The Force was certainly with the children of Scoil an Fheirtéaraigh in west Kerry when a special visitor from a galaxy far, far away called for a visit.

After taking an enormous bite of the Big Apple over the last six days, courtesy of the National Lottery, 78 prize winners touch down in Dublin Airport this morning laden with shopping and wonderful memories.

A third of working women are their home’s sole earners, reversing the traditional marital dynamic. Sharon Ní Chonchúir reports

A JAPANESE chat-up line proved a winner for a teenager who began teaching himself the language three years ago to talk to a girl in his class.