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Sabina Higgins remarks in Trinity are not the only ones made by the first couple on the thorny issue of abortion, writes Alison O’Connor.

MUCH like the character of Mrs God herself, author Mark Evans is a glutton for punishment.

A Fine Gael minister has endorsed a former Fianna Fáil senator in her bid for re-election.

It's an actual Dear John letter.

There’s nothing quite like unrequited love to drive you a little crazy.

A woman who previously dated the man accused of fatally shooting her, her husband and six children texted her mother before her death that she was being held at gunpoint.

A woman who previously dated the man accused of fatally shooting her, her husband and six children had texted her mother before her death that she was being held at gunpoint.

Six children and their parents were fatally shot in the head at their Houston home by a man with a violent criminal history who was previously in a stormy relationship with the mother, police said.

On the 70th anniversary of the V-E riot in Dublin, Ryle Dwyer notes how the burning of the Tricolour spurred two young UCD students and future taoisigh into action.

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A nine-foot Columbian boa constrictor named Trinity that escaped from its cage in the US has been found after two days on the loose.

Though pre-eclampsia only affects 5% of pregnant women it is important to be vigilant for this serious condition, as Becky Durnin discovered.

A two-year-old girl has died after a fire surround fell on her in her home.

FOR all the ballyhoo surrounding St Patrick’s Day, the tradition of sporting a sprig of shamrock has faded in recent years, despite the fact that it can be bought packaged in many shops. Even the use of a little lapel sachet that keeps the plant fresh throughout the day is making little difference to the wearing of it.

The insecurity of show business is not something that you objectively worry about, it’s something that you live.

Trinity College Dublin has been forced into a U-turn on controversial plans to have British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin join a debate on immigration.

FOR most people St Patrick’s Day is a day of parades, parties, leprechauns and green beer. But just as Christmas is about more than commercialised fun, so too does St Patrick’s Day have a deeper meaning.

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Blood Over Water by David and James Livingston. Bloomsbury; £18.99

MUNSTER bid for their fourth successive victory in the A Interprovincial championship when they face Connacht this evening at Thomond Park (6.30pm).

IRISH AMATEUR boxing president Dominic O’Rourke believes the future stars of Irish boxing will be on display at the National Intermediate Championships which glove off at the National Stadium tonight.

TRINITY College Dublin yesterday defended research into ecstasy use among its students, stressing that one would be paid to take part.

TWO boxes of tissues were left on the bare table among the microphones and other props you expect to find in an Oireachtas committee room. As the room emptied out at the end of the hearing, they remained the only physical reminders of the traumatic testimony that had expired.

MUNSTER ladies will be attempting to end an eight-year wait when the senior hockey inter-provincial tournament is staged at Harlequin Park, Cork, this weekend.

More community based sentences should be used to deal with those convicted of minor offences.