Former Minister for Tourism Mary Hanafin has failed to retain her seat in Dun Laoghaire. Richard Boyd Barrett won the seat, bringing the haul of seats for Independents and others to 17.

The election of Fine Gael's Mary Mitchell O'Connor in Dun Laoghaire brings to 141 the total number of seats filled so far (from a total of 166).

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Labour and some independents have started to claim some of the seats in the local elections in Waterford, Dublin, Kildare and Galway.

THE highest-paid councillor in the Republic last night insisted the people of Cork got value for money for his €82,000 earnings.

THE sisters and partner of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney were last night hailed as “icons of courage” for their campaign for justice against his killers.

The sisters and partner of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney were tonight hailed as “icons of courage” for waging their campaign of justice against his killers.

A NOVEL about slavery was named in Dublin yesterday as the €100,000 winner of the world’s largest literary prize for a single work of fiction published in English.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin tonight said the city could learn from the anti-crime strategy used in Liverpool.

One of Bewleys much-loved cafes reopened on Dublin’s Grafton Street today after a six-month revamp.

The family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney received a threat from republican elements, it emerged tonight.

Dublin City Council is due to host a civic reception at the Mansion House tonight for the family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr Michael Conaghan will host a civic reception to honour the family and fiancée of the late Robert McCartney.

Home-grown Irish talent will take centre stage at this year’s annual Dublin Writers Festival, it emerged tonight.

The Emperor and Empress of Japan are set to visit Ireland next month, it emerged today.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Michael Conaghan, has welcomed plans by the owners of Bewley's Cafés to reopen the Grafton Street outlet that was closed late last year.

THE Pope’s death has deprived the Irish people of his final message to them, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern heard last night.

The Pope’s death has deprived the Irish people of his final message to them, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern heard tonight.

DESCENDANTS of 52 men and women who formed the City Hall garrison during the 1916 Easter Rising gathered yesterday to see a plaque in their memory unveiled.

Descendants of the men and women who formed the City Hall garrison during the 1916 Easter Rising gathered today to see a plaque in their memory unveiled.

Figures compiled today by gardai show that officers made 407 arrests in Dublin on St Patrick’s Day.

IRISH authors have failed to make the shortlist for the world’s richest literary prize, which was announced in Dublin yesterday.

DRUNKEN behaviour in the streets on St Patrick’s Day has tarnished the reputation of Dublin, the Lord Mayor claimed yesterday.

The National Off-License Association has rejected a suggestion from Dublin's Lord Mayor that they should stay shut on St Patrick's Day until 6pm.

Collection boxes are to be set up across Dublin city to raise funds for the victims of the tsunamis in Asia, it emerged today.

IT just keeps getting better. Dublin 4’s Wren Boys’ Festival yesterday lived up to its high expectations.

Dublin City Council is due to debate a motion tonight aimed at changing the planning laws to protect business premises like Bewleys cafes.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern tonight ruled out Government intervention to save Bewley’s flagship Dublin cafes, which closed today.

The Government of Chile will present a replica sculpture of an "Easter Island Moai" to the City of Dublin at a ceremony at 11am tomorrow.

The annual service of remembrance for organ donors, their families, and recipients takes place in Dublin today.

More than €2bn should be earmarked in the next budget to fight the crisis of child poverty, it was claimed today.

The Labour mayors of Dublin's four local authorities are voicing opposition to a weapons conference that is due to be held in the capital later this month.

Over 600 generous taxi drivers turned off their meters today to ferry over 2,000 children with special needs around Dublin.

Dublin's Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan has called for a major overhaul of park management in the capital to combat anti-social behaviour.

THE elegant John Steed from the television series The Avengers would have felt at home on the manicured lawns of the Royal Dublin Society yesterday.

Some 80,000 people are expected to flock to this year’s Dublin Horse Show festival from today for more than 100 showjumping contests.

IF diamonds are a girl’s best friend, then Ladies Day at the celebrated Dublin Horse Show next week will be a truly sparkling occasion.

A MEMORIAL to three CIE workers killed in bomb attacks in Dublin in the early 1970s was unveiled in the city yesterday.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Michael Conaghan will unveil a memorial on the footpath on Sackville Place tomorrow morning in memory of three CIE workers killed in two explosions on Sackville Place in December 1972 and January 1973.

MORE than 10,000 people took to the streets of Dublin yesterday evening to protest against the arrival of US President George W. Bush.

Dublin's new Lord Mayor, Cllr Michael Conaghan has declared he will attend an anti-war protest against President Bush on Friday at Parnell Square.

The Labour Party’s Michael Conaghan has been elected as the new Lord Mayor of Dublin.