Actor Colin Farrell said he was “moved and inspired” when he met a group of children suffering from a rare and debilitating illness.

Safer roads enable children to play, encourage people to cycle and walk and reduced speed limits would decrease the number of fatalities on Irish roads, writes Fergus Finlay.

A protest is continuing outside the Dáil this evening, organised by two mothers who are calling for lower speed limits in housing estates.

A Co Donegal mother is meeting the Health Minister Leo Varadkar this evening to ask him to allow her son to die with dignity.

When Oran was born at 25 weeks, his mum received invaluable help from a charity which supports families of premature babies, says Ailin Quinlan 

Ballysaggart 5-12 Creggan Kickhams 2-21 (AET)

Four Roads 2-15 Oran 2-09

Croke Park on All-Ireland Final day. A cauldron of sporting excellence. A sea of pomp and colour. A spectacle of ceremony and tradition. A load of RIDICULOUS outfits.

RESULTS of last winter’s BirdWatch Ireland Garden Birds Survey have been published.

Paris Hilton "saved" the life of a fan by giving him $5,000.

A schoolboy died in a tragic freak accident after he sustained a fatal injury during a fall from his bike.

THE software testers at Aspiritech are a collection of characters.

GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses as they continue their investigation into the tragic death of an eight-year-old boy from West Cork.

A syndicate of 10 are behind Colm Murphy’s Raise the Beat in today’s Bumper, writes COLM GREAVES

There was no joy at the Oscars for Skerries-based film maker Michael Creagh whose short film 'The Crush' was nominated in the best live action short fim category.

An amateur Belfast filmmaker has said he was “shell-shocked” today after being nominated for an Oscar.

A DISPUTE between the six adult children of the late Judge Noel Ryan over the management of €15 million in property assets acquired by their parents and themselves is to go to mediation.

TWO little sisters yesterday paid a tearful farewell to their dad who died at the hands of a brutal teenage gang in Limerick last Monday.

AMONG the more unusual names Irish parents gave their children last year were Elvis, Kylie, Setanta, Shakira and Paris.

Galmoy (Kilkenny) 2-19 Oran (Roscommon) 0-9

For the second year in a row, Jack and Sarah have proved the most popular names chosen by parents for their babies when registering births in Ireland.