Joe McNamme gives up the latest news from the Irish food world.

Parents and teachers want a blend of classroom and remote education as they believe the effects of Covid-19 will remain for some time.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) says its new Covid-19 contact tracing app has cost €850,000 so far to develop.

Aaron Brady denied to gardaí that he confessed to the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in front of his friend's partner in a New York apartment, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Edwards Wall was first caught on CCTV entering an area of the pub closed to the public and stealing six bottles of Jameson Whiskey valued at €360.

An investigation has been launched after a fountain dedicated to Queen Victoria was vandalised in Dublin.

FORMER GAA President Seán Kelly has repeated his call for an open draw for the All-Ireland senior football championships.

Green Party deputy leader, Catherine Martin, says that when the Taoiseach changes there will be an opportunity to renegotiate the terms of the programme for government.

Waterford Council is conducting a €142,000 (ex VAT) restoration project in Dungarvan town centre within three years of a modernisation project that ran €2.1m over cost being completed.

A mother has brought an application for High Court orders halting the artificial feeding and hydration of her daughter, aged in her 20s and in a vegetative state for almost 10 years.

The Labour leader has called for Ireland's roadmap to be reduced from five to four stages, in order to restart medical services.

The boy's solicitor said his client received very little of the cash, and was under the influence of other boys who were a little older than him.

Two men have been arrested in relation to two separate incidents of vandalism on the €80,000 statue of the late musician and singer Luke Kelly.

Sophisticated new security cameras and illuminating lights are to be placed around an €80,000 statue of the late musician and singer Luke Kelly which has been vandalised for the fifth time in 16 months.

A judge has refused to initiate a wardship inquiry in the case of an elderly woman living in "squalor" with no running water or electricity.

The woman, aged in her seventies, is said to have eaten virtually nothing except tiny amounts of ice-cream for some months.

The action is by a Chinese businessman, Yuzhu Kang, from Hebei province, who has investments in China and Europe, including Fota Island resort, which he bought in 2013.

Mr Justice Peter Kelly said the main problem appears to be due to an absence of updated national guidelines, in the context of Covid-19, for admission of new patients by nursing homes.

It is "bonkers" for parties in government formation talks to say that taxation will not be looked at, says Alan Kelly.

There is “no excuse” for the mass teen brawls that have been breaking out across Cork and Dublin since lockdown, a TD has said.

“I can’t get clarity on who’s policing this,” he said of the restriction on homeware stores.

Labour leader Alan Kelly says Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael entering government together is "a dream come true" for the left.

There cannot be a "George Orwell situation where some workers are more equal than others", the Labour leader Alan Kelly has warned.

We’ve entered a golden age of new archaeological discoveries, with three times the usual number reported to the Agricultural Survey of Ireland (ASI) in 2019 alone.

The Irish economy is set to receive a large share of an Covid-19 recovery fund for EU-member countries worth €500bn, according to MEP Sean Kelly.

A leading agent heavily involved in the recruitment of Irish women by AFLW teams has claimed it's 'incorrect' to suggest that Cork players aren't interested in careers in Australia.

Dr Aamir Iqbal Malik claimed in May 2018 there had been no problem with his work over the past year when in fact his employment at Kerry University Hospital was terminated the previous month.

What a terrible week it has been for this acting Government. A Government, frankly speaking, which has more than outstayed its welcome and needs to be put out of its misery, writes Daniel McConnell

The three parties aiming to form a government have been given an overview of the scale of the financial challenge which will face them in the coming years.

The Labour Party has formally ruled out joining talks to form a government with Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party.

At a time of great challenge for the entrepreneurial community, InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn Competition offers assistance as the largest investor readiness competition for early stage/high growth companies in any sector on across the country.

Brid Smith said that “light touch” regulation was a real concern despite new protocols agreed between employers and the government last week for people returning to work.

Offaly hurling coach and Borrisoleigh manager Johnny Kelly has rejected the argument that returning to action with county games before club carries less risk.

Micheál Martin has come under increased pressure from his party members, councillors and TDs to halt government formation talks with Fine Gael.

At least 169 people have been waiting at least a year to be seen by the HSE's National Counselling Service.

Labour leader, Alan Kelly, has criticised Fianna Fail and Fine Gael's tax policies for the wealthy — signalling a further rejection of their attempts to woo his party into government.

The lockdown has had a huge impact on the culture sector.

A Toulouse team calendar, the visiting press officer throwing down the gauntlet on the eve of the match and a half-time lesson in messing with opponents’ heads.

An award-winning app developer and drone operator has discovered a previously unknown cliff fort near his home.

The Taoiseach has indicated that the use of cloth masks would be recommended in shops and on public transport from then on.

The plan for lifting Ireland's lockdown restrictions is to be completed and approved by cabinet tomorrow.

Y OU have to be of a certain vintage for the recent passing of Dave Bacuzzi to register in your conscience.

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have responded to a series of questions posed by the Green Party about their joint framework document for government.

The letter, penned by newly installed leader Alan Kelly sets out five questions around spending, public sector pay and taxation.