Gardaí mounted a major investigation in an attempt to arrest criminals carrying out burglaries at the homes of elderly people going to Mass and today three accused men were in court.

A woman who lived less than a mile from her local hospital died after an ambulance took almost an hour to get to her house.

It felt like a missed opportunity on Thursday when 30 unique practices of Irish cultural heritage were recognised by the state — and there was no place for the pre-match shemozzle.

The child's father, Michael, found her lying unconscious having suffered multiple bone fractures, cuts and bruises in the Elderwood Park complex off Boreenmanna Road.

The mother of inspirational cancer victim Donal Walsh has told of the devastation she felt after his death.

It is time to bring an end to a crime that is “neither a mystery nor a legend”.

A woman described by a High Court judge as having maintained a “vengeful and vitriolic” campaign against her estranged husband has failed to get a decree of nullity rendering their 13-year marriage legally null and void.

Road safety campaigner Aisling Reid of PARC has said that Independent Alliance Minister of State Finian McGrath should resign.

In this exclusive extract from Colm O’Regan’s new book, ‘Ann Devine Ready for Her Close-Up’, mammy and daughter tiptoe through the social niceties of the community meeting and ponder the fate of the bats.

A former All-Ireland winning GAA star has been hailed a hero after saving a woman who caught fire at Mass.

Anthony for a song!

The idea that women cannot publicly give their views on the Catholic Church is not right, a Government minister has said.

2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Don Cossack racehorse to riding horse winner at Charleville Show

Having an up to date will one of the legalities that prevent difficulties down the line, writes Karen Walsh.

A man who lost his wife and daughter in a fatal road crash has said he does not feel sorry for the unaccompanied learner driver involved in the collision, and said he was ‘flabbergasted’ at opposition to a new traffic law that would punish motorists who allow their vehicle to be used by an unsupervised driver on a learner permit.

A man who lost his wife and daughter in a fatal road crash has said he does not feel sorry for the unaccompanied learner driver involved in the collision, and said he was ‘flabbergasted’ at opposition to a new traffic law that would punish motorists who allow their vehicle to be used by an unsupervised driver on a learner permit.

A third nephew of Gerry Hutch has been named as the latest murder victim in the Kinahan/Hutch feud.

A national treasure, the Donegal crooner has won the hearts of a new generation of millennials thanks to a mix of reality TV shows and quirky boiler ads, writes Caomhan Keane.

A couple whose family was held at gunpoint by raiders who broke into their home has called for a reform of the justice system following their captors’ sentencing.

A mother of five found dead in a hotel room in Galway earlier this week was the “very essence of life” and a much-loved parent, grandmother, and childminder, says the priest in her parish of Donoughmore, Co Cork.

THE couple standing in front of me both wore red coats against the blustery evening. No accident, I’m sure; even their terrier sported a red and white collar. 

The easiest way to approach this morning’s column is with a simple thought-experiment.

Ryle Dwyer recalls the assassination of Kevin O’Higgins and how, many years later, his family decided to have Mass said for his three killers

A man has been remanded in custody after allegedly threatening a priest with a knife after Mass in the North.

It was great to go home to Waterford for a couple of days before heading to Spain for this week’s Nations Cup. I came home for my Grandad’s year Mass and to see my family before a busy couple of weeks on the golf course.

Developer Owen O’Callaghan has been described as a humble man of integrity and a true gent who support many charities discreetly and charmed all those he met.

For some, it’s a milestone anniversary — 20 years on from one of the most notorious unsolved murders in Ireland. But to her family, it’s been an anniversary just like any other.

A woman who feared she was going to have her home burned out by her ex-partner packed up and left until he was arrested by gardaí.

Next up, Mass.

It was an historic win inspired by and dedicated to an iconic captain and manager.

AN IRISH woman and a stylish inhabitant of New York whose elegant prose appeared regularly in the New Yorker and who published two collections of stories and a collection of essays during her life-time, Maeve Brennan (1917-1993) had to quit writing after a breakdown in the 1970s. 

Munster legend Anthony Foley’s son Tony, 11, lit a special candle for his dad yesterday as crowds flocked to churches in response to his campaign to remember departed loved ones.

The Bishop of Limerick has described as “moving and inspirational” a gesture by the 11-year-old son of the late Munster rugby star Anthony Foley in asking people to go to Mass and light candles over the next eight Sunday’s for their own deceased loved ones.

Kildare legend Johnny Doyle has challenged the county’s big players to seize the responsibility and take the fight to provincial heavyweights Dublin.

Relatives of victims of the Italian earthquake have gathered in Amatrice for an evening Mass remembering dozens of the 292 people killed.

A couple of weeks back Austin Gleeson gave a superb exhibition of centre-back play in Walsh Park for the Waterford U21s as they rolled to an impressive victory over Tipperary in the Munster final.

The father of a two-year-old boy who fell from a rooftop balcony last Saturday has said doctors have "worked miracles" to keep his son alive, writes David Raleigh.

I struggled to get myself shipshape on Sunday morning before heading off down the road to attend Mass. 

Christy O’Connor Sr was an Irish national treasure who took on golf’s global giants and beat them, his funeral has heard.

I saw Michael O’Ryanair strutting across the TV screens last week after one of his nags won another big race whilst his planes were filling the skies overhead and, quite frankly, I was green with envy for a while.