Cross-party demands have been made for an independent investigation into how the Air Corps has managed staff exposure to harmful chemicals.

The University of Limerick failed to pass on health concerns about the Air Corps hangars to its work placement students, despite several warnings over chemical exposure fears.

A man is turning heads in a rural Co Donegal village after buying a tank which he is using to nip down to the shop.

A total of €66 million will be spent on purchasing and maintaining equipment for the army, naval service and air corps next year.

More than 90 troops have arrived home following a six-month stint in Syria.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has been welcomed to the Republic of Ireland.

An investigation is underway following overnight damage to a runway at Baldonnel Aerodrome.

Two men have gone on trial accused of conspiracy to possess three quarters of a ton of cannabis resin in west Dublin.

PART of the success achieved by one of the country’s leading export companies, Baileys, has been attributed to the quality cream produced by 40,000 dairy cows on 1,500 accredited Irish farms.

Three people have been rescued after their yacht got into difficulty off the Irish coast.

A Spanish crewman has been airlifted to hospital in Cork suffering from a serious medical problem.

A SCHOOLGIRL and her little brother died in a crash yesterday — the last victims in what was among the most deadly Februarys on our roads in recent years.

Three people have died following separate road accidents around the country last night.

THE Dublin Airport Authority has claimed that its proposed second terminal at Dublin Airport is arguably “the most important public building in a generation.”

SNAP PRINTING announced that it generated a turnover of €22.7 million in 2006, representing a 12% growth over the previous year’s total of €20.3m.

DENSE fog yesterday prevented senior political and legal figures from attending the funeral of a High Court judge in Cork yesterday.

ABSOLUTE drought was recorded in three counties this week, heightening the prospects of severe water shortages later in the summer.

An Irish fighter pilot who shot down 32 planes in the Second World War was officially honoured today for the first time in his own country.

The body of Sergeant Derek Mooney, who died in a road accident in Liberia last Thursday, has arrived back at Baldonnell aerodrome.

Sligo had few problems as they booked their third round berth at the expense of non-league Moyle Park at Baldonnell.

THE number of US troops using Shannon Airport will increase dramatically in the coming days as the American Army reinforces its numbers in the Gulf.

The first section of the O'Connell Street spike has been moved from where it was built in Dungarvan to Baldonnell and will complete its journey to the capital tonight.

A NEW commercial airport in west Dublin would create no technical problems for air traffic control it emerged yesterday. Aer Rianta wants to build a €100m runway at Dublin airport but a second airport at Baldonnell is also being mooted.

A Dublin haulage company has gone into receivership with the loss of 72 jobs.