The untimely death of Marese Skehan, an Independent election candidate for the Tipperary constituency in the forthcoming election, prompts the question: Has any other candidate died on the campaign trail?

In this the year of the 100th anniversary of The Easter Rising it’s still amazing what some simple genealogical research can reveal about a 1916 executed leader

With Ireland progressing on target and England exiting the Rugby World Cup this past weekend, maybe it’s time for Ireland to unleash its secret weapon: the fourth shamrock to add to the three our brave rugby players already proudly wear on their jerseys?

On the 200th anniversary of The Battle of Waterloo, Carlow’s close connections to the victorious Duke of Wellington are of note. 

Infuriatingly I’ve just noticed on Bookface an advert for the Bank of Ireland advertising a forthcoming visit by said bank to Carlow’s Fairgreen Shopping Centre looking to entice potential customers to borrow money from them.

King Richard III of England was reburied in Leicester Cathedral this week. Richard III remains the key suspect in the Murder of The Young Princes in the Tower in 1483.

The RTÉ Primetime Bungalow 3 programme revelations are beyond sickening and totally reprehensible to the core of Irish society. 

A company making interactive signs in Ennistymon, Co Clare, is hoping to change the face of bus transport in New York City with the installation of low-powered signs.

Planned savings from the Government’s 19% cut to respite care will be wiped out if just 480 families give up and put their loved ones into State care.

FOLLOWING the completion of voting, officials for the National coursing meeting in Clonmel at the end of the months have been named.

IN light of the recent illuminating reports in the media regarding the state of intellectual disabilities service provision nationally — we, the undersigned, are calling for the establishment of a properly researched, properly informed policy regarding the future needs of people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland.

THE recent debate following the HSE and the Equality Authority’s decision to investigate allegations of exploitation in sheltered workshops raises issues about the overall approach to intellectual disability service provision.

The majority of winners of this year's Datapac Hotshots awards, an AllStars like scheme brought about to honour students who have excelled during the Higher Education GAA Championships, have come from champions DCU and Waterford IT.

The Disability Act 2005 should be welcomed as a step in the right direction, although many action groups are not pleased with the Government’s reluctance to move towards a rights- based policy model.

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I’M fed up of the Fianna Fáil and PD coalition telling us they are spending more money on healthcare than ever before. They suggest time and again that funding for statutory healthcare has increased by €€5 billion since they came to power.

IN recent days we have seen the heartrending pictures of parents of an innocent child carry their hopes and dreams in a white coffin because we are told there is a shortage of nurses working in intensive care for children.

AS we watched the closing moments of the Special Olympics, many of us witnessed the most insensitive and inappropriate piece of political spinning for many a day.

Canada’s young guns believe they can shoot down Scotland in flames when they take on the tourists this evening in the scenic surroundings of Vancouver Island.