Eoin English writes about families benefitting from Chernobyl Children International and Irish Aid-funded outreach schemes

More than 45,000 people in Ireland have a form of autism and the figure may be as high as 50,000, a study shows.

David O’Caoimh is a full-time wakeboarder, training and competing around the globe. The 21-year-old had a string of victories to his name in 2015, including a winning performance at the European and African Championships in The Netherlands...

The family of a mother of three beaten to death by her husband have honoured her memory by skydiving to raise money for victims of domestic violence.

Two men have been arrested in connection with the horrific murder of a teenager who was beaten to death with an axe.

History is repeating itself in reverse as immigrants to Ireland begin changing their names to westernised versions.

Cliff Robertson, PT 109, 1963.

SATURDAY

A FEW DAYS after Senator David Norris calls for a debate about standards in Irish life after watching an episode of the show Tallafornia, I decide it’s time to call my own.

TV3’s Tallafornia has caught the attention of both Time Magazine and MTV after just one episode. Deirdre Reynolds looks at how reality TV is plumbing new depths

PUPPY OAKS champion Droopys Twirl, is the likely favourite for the Sporting Press Irish Oaks which starts at Shelbourne tomorrow night.

THE family of the murdered teenager Daniel McAnaspie yesterday renewed their call for his killers to be brought to justice.

THE neglect of the State and an underfunded childcare system were major contributory factors in the death of murdered teenager Daniel McAnaspie, mourners at his funeral mass heard yesterday.

State neglect and an under-funded childcare system were key factors in the death of murdered teenager Daniel McAnaspie, his funeral mass heard today.

AN epileptic who had a fit at the wheel of a New York dustbin lorry and crashed into a British couple was found guilty of murder.

BUNBOGGON NIKITA can land the first semi-final of the Guinness Trophy at Curraheen Park tonight.

EXPERIENCE and stamina might give Kerryhead Windfarm the edge over novice Salford City in the Syncreon Automotive Chase at Limerick tonight.

A first-time mother from Hampshire in England died in childbirth from a brain haemorrhage after a clerical blunder left her without specialist care despite both her mother and aunt dying from the same rare condition, an inquest has heard today.

THE 19-year-old man found murdered in Limerick yesterday was bludgeoned to death with a blunt weapon yards from his home in Southill.

A Kilkenny teenager has died in Spain while holidaying with her mother and grandmother to celebrate her Leaving Cert results, it was revealed today.

Mick Halford is looking at a return to Cork next month with his star filly Nick's Nikita.

Mick Halford's Nick's Nikita (7-1) gained a deserved victory in the feature race of the day in Cork, the Group Three Kerry Group Noblesse Stakes.

James Given’s Trick Or Treat bids to continue her progression up the racing ladder in the Group Three Kerry Group Noblesse Stakes at Cork on Sunday.

Luc Besson, best known for the stylish Leon and Nikita, marks his return after a seven year absence with Angel-A (Optimum, €24.99).

South Africans of all ages and races heaped praise on Nelson Mandela today as he and the entire nation celebrated his 85th birthday.

PROUD mum-of-four Lisa McNamara struggled to stock up most of her kids’ Christmas toys since July last.

Cuba’s President Fidel Castro has said on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis that Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev helped create the conflict by misleading US president John F Kennedy – indicating that there were no nuclear weapons on the communist island.