Reductions in residential and respite care means people with intellectual disabilities are paying more than any other citizen for the economic crisis, a carer father has said.

Hundreds of teens with an intellectual disability at risk of being cut off from State support have yet to receive confirmation of the fate that awaits them.

TONY MURRAY thought he had no future when doctors told him he had lymphoma six years ago.

STATOIL is to make a number of job cuts from its 250 staff in Ireland.

Statoil is encouraging its customers to resolve to be more environmentally aware this year through a partnership with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, which is aimed at heightening awareness of climate change.