St Mary’s Cathedral.

The outcome of a postmortem will determine the course of the investigation into the death of an 11-month-old baby boy in an apartment in Killarney town centre, the chief investigating officer has said.

THE rest of the world knew him as John Paul II.

Some migrants are facing “unfair” treatment when claiming social welfare payments, according to a new report to be launched tomorrow.

Tipperary hurler Eoin Kelly and Offaly footballer Karol Slattery have picked up the Vodafone GAA All-Stars Player of the Month awards for May.

THE news that Clonfert priest Fr Mossie Dillane fathered a child has “reignited the debate over celibacy” according to one of last weekend’s newspapers.

THE world came to know Karol Wojtyla as Pope John Paul II, but Danuta Puklo remembers him as Lolek, the nickname for the generous boy who helped her pass a school test.

In a sign of the decline of Pope John Paul II's decline, several cardinals from the US and Latin America said they were heading to Rome.

Pope John Paul II will leave the hospital this evening, the Vatican announced after the pontiff greeted pilgrims in a raspy voice in his first live address to the faithful since undergoing emergency surgery last month.