England notched their second straight 10-try win in defence of their World Cup title by over-powering Pool A rivals Italy 56-13.

A mother and her young son who have spent several weeks living in a tent outside the offices of Carlow County Council have launched a High Court challenge over the local authority's refusal to provide them with emergency accommodation.

A homeless woman who was arrested for trespassing during a sleep-out protest at Carlow County Council offices last night is continuing her protest outside the offices again tonight, writes Ciara Phelan.

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The Duchess of Cambridge’s younger sister Pippa Middleton and hedge fund manager James Matthews have announced their engagement, setting the stage for a celebrated society wedding in the coming year.

Carrigaline 1-16 Mallow 1-11: Carrigaline utilised a numerical advantage to overcome Mallow in the Cork PIHC at Páirc Uí Rinn in treacherous conditions last night.

We have an awful lot of little princesses in this country, and they should hold their tiaras high, because there are many who would prefer to see a world full of scaredy-cat women, writes Clodagh Finn

Daryl Hannah and Tuppence Middleton tell Ed Power about their roles in a new Netflix show from Matrix creators, the Wachowskis

Sense8 is here - the first TV series property from the Wachowskis, the influential filmmakers behind The Matrix, Cloud Atlas and more.

Sense8 is here - the first TV series property from the Wachowskis, the influential filmmakers behind The Matrix, Cloud Atlas and more.

Sense8 is here - the first TV series property from the Wachowskis, the influential filmmakers behind The Matrix, Cloud Atlas and more.

Four young lifelong friends killed in a road accident, and their friend who is seriously injured in hospital, had been planning to spend the night together before the fatal accident in Kildare.

IRISH literature, myth and legend inspired the Westerness series by the celebrated Northern Irish painter Colin Middleton (1910-1983).

Is the royal love affair over?

British royal couple Kate Middleton and Prince William are "very pleased to announce" that they are expecting their second child.

One of the Australian DJs who made a prank call to the hospital where the Kate Middleton was being treated during her pregnancy has resigned.

Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate looked relaxed and happy as they introduced their newborn son to the world, joking at how the 8lb 6oz child was a “big boy”.

Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton has been admitted to St Mary’s Hospital in London in the early stages of labour, Kensington Palace said today.

Pippa Middleton - sister of Kate, and show-stopper at Britain's royal wedding - is none too happy with being the butt of jokes.

Two men who attacked a man leaving him with severe tendon damage to his wrist have been jailed.

An Australian DJ who made a prank call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated will give evidence at the inquest of a nurse who took the call.

It has been a case of learning on the job for the Cork minor camogie side this year, but the pressure-cooker environment has paid off for the team and management.

Pippa Middleton has offered more startling insight into her culinary expertise by declaring it is best to host a dinner party on a Friday night as it is “far away” from Monday, unlike Saturday.

Award-winning novelist Hilary Mantel has attacked the Duchess of Cambridge as a “shop-window mannequin” with no personality, whose only purpose is to breed.

The editor of the Italian magazine which published pictures of a bikini-clad Duchess of Cambridge defended his decision today saying they did not “harm” her image.

Mothers-to-be who suffer from the same severe morning sickness that Kate Middleton was treated for, have an increased risk of a number of complications if they have the condition in the second trimester of pregnancy, research suggests.

Independent News & Media is to assume full executive responsibility of the Irish Daily Star newspaper, the company has announced.

British media outlets are reporting today that the receptionist who transferred a prank call to hospital staff taking care of Kate Middleton has been found dead.

The editor of the Irish Daily Star newspaper has resigned in the wake of the controversial publication of topless photographs of Kate Middleton.

Wealthy tourists are desperate to stay at the plush estate where Kate Middleton was photographed topless.

THE duchess of Cambridge may have been topless in those controversial pictures published by the Irish Daily Star on Saturday, but the tabloid editors and publishers, now scrambling for the high moral ground, are the emperors without any clothes.

A French court has banned a magazine from reusing photographs of the topless Kate Middleton after labelling them a “brutal display” of her private life.

Industry sources believe the Irish Daily Star will not close even if joint shareholder Richard Desmond follows through on his threat to pull out of the title, while the Government has moved to shore up privacy laws as a result of the controversy.

The editor of the Irish Daily Star, Michael O'Kane has been suspended with immediate effect, following the publication of topless photos of Kate Middleton in the newspaper.

Independent News and Media is conducting an investigation into what it says was the "regrettable decision" by the Irish Daily Star to publish topless photos of Kate Middleton on Saturday..

Independent Newspapers has launched an investigation into the decision to publish topless photographs of Kate Middleton in the Irish Daily Star.

In recent days two young women have received an enormous amount of exposure in magazines and newspapers, though for very different reasons and in very diverse sets of circumstances.

Art dealers, the Waddingtons, are selling up their elevated Ballycotton home, Tommy Barker reports on a seaside house that's chock full of collectibles.

What do singer Adele, soccer genius Lionel Messi and British royalty celebrity Pippa Middleton have in common? They’re among the 100 most influential people in the world, according to Time magazine.

PIPPA MIDDLETON and Michael Noonan may not have quite the same look about them, but they sure make a similar impact on the big state occasions — stealing the show.

TREES: Employ an expert if you intend to get garden trees reduced in their canopies.

WITH a flash of colour and the click of a stiletto heel, London Fashion Week opens today with a showcase of work from Irish designer, Paul Costelloe.

IF the Devil wears Prada, then God must shop in LK Bennett — alongside Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.