With huge tracts of this constituency hived off into the new Roscommon-Galway region, a number of TDs have seen their home bases ripped asunder.

The women of Ireland showed who were the real bosses of the Dublin Horse Show yesterday by taking centre stage from any visiting US rock star.

On May 23 last year Fr Kevin Reynolds had his life and reputation torn apart when a high profile television investigation branded him a child rapist.

Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has criticised RTÉ's 'Mission to Prey' programme today, calling it a "shoddy, unprofessional, cavalier, damaging piece of work".

A report by the broadcasting watchdog into how an RTÉ programme defamed a Galway priest, Fr Kevin Reynolds, is expected to be published shortly.

THE results of two reports into the controversial RTÉ Prime Time Investigates programme which defamed Fr Kevin Reynolds are due to be considered by the RTÉ Authority next week.

THE Association of Catholic Priests has called on RTÉ to explain why it proceeded with a defamatory broadcast against Galway-based priest Fr Kevin Reynolds despite the priest’s constant denials of sexual abuse.

RTÉ is agreed to pay compensatory and aggravated damages to Fr Kevin Reynolds after he settled his action for defamation arising from the broadcaster’s Prime Time Investigates programme, “Mission to Prey”.

HUNDREDS of well- wishers gave a standing ovation to a priest who returned to his parish yesterday after being cleared of allegations he fathered a child in Kenya 30 years ago.

A Galway priest who was wrongly accused by RTÉ's 'Prime Time' of fathering a child in Africa has returned to his parish today.

Two paternity tests have shown that a Co Galway-based priest, featured in an RTÉ 'Prime Time Investigates' programme, is not the father of a Kenyan woman, the High Court has been told.

It was another action packed day for Team Ireland at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens with competition in 11 different sports.

GARDAÍ are preparing to launch an investigation into the alleged abuse and rape of children in Africa by Irish missionary priests.

EVEN driving down this country’s rural roads, much of Ireland is hidden, more of it is simply overlooked, abandoned, or ignored. And, some of it is making its way back – as can be seen in a day in the wandering company of someone like the multi-faceted George Gossip.

“MY story, which is true, should be published in my own name.”

Gardaí are dealing with a two-car crash at Garbally, one kilometre west of Ballinasloe on the N6 Dublin to Galway road.

Cork will have experience on their side this weekend when they contest their ninth Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie final in 10 years.

TWO workers at Limerick’s Dell computer plant were killed in a horrific road accident, which claimed four lives at the weekend.

Four people have died in three separate road crashes in Kilkenny, Galway and Dublin today.

An 18-year-old man was killed when the car he was driving hit a tree in Co Galway, garda said today.

Minister for Health Mary Harney's mother has died at the age of 84 after a long illness.

Two people killed in a crash in Co Galway last night have been named.

A LEADING Irish milliner is to supply the hat worn by Camilla Parker Bowles at her wedding to Prince Charles, it emerged yesterday.

Seven towns in Counties Kerry, Galway and Limerick are to be connected to the broadband network.

Gardaí in Co Galway are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a three-year-old boy in a tragic accident yesterday evening.