A homeless man accused of murdering a woman and her 13-year-old son in England has been remanded in custody by magistrates.

A Fine Gael TD has given an emotional account of how she felt “abandoned” by the State as she faced the possibility of a fatal foetal abnormality.

Dyslexia can be misunderstood as a learning difficulty but this young artist shows it is anything but. It's actually a learning difference.

While Wolverine 3 will see Hugh Jackman taking on an original villain played by Boyd Holbrook, it's now being reported that he'll also face off against the Reavers.

He spared no thought for his safety during 9/11 and its harrowing aftermath, a recovery effort which cost him his eyesight, but taking part in the Blind US Open Golf Championship was a whole different story for former Irish cop Paul McCormack

THE personal is political, or so the feminist slogan, which originated in the 1960s, tells us.

Brian Gavin, who will oficiate Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final between Kilkenny and Waterford, has been slapped with a proposed one-month ban for comments he made towards a match official after an Offaly club fixture.

Ten new songs have been added to Guitar Hero Live’s setlist. While the initial 24 songs were quite diverse, these new songs have a heavier vibe to them.

There’s little in sport as distasteful, as sly and scurrilous sledging, yet little as smile-inducing as a bit of witty in-game trash-talking either.

Gerry O’Leary from Ladys Bridge will treasure fond memories of yesterday’s United Hunt Club’s point-to-point meeting at Ballindenisk as he rode and trained his first winner courtesy of Antirrhinum in the confined hunt maiden.

The Leevale Sports showcased some of Ireland’s best talent on Saturday with Marcus Lawler leading the way, clocking 21.14 seconds in the 200m, while Matthew Behan broke the national junior record in the 110m hurdles.

St Vincent’s Hospital was aware no bed was available for a suicidal man having homicidal thoughts when it transferred him on to his local mental health service for assessment, a consultant psychiatrist has claimed.

Two rides at Fairyhouse today and four at Punchestown tomorrow make up my weekend, says Ruby Walsh.

The hugely popular Pierce Molony, owner and manager of Thurles racecourse, has died following a long illness.

Tomorrow is the deadline for applications to Going for Growth,a peer support programme which helps women grow their business. Afric McGlinchey spoke to entrepreneurs, Oonagh O’Hagan, Siobhan Lawless and Marion Murphy Cooney, about what they learned on the programme

Cratloe are poised to challenge for a senior hurling and football double in the Banner county.

Pierce Brosnan has revealed he turned down the chance to play Batman – admitting it was “foolish”.

Pierce posts his moving tribute on his Instagram.

The epic battle between Derek O’Connor and Jamie Codd for the 2013/14 point-to-point riders’ championship moved to yesterday’s Dawstown fixture, run under the auspices of the Muskerry Foxhounds at Birch Hill outside Grenagh.

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WHEN Aidan Power stands in front of the cameras — all smiles and bullet-speed delivery — at the O2 Arena to present The Hit, it looks as if he hasn’t a care in the world.

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Losing his daughter has left Pierce Brosnan having to re-live his wife's death.

Pierce Brosnan is determined to push himself forward following the death of his daughter.

He’d won over the judges but Danny O’Connor’s face and entire demeanour seemed more like a swollen tribute to some sort of courageous defeat.

Pierce Brosnan's daughter has died after a three-year battle with ovarian cancer.

Almost €1m in legal fees has been paid by the taxpayer to the legal team of former judge, Brian Curtin, to cover the cost of a Dáil inquiry into his fitness to be a judge.

Irish Water announced that 400 jobs would be created during the installation of water meters over the next three years.

I WOULDN’T want to put the Pope and Pierce Brosnan in the same boat, but whenever I hear the radio ad for that Sky bundle thing, it rings a papal bell for me.

With a school, a pub, a shop, and a GAA club, it is a typical Irish village.

Brendan Gleeson, Dr Karina Pierce and Tom Tynan have been appointed to the Teagasc authority for a five-year term by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.

A mother who went into politics in a bid to improve the life of her young child got the news she desperately wanted yesterday — that a cystic fibrosis wonder drug will be available to patients in Ireland from next month.

Police in Wales have confirmed that the second set human remains found on the banks of the River Dee last Friday are those of Irish woman Catherine Gowing.

Department store Debenhams hailed a resurgent year on the UK high street as it announced plans to open another 17 British stores over the next five years.

Daniel Craig is the James Bond actor most married women want to have an affair with.

Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell are reportedly set to wed this week.

More time on Facebook could be a help rather than a hindrance to Irish teenagers’ maths ability as a new internet programme makes it a reward for sums supremacy.

Ordinarily, I don’t tell many people this. In fact, when it comes to this column, I’ve kept this information a closely guarded secret.