Paid paternity leave could be provided for the first time under new laws being drafted by the Justice Minister, Frances Fitzgerald, who said fathers need more support in sharing duties to care for children.

Ireland compares poorly with the rest of Europe on maternity leave, paternity leave and work/life balance policies, an international family leave expert has said.

A young woman who disguised herself as a boy to date her own female friends has been jailed for 30 months.

Three people have been arrested in connection with a bombing in Morocco which killed 16 people including a Briton.

JUST one in 200 people working in the childcare sector in Ireland are men, a conference heard yesterday.