The temporary release of their daughter’s killer has left her family hurt and angry, writes Liz Dunphy.

The surviving victim of Rochestown murderer Peter Whelan has warned that he will kill again — after hearing that he was freed from jail on day release after serving just six years of a life sentence.

Legendary writer Neil Simon had a long list of stage and screen hits to his name, but The Odd Couple remains one of his most famous, with the iconic pairing of Jack Lemmon as fussy Felix and Walter Matthau as slob Oscar making for a memorable and much-loved movie.

Lyra McKee has been honoured with a special award for outstanding commitment and contribution to journalism.

A £10,000 sterling reward has been offered for information about the murder of Lyra McKee.

The spontaneous applause was echoing around the vaulted Cathedral and mourners were on their feet before the full sentence had even been uttered.

A three-year-old Limerick boy who made a miraculous recovery after falling six stories has returned to creche for the first time.

Latest: The food bank at St John's Pavilion in Limerick has run out after handing out 2,500 food bags to struggling families and individuals today.

THAT thousands of people, including more than 2,000 gardaí in uniform, as well as President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Enda Kenny, attended the funeral of murdered Garda Tony Golden in Blackrock, Co Louth, yesterday afternoon should not surprise anyone.

Police in Wales are hunting for a mother who has disappeared with her 10-week-old baby.

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has suggested a newly-formed independent HSE group tasked with further detailing medical card reforms will make more discretionary support available to the people who need it most.

The family of a toddler denied a medical card three times despite having Down syndrome, a hole in the heart and a collapsed lung, is still living in limbo — three months after Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the issue would be resolved "to your satisfaction".

The doctor who carried out an autopsy on the body of Irishwoman Nicola Furlong in Tokyo has said she was conscious and had fought back while she was being strangled.

A 34-year-old man who met his girlfriend through the internet was jailed for life today for her murder in a frenzied knife attack.

THE grieving parents of two young murder victims have pleaded for an end to early prison release for people convicted of serious crimes and for a clampdown on bail for those awaiting trial.

‘IT was a pity I didn’t do more.” The words spoken by Peter Whelan as he was arrested for the murder of 20-year-old Nichola Sweeney and the frenzied attack on her friend Sinéad O’Leary haunt the dead girl’s family who believe it showed his absolute intention to slaughter them that night.

BEAUTIFUL memories of a fun-loving girl who was stabbed to death at her home in Rochestown, Cork, were recalled at her first anniversary Mass yesterday.

Former Big Brother housemate Sada Walkington has admitted she's still in shock about her relationship with Nichola Holt.