Irish coach Graham Shaw rang the changes as they drew their first game since the World Cup - a scoreless tie against Chile.

The Cork man on trial for murdering his mother was freaked out about not being able to talk to women and he drank two bottles of wine before allegedly arguing with his mother and stabbing her in the back of the head with considerable force.

A Corkman who tried to smother his girlfriend before stabbing her in the neck when she asked “what about my kids?” has been convicted of her murder.

A 27-year-old man went on trial yesterday charged with murdering his mother at breakfast time in the family home.

A man who denies murdering his girlfriend was categorised by the prosecution as a controlling individual who committed murder in a jealous rage but the defence claimed he felt provoked and lost control.

The defence in the case of a man who denies murdering his girlfriend at her home called evidence from a pathologist who suggested the victim died as a result of a stab wound and that smoke inhalation was not a factor.

The Passage man on trial for murdering his girlfriend confessed to gardaí that he stabbed her with a kitchen knife and she did not even think it was coming.

The man accused of murdering his girlfriend at her home in Passage West, Co Cork, more than five years ago told gardaí that he snapped, stabbed her in the neck, and set fire to the house.

Kerry County Council voted by majority to bring in a dress code for local politicians — and to push for this to be extended to the Dáil.

The Anglo-Norman or Geraldine roots of Tralee founded 800 years ago will be celebrated in a year-long series of events, beginning on St Patrick’s Day.

Councillors in Co Kerry have unanimously backed a call to declare the post office network a national asset.

Gardaí and customs officials have significantly increased surveillance and spot checks at Ringaskiddy Port in Co Cork in the belief that criminal gangs have been smuggling expensive farm and construction machinery out of the country in containers.

Spontaneous and warm tributes by councillors and management were yesterday paid to Irish Examiner journalist Donal Hickey at his last county council meeting after almost half a century.

People in the Clonakilty area of West Cork were plunged into mourning yesterday following the death of a worker at the Clona Dairies plant in the town.

Five men have now been arrested in connection with the violent death of a 36-year-old man in north Cork last February.

A pact between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Labour yesterday ensured the election of FG Cllr Pat McCarthy as chairman of Kerry County Council.

Rita de Brún suggests the words of GP Dr Harry Barry for anyone — young people in particular and their parents — struggling to cope with the Berkeley tragedy  

Despite protestations by some public representatives, county council management in Kerry has declined to reveal details of settlement of a major cost overrun on two bypass roads.

A Garda operation in Dublin against serial burglars resulted in a 54% increase in break-ins to homes in Cork City and suburbs.

FANS of U2 will probably know the story of how Larry Mullen and later Bono had to repeatedly court Brian Eno to convince him to work with them on changing their sound.

Despite interviewing more than 200 people and watching over 1,200 hours of CCTV footage, gardaí are still trying to trace the killer or killers of a 37-year-old part-time mechanic.

CCTV cameras in areas where missiles have been thrown from bridges onto cars and other vehicles has been ruled out by Kerry County Council.

“There is an outpouring of love and helplessness,” said Mourneabbey-born Fr Seán Corkery as he tried to sum up the feelings of a small tight-knit community experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions as news filtered back from Glasgow that police had officially identified Karen Buckley’s body.

Gardaí have released the body of a man found beaten to death in his Co Cork home to his family and say their investigation into his killing is likely to be “painstaking and take some time.”

Gardaí have confirmed there was foul play involved in the death of a man in north Cork at the weekend.

Gardaí are still officially treating as “suspicious” the death of a 36-year-old man in Co Cork who dabbled in drugs, but it is likely to be only a matter of time before they upgrade the case to a murder inquiry.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to an attack in Cork which left a woman with serious head and facial injuries.

Businesses in small towns and rural villages are being treated unfairly by having to pay more in rates than a leading tourist resort, it was stated yesterday.

One of the country’s oldest soup kitchen charities has dismissed criticism and appointed new trustees as part of a major restructuring.

Two youngsters, aged 17 and 15, evaded capture in a stolen car for nearly five hours speeding on roads around Cork City. They rammed a Garda car twice before being arrested.

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Hairdressers, healthcare operatives, shop assistants, and a council worker are among 19 lifesavers attached to a first responder unit covering the east Cork and west Waterford region.

The mother of a girl killed in a tragic farm accident has described her beloved daughter as a "bright, intelligent, popular girl".

Wiping away tears, Linda Dinsberga spoke movingly about 8-year-old Paula, who was killed in a farm accident on a rented farm at Rusheen, Newtownshandrum, outside Charleville, Co Cork, on Sunday.

A local authority is seeking to ban motor homes and camper vans from parking overnight in non-designated public areas.

Children, watched by their parents, took to the swings in the local playground on the main street as dusk broke in Buttevant, blissfully unaware of the tragedy that had unfolded in the nearby park, just down the little lane across the road, only hours before.

It’s gas! A pungent smell wafting around an area sparked a major alert and resulted in a surprise find — a cannabis grow-house.

A shooting in a pub in what is described as one of the most peaceful villages in Ireland has shocked the local community.

Gardaí are appealing for anybody who may have seen a red Toyota van prior to a crash which claimed the life of its 57-year-old driver yesterday morning.

One of Belfast’s most senior Protestant clerics has said he would welcome a visit from Pope Francis.