A festival with your children may not replicate the hedonistic experience of your youth, but there are a lot of compensating factors, says Emma Connolly

Update 7.35am: Naoise Mac Anna has been found safe and well.

It’s a small door, but it could lead to a big future.

A Cork woman has told of how she thought she and her family were going to die in Tuesday’s bombing of Brussels Airport.

ONE of the most studied — and special — marine environments is on the doorstep of this West Cork home called Lough Hyne, Cottage on 2.5 acres. 

Never say never. A boy who has repeatedly tried to meet royalty will realise his dream in Galway today.

Having bagged a brace of winners in Down Royal on Saturday, Ger Lyons and his new stable-jockey Colin Keane doubled-up again, with Adroit and Toccata Blue in Gowran Park yesterday.

Wayne Lordan produced Wannabe Better with a well-timed late surge to collar Eastern Rules and Brendan Brackan in the featured Ballycorus Stakes in Leopardstown last night.

A nine-year-old schoolgirl, who lacerated her left index finger in Debenhams’ café in Henry Street, Dublin, has been awarded €10,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

The song says ‘Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves’ but students at a suburban school have been showing that brothers can grow vegetables for just about anyone.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will have three special guests with him when he turns out to support his native Mayo in Sunday's All-Ireland SFC final against Dublin at Croke Park.

Mayo 1-15 Monaghan 0-8

NAOISE O’Reilly can’t read, at least, not fluently and not out loud.

Check out today’s horseracing tips from venues around Ireland and the UK.

Joseph O’Brien, who will be in the hot seat on favourite Camelot in Saturday’s Qipco 2,000 Guineas, proved himself in top form with a double in Dundalk last night.

The tough and consistent Naoise looks good in the seven-furlong www.redbook.ie Handicap in Dundalk tonight.

In double form two weeks ago, Jim Bolger was on the mark again at Dundalk last night when Kevin Manning provided him with another brace of winners, Naoise and Gort Na Mona.

Apprentices Sam James and Conor Hoban bagged doubles in Dundalk last night, James scoring on Iron Major and Blue Cross Boy while Hoban triumphed on Lord Kenmare and Tribes And Banner.

Broken heart syndrome is medical recognition finally of what literature has always known, that anguish and sorrow can kill, says Sharon Ní Chonchuir

IT was all smiles and handshakes last night as the blooming new coalition had their first “love in” at Áras an Uachtaráin.

Newly elected Taoiseach Enda Kenny admitted it felt "very different actually" after he received his honours from President Mary McAleese.

The mother and baby who were killed in a road crash in Co Donegal earlier this week are being laid to rest in Derry today.

THERE may be plenty of young blood in the ranks of the St Patrick’s Athletic team which will play Derry City in the FAI Cup final on Sunday but manager John McDonnell has also ensured that his squad is seasoned with a sprinkling of wise old heads.

AN intriguing little managerial battle will be waged on the sidelines of Portlaoise tomorrow.

PARENTS who are deserting a west Dublin suburb because of a chronic lack of school places in the area, have appealed to Education Minister Noel Dempsey to build a new facility.