Gardaí were threatened they would have their throats cut and get shot in the head when they went to help a man to get medical care from an ambulance crew.

Rugby star Simon Zebo is swapping drop goals for dropping rhymes by giving his backing to a rap track aimed at raising awareness around mental health.

Ireland’s great festival of scents, colours, and flavours was officially opened by President Michael D Higgins yesterday.

AN “Honest 2 Goodness” small garden is one of the most popular exhibits at Bloom, which continued in glorious sunshine at the Phoenix Park in Dublin yesterday.

ROMAN ABRAMOVICH has bought himself a second jumbo jet to add to his Boeing 737, three yachts and two helicopters. The Boeing 767 is more than twice the size of his current one. At £560m it is also double what he paid for the club.