A senior fire officer who has seen a rise in ‘disaster tourism’ has issued a stark warning about the dangers of swimming in flood waters.

The Chieftains’Triona Marshall reveals plans for a concert to aid quake victims and also mark the band’s 50th anniversary, writes Gerry Quinn

A MOTHER of two foster children has been living with a hole in her floor — and no wheelchair lift — for six months because a firm that took a deposit to install the lift has not completed the work.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern tonight officially launched the Temple Bar Trad Irish Music and Culture Festival in Dublin.