Tracy Martin's new play shows some of the human stories behind the crime and drugs statistics of our capital, writes Marjorie Brennan.

“The diagnosis came as a complete shock to me. I regret how I reacted but I was sad and upset. I did not know what I know now,” said Vanessa.

An island off West Cork has chosen a grand marshal with a difference to lead what is likely to be one of the smallest St Patrick's Day parades in the world.

Andy Kirkpatrick’s stand-up show mixes comedy and tales of his many adventures on mountains and film sets, writes

A man has been arrested and charged with sending letters with white powder to five people, including one to Donald Trump Jr. that landed his wife, Vanessa, in hospital.

My London sister has just moved into a new apartment with her girlfriend of two years. My mother is thrilled that my sister “is now finally settled with a partner who is not only nice and wholesome but also understands about things like expensive storage solutions, cleaning services and Pledge”.

From visiting the White House and the United Nations to taking selfies with former US vice-president Joe Biden, Irishwoman Sinéad Burke is blazing an international trail.

A cannabis dealer has given police a gruesome account of killing four men on his family's US farm, saying he crushed one of them with a digger after shooting him and tried to set three of the bodies on fire in a metal bin, court papers show.

Charlize Theron stepped out in Christian Dior Couture for the Berlin premiere of The Fate and The Furious. 

11. 30. I’ve just arrived in England, where I’m staying with my sister for three nights.

I’m in neurology outpatients. Just a routine follow-up. 

Reclaimed by Irishmen such as Yeats, from the canon of English Literature, Jonathan Swift has become an icon of Irishness, writes Josephine Fenton. Though he insisted he was English, he felt compelled to rebel.

Children and parents could be split up if precarious existence in squatted property comes to an end, says Michael Clifford of the Irish Examiner.

Children and parents could be split up if precarious existence in squatted property comes to an end, says Michael Clifford

9am, and I am standing outside Vanessa’s flat in Brixton, checking my phone for messages left on the “Siblings” Whatsapp group that my London sister created in order to organise my mother’s 80th birthday party.

Vanessa’s Olorenshaw’s Liberating Motherhood  calls for a new feminism which supports mothers instead of trying to substitute them, writes Victoria White.

Anna Kendrick’s makeup artist breaks down the star’s latest red carpet makeup look for Rachel Marie Walsh.

The idea for Vanessa Ronan’s debut came from a news report about a man from a small town who, having committed a horrible crime and shown no remorse, was going back, writes Sue Leonard.

Saturday, 7pm, London.

Dr Vanessa Woods has been appointed as director of communications with agri technology company Devenish — Beyond Nutrition.

Terry Wogan’s life will be celebrated in a special event at Westminster Abbey, the BBC has announced.

USA: A mother duck has grown attached to a Michigan primary school’s courtyard, returning each year to lay her eggs and then walk the hallways with her ducklings — with the help of students and staff — to get to a nearby pond.

The mother of a child who was knocked down and killed by a man who drank a litre of vodka and took 2g of cocaine has given a victim impact statement.

A man who drank a litre of vodka and took two grams of cocaine before he knocked down and killed a toddler in the Phoenix Park last year has been jailed for five years.

A Dublin man who drank a litre of vodka and took two grams of cocaine before he knocked down a toddler in the Phoenix Park last year has been jailed for five years.

Deadpool had a pretty great ending and will be getting a kick ass sequel in the future but here's an alternative take

WHEN Erica Jong’s no-holds-barred fiction on sex and relationships, Fear Of Flying, was published in the early ’70s, it became a rallying cry for Second Wave feminism, empowering women to be more open about their sexuality, as the 20-something married central character, Isadora Wing, and went in search of the perfect, no-strings sex.

A father who sexually abused his stepdaughters over a 10-year period has been jailed for eight years, with the final 18 months suspended.

A father who sexually abused his stepdaughters over a 10-year period has been jailed for eight years with the final 18 months suspended.

The Cats have two All-Irelands in a row and the momentum is building nicely. And, this could well be the team to win the historic five-in-a-row, according to Henry Shefflin.

The managing director of Avoca Simon Pratt yesterday confirmed negotiations are progressing well on the sale of the business.

Home, 5pm – and we have just finished renovating my studio’s modest kitchen.