I was sorry to read your article "No plans to examine fluoride in public water, despite promise" (June 16).

It’s official. Amy and Brian really are our Kate and Wills.

Prince William’s pet nickname for Kate Middleton before the couple were married was “babykins”, the jury in the Old Bailey hacking trial heard.

Peter Andre is hoping for an invite to Prince George's first birthday party.

Katie Price's baby boy is "doing great" and "getting stronger".

New Zealand has officially declared its most widespread drought in at least 30 years.

It is unlikely that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be able to take the Taoiseach up on his offer for them to visit Ireland any time soon.

Cheryl Cole doesn't "really even think about Simon" Cowell.

Prince William has spoken of his desire to have children with wife Kate and expressed sorrow over the fact his mother never had the chance to meet her.

It’s a feast fit for a king and it appears it’s tempting enough to persuade the golden couple of the British royal family to consider paying a VIP visit to Ireland.

Britain's Prince William has whisked wife Duchess Catherine away on a romantic skiing break.

IN 1859 two Irishmen, Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills, led the first expedition to cross Australia from south to north.

Celebrities shared their thoughts on the unfolding day by posting messages online. Many took to Twitter to air their views.

Lady Gaga threw a royal wedding-themed party to mark the end of her tour.

Excitement is mounting at London's Goring Hotel where Kate Middleton is getting ready ahead of her wedding.

A 22-year-old man who knifed a French chef outside a classical music concert was jailed for a minimum of 23 years today after being convicted of murder.

Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton will invite 100 members of the public to their wedding via a random draw.

Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton will marry in Westminster Abbey on Friday April 29 next year – and millions of workers and schoolchildren will get the day off to celebrate.

ELECTRICIANS were last night considering a return to widespread strike action after one of the main electrical contractor bodies voted to reject a Labour Court recommendation for 4.9% pay increases in the industry.

THE country’s biggest craft union has said that plans by the Government to tackle the unemployment crisis for apprentices in the construction industry are welcome, but warned it falls well short of what is needed.

One of the country's top unions today urged its 45,000 members to accept the proposed national pay deal.

AS THE Government tries to entice trade unions back into pay talks, the country’s biggest craft union has instructed its members to start seeking the biggest pay claim to date.

Gold medal hopeful Kelly Sotherton lies fifth in the heptathlon in Beijing after two events.

THERE were signs of progress last night in the so-called light bulb dispute between health managers and hospital electricians.

Surgery will resume in Kerry General Hospital today after electricians, suspended during a row over the changing of a lightbulb, restored emergency cover.

Didier Drogba’s decision to make public his desire to leave Chelsea put the club on the back foot again today.

An inquest jury in the UK heard today how 16-year-old Daniel Greening managed to survive a plane crash which killed four others.

A WOMAN found dead in her back garden by a son, possibly fell and suffered a heart attack while she hung out her washing, an inquest heard yesterday.

When the IRA killed the British Ambassador Christopher Ewart-Biggs in 1976 a shocked nation was outraged, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

An MP has demanded a ministerial ban on pneumatic glamour model Jodie Marsh taking her anti-bullying campaign into the classroom, it emerged tonight.

UP to 70 Polish workers employed at the ESB power station at Moneypoint are owed an estimated €600,000 in wages after a probe found they were being paid less than a third of the agreed hourly rate.

THE Sun newspaper, which was banned from official photocalls of Britain’s Prince William after it published paparazzi pictures of him and fellow student Kate Middleton on a private holiday remained defiant last night despite stirring up a media storm.

Explosions sparked by a fire in a New York hardware store toppled the building’s roof and brick facade, burying dozens of firefighters beneath the rubble.