The families were initially told it will take anything from two to six weeks to refurbish the flats leaving the families with nowhere to go.

A young Cork man who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the US following a freak accident is now recovering in his Canadian home following a brave battle to stay alive.

Brian Mason, 28, originally from Broadford, Co Clare died in a motorbike accident 10 hours north of his home in Perth, Western Australia five weeks ago.

A Cork man who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a freak accident while in the US is now out of intensive care.

Women and families affected by the CervicalCheck scandal have said they are heartbroken that that sections of the Scally review had been leaked to the media.

A much sought after original of the Irish Proclamation of the Irish Republic is to go under the auction hammer next month.

More than €3m is being spent by RTÉ on security and other costs linked to the sale of nine acres of prime land on the Montrose campus.

Dr Orsmond and Mum of two sons, had shoulder surgery in early May on a ruptured tendon she snapped, after lifting a marble chopping board which was too heavy for her.

Erin McGregor, sister of UFC king Conor, has started a floss dance challenge in a desperate bid to raise money to help save the life of a teenager she has been secretly helping.

An animal charity is urging pet owners to keep their pets safe during the current heatwave forecast to blanket the country in sizzling temperatures for the next week.

The family of a Mayo man, who died when swimming in the Canadian Rockies, are preparing to bring his remains home.

A father of one who defied death when he fell from a seven-storey building believes he is the luckiest man alive.

A lock of hair from the legendary French general Napoleon Bonaparte can be bought for €200, writes Sarah Slater

A teenager who captured the hearts of people with a heartbreaking video in a bid to raise money to help with her rare cancer treatment has suffered a worrying health setback.

An incident room has been set-up by gardaí following a sexual assault on a woman in Dublin.

The funeral of the mother of dancer Michael Flatley has taken place in Carlow today.

The HSE investigation into the ambulance fire in Naas will look at whether there was a problem with connections to one of the oxygen tanks in the ambulance.