A family who have been left homeless by a fire days before Christmas have said they are lucky to be alive.

Juan Mata left a disabled Manchester United fan "absolutely made up" after greeting him at Old Trafford and arranging a match ticket for him, the boy's father has said.

Dramatic footage has emerged which appears to show a British policeman attacking a car after the driver refuses to get out.

The term ‘Mom Hair’ is just another way of shaming women into fixating on their appearance above all else, according to Ruth O’Connor

Capcom today announced that Resident Evil 4 will be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on August 30.

Leo Brennan, the father of international entertainers Enya and Clannad, died at his home in Gweedore, Co Donegal, yesterday.

Meet marathon man Alex O’ Shea from Ballineen, Cork. Alex is not your normal long-distance runner.

We as a family appeal to Health Minister, Leo Varadkar to intervene in the delayed opening of the new cystic fibrosis/respiratory ward 5B in Cork University Hospital.

The couple pleading for a house after they were asked to leave emergency hotel accommodation yesterday were ordered out of a private rented house four years ago for failing to pay rent.

Leon Brittan, a former senior minister in the government of Margaret Thatcher as well as vice-president of the European commissioner, has died from cancer, his family said.

Republic of Ireland international Leon Best has returned to Blackburn Rovers after his season-long loan to Derby was cut short by the Rams.

Everton forward Kevin Mirallas has not sustained significant damage to his right ankle and is likely to be available within a couple of weeks according to manager Roberto Martinez.

A teenager suffered a fatal heart attack after his neck got trapped in a freak railings accident, an inquest heard yesterday.

Everton boss Roberto Martinez has emphasised there is every chance veteran midfielder Leon Osman will remain with the club even beyond the end of his new deal.

57 channels and nothin’ on. Unfair on the authors but that’s how it feels when you’re promised two autobiographies from current Everton footballers in the same week. On top of all the others.

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His girlfriend - who gave him the t-shirt as a joke - has been receiving all manner of abuse online.

God’s Pocket (15A) is a hardscrabble, blue-collar neighbourhood infested with grifters and thieves.

TV presenter will be wed in both Ireland and South Africa.

Former Conservative cabinet minister Lord Tebbit has said there "may well" have been a political cover-up over child abuse taking place at Westminster in the 1980s.

Weighed down with all his gear, Alex O’Shea blazed a trail into the book of Guinness World Records, shaving a massive 58 minutes off the record for running a marathon in full firefighting apparel.

A six-year-old boy tried to save his friend when he fell into a fast-flowing river, an inquest heard.

Sean Moncrieff presents a new quiz show, Crossfire, on TV3 at 8pm tonight.

A 43-year-old man made no reply when he was charged with the murder of his partner Audrey Fitzpatrick’s son, Dean, who died following a stabbing incident last year, a court has heard.

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Much of this year’s Cork French Film Festival is about “using music to meander through French classics”, according to Paul Callanan, who has programmed the 25th anniversary event.

The friend of a man who was allegedly attacked by two gardaí has told a court he was struck three times on the leg with a garda baton.

Teenagers attending the funeral of a 14-year-old boy who died after he became trapped in railings were urged to be kind to each other and express their grief and pain.

“We prayed for a miracle but unfortunately, it did not come to pass.”

A Kinsale teenager who trapped his neck on railings in a freak accident died in hospital last night.

IRELAND’S 2005 Eurovision entrant, Joe McCaul, made an emotional announcement last week — he has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The baby- faced McCaul (25) did not fit people’s idea of a person with MS. His anguish reminded me of my own diagnosis, two years ago.

A teenager who got his neck trapped in a freak railings accident is fighting for his life in hospital.

A fireman is set to feel the heat as he sets out to break a world record for running a marathon in full firefighting gear.

Kara and Hugh O’Callaghan were invited out to Christmas dinner but their son’s condition meant they had to take the precaution of having their own fridge stocked as well.

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The US National Security Agency’s bulk collection of phone records violates the Constitution’s ban on unreasonable searches, a judge has ruled. He put his decision on hold pending a nearly certain government appeal.

Gardaí in Dublin have today renewed their appeal for any assistance in locating missing teenager Leon Quirke.

The founder of the Missing in Ireland Support Service hopes to establish a missing persons alliance next year to ease the burden on families experiencing the sudden disappearance of a loved one.