Actor Michael McKean, who portrayed the lead singer in the film 'This Is Spinal Tap', has been injured in a road accident in New York City.

A new documentary explores negative attitudes towards Roma living in Ireland, writes Jonathan De Burca Butler

RTÉ has denied reports that it will go bust in October if staff reject pay cuts of up to 12.5%.

ULSTER needed to draw on all their guile and experience to wrest the senior men’s interprovincial title back from Leinster at Garryduff yesterday, as they claimed a thrilling 5-5 draw with hosts Munster that will live long in the memory.

The amps won’t be turned up to 11 for Spinal Tap’s reunion tour.

WORKERS at Reilly Bookbinders have ended their four-week occupation of the plant after accepting an improved redundancy offer from the company.

A liquidator must be appointed to resolve a 10-day bookbinders sit-in at a Wicklow firm, Siptu said today.

CORK Harlequins and Church of Ireland both qualified for the quarter-finals of the ESB Irish Senior Women’s Cup after extra-time scares against Loreto and Ards respectively on Saturday, but both landed extremely tough away games in the quarter finals.

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