A couple found shot in an apparent murder-suicide in a Carlow B&B spent the previous night socialising in the pub across the road.

The head of a family-run international prostitution ring has been sentenced to another decade in prison after refusing to hand over €2,197,780.85 from his proceeds of crime.

More than 150 parents of children with special needs marched on the Dáil yesterday to highlight payment cuts they say will damage the quality of their children’s lives.

he family of two brothers-in-law found dead on neighbouring farms in a suspected murder-suicide have been devastated and numbed by the tragedy, a local priest said.

The family of two brothers-in-law found dead on neighbouring farms in a suspected murder-suicide have been devastated and numbed by the tragedy, a local priest said.

Two taxi companies each received in excess of €1m from the Health Service Executive as part of a €26m total pay-out for patient and staff transport in 2010.

SOCIAL networking and the Stations of the Cross hardly seem natural companions, but one young priest is combining the two tomorrow in a bid to reach out to the tweeting generation.

The head of a family-run prostitution ring has been ordered to hand over almost €2.2m from his proceeds of crime.

IN February of this year, the Irish Examiner submitted a request to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Freedom of Information Act for copies of all HSE pre-school inspection reports for facilities catering for 10 children or more for the period October 1, 2005, to September 30, 2006.