Mona Lynch has been a close friend of Mary McDonnell’s for nearly half a century. Currently studying an MA in creative writing at the age of 76, she writes about the life Mary has had, and what the future might hold for her and her daughter, Sinead. 

It’s an image that captures a lifetime — a mother standing at her daughter’s bedside and time slowly ticking by.

A 29-year-old man accused of the murder of Gareth Hutch, who was shot dead getting into his car outside his home in Dublin, has been sent forward for trial to the Special Criminal Court.

A 29-year-old man charged with unlawful possession of a handgun in connection with the murder of Gareth Hutch in Dublin has been further remanded in custody pending the preparation of a book of evidence.

A 29-year-old man has been charged in relation to the gangland murder of Gareth Hutch in Dublin last week.

What we need from the next Dáil is an understanding that care is the fundamental work of any society, writes Victoria White

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A pensioner tragically died when she fell through a fourth-floor window that she was cleaning, an inquest heard.

THERE are tough conversations, and there are the ones that could break your heart. The chat between Mary McDonnell and her 50-year-old daughter, Sinead, fits neatly into the second category.

Cork Carer of the Year Mary McDonnell says she will keep on shouting out on behalf of people like herself who are doing the State some service and getting very little recognition for it.

MARY McDONNELL has been caring for her daughter Sinéad for 50 years, and it’s not getting any easier.

The sole survivor of the Tit Bonhomme trawler tragedy has spoken publicly for the first time about his fight for survival.

The master of horror and gore returns to helm the fourth in what has become a very successful series, but somehow the usually-reliable Craven cannot find anything new to say and, rather, relies on bringing us a disappointing B movie weak on storyline but heavy on sleaze.

Actress Mary McDonnell has been granted a restraining order against a stalker after the crazed fan posted photographs of the star's children online.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced the availability of four new telecommunications hubs in Amsterdam, Dublin, Frankfurt and Gibraltar.

New figures out today show that the risk of cot death is almost four times higher when the child's mother smokes.