A free-roam virtual reality experience said to be the first of its kind in Ireland, is to open in March offering players the opportunity to fend off zombie hordes, among other games.

A civil engineer who crashed and killed a man while drunkenly driving in the wrong direction down a dual carriageway has been jailed for three years by the Court of Criminal Appeal.

A civil engineer from Cavan who crashed and killed a man while drunkenly driving in the wrong direction down a dual carriageway has had his five year suspended sentence overturned for being too lenient.

A drunk Cavan man who drove 7kms in the wrong direction down a dual carriage and killed a man returning from his fiancée’s birthday party has avoided jail.

Dublin's Bernard Brogan, who is hotly tipped to be named Footballer of the Year, is one of a top class list of stars who will be aiming for All-Ireland glory at the MBNA Kick Fada event in Bray Emmets GAA Club this Saturday.