Eyecare manufacturer Bausch and Lomb is to create 100 jobs at its plant in Waterford City, bringing the number of people employed there to almost 1,500.

Jastine Valdez has been laid to rest in her native Philippines, six weeks after she was brutally murdered.

The remains of murder victim Jastine Valdez are being returned to her native Philippines today.

There were few tears, just stunned silence, as student Jastine Valdez, 24, lay in repose.

Jastine Valdez planned to settle in Ireland and make a new life, her parents said.

The detective who fatally shot killer Mark Hennessy will have to explain to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) that he honestly believed either his life or the life of another person was in “immediate danger” when he opened fire.

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Mark Hennessy was inside his car at the time he was shot by an armed detective, said the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission.

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Jastine Valdez was manually strangled to death a short time after being abducted by her suspected killer, Mark Hennessy.

The Nissan Qashqai driven by Mark Hennessy in the abduction of Jastine Valdez might still yield additional information to gardaí investigating his movements before and during the horrific events of last weekend, but neither the car manufacturer nor gardaí are sure.

Members of the Filipino community have said the family of Jastine Valdez are planning to have her returned to her native country for burial.

Detectives are conducting detailed checks to see if killer Mark Hennessy knew his victim, Jastine Valdez, in some way or knew her movements.

Gardaí are to conduct a detailed examination of the mobile phones and digital devices of Mark Hennessy and Jastine Valdez to determine if there was any contact between them — but suspect she may have been a completely random victim.

Gardaí were last night still searching for a woman after they fatally shot her abductor after a massive manhunt in south Dublin.

University College Cork was the big winner at the National Student Media Awards which were held in Dublin last night.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny led tributes to former Irish Examiner political editor Liam O’Neill, who has died.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is among those paying tribute to former Irish Examiner political editor Liam O’Neill, who has passed away.

Cork’s Academy Street and its adjacent Huguenot Quarter is coming out of recessionary doldrums — and is becoming a foodie quarter: a slew of new restaurants has arrived, with more to come.

Fota Island Resort’s new owners have obtained permission to complete an overhaul for which local authority approval was first granted a decade ago.

Support for Fianna Fáil remains unchanged at 42%, according to the latest TNS/MRBI opinion poll published in today's Irish Times.

PUBLIC records are less accessible than prior to the 1997 Freedom of Public Information (FoI) Act, a conference at the University of Limerick heard yesterday.

BILLY WALSH will arrive at today’s weigh-in (4pm) at the Clarion Hotel with a clean bill of health for tomorrow night’s clash with Moroslov Kubik from the Czech Republic at Cork City Hall.