THEY met on a night out in Killarney and Anne (known to all by her nickname Peig) O’Sullivan and Jason Mangan got engaged in Malaga.

A scientist matched dog hairs taken from a car seat cover found at a murder accused's home to a bulldog belonging to a man whose car was stolen five months before the murder, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Tom Lane is back in Cork for the third instalment of his lighthearted series, writes Cathy Desmond.

In 1985, statues around the country began ‘moving’. The maker of new documentary says the phenomenon was a welcome diversion in tough times, reports Áilin Quinlan

An inquest has heard how four members of a family died while attempting to do a u-turn on a busy national road.

From a showcase of Irish arts and crafts, to a Santa snowglobe or a luxurious speaker, shoppers have plenty of choice to fill their festive stocking, writes Esther N McCarthy.

The Atlantic storms name list is out. This year could be a turning point. A sea-change, if you will.

Cathal McCarron's season could be over.

The four members of the Alexander family who were killed in a car accident in Co Wexford earlier this month were laid to rest in Illinois on Saturday.

Relatives of four people killed in a car accident while in Ireland for a funeral have said their deaths have united family and friends across the Atlantic.

Ciara McDonnell hears how pumpkins are a fantastic plant for any would-be grower, particularly young growers wanting to get their hands dirty.

Singer Christy Moore has been busy preparing for life after his eventual retirement from the music scene. The 72-year-old has been entertaining audiences for five decades.

The lives and loves of the Yeats family will be illuminated in letters, works of art and personal effects to be sold at Sotheby’s in London on September 27.

Brothers Patrick and John Collinson, aged 28 and 26 respectively, are two of the world’s youngest billionaires. Their online payment company, Stripe, is valued at €7.8bn, says Ashlee Vance.

Lily Parr. Remember the name, particularly because she should never have been forgotten in the first place, writes Liam Mackey.

Not everyone is aware of egg donation, says Hans Arce.

For Pakistan-born, Aslam, who was brought up and educated in the north of England, paper is the “strongest material in the world. 

The Audi Dublin International Film Festival was one of the best of recent years, writes Esther McCarthy

The Garda whistleblower controversies have turned up in the most unexpected place — the BT Young Scientist Exhibition.

Check out this week's Christmas foodie news with Joe McNamee.

Carol O’Callaghan takes a look at the Glucksman gallery’s craft fair ahead of its launch by fashion designer Sonya Lennon next Friday night.

Conjoined twins who had a slim chance of survival are now preparing to go to school for the first time.

Oscar Wilde was the most famous — and notorious — of his family but they were already a wild bunch long before his scandalous downfall. Mary Leland reads between the lines of a chronicle of fortune and misfortune.

Dáithí Ó Sé hosts the Rose of Tralee on Monday and Tuesday at 8pm on RTE One.

Lily And The Octopus is a moving story of Ted, a gay man living in California with the love of his life, Lily the sausage dog.

SINCE her debut, Ralph’s Party, in 1998, Lisa Jewell has been notching up bestsellers left, right and centre, and her latest superb offering, I Found You, is sure to join the ranks.

A charity worker has begun an epic bid to become the first swimmer in almost 90 years to cross a 13-mile stretch of sea between two coastal beauty spots off Ireland's north coast.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

A young mother has thanked the people of Cork for their support and assistance in the four months which have passed since her partner was found dead in a slurry pit.

A Cork mother has been describing how she and her two daughters Lily, 4-years-old, and Katie, 2-years-old, have carried on since her partner Diarmuid Twomey was found dead in a slurry pit in Whitechurch in January.

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