A teenager who caused a ruckus at a hospital was given an option of doing community service instead of going to jail. But declaring “f*** that”, he said he would not do community work.

Two young men whose car was almost sliced in half, when it struck a pole in Cork city, are lucky to be alive.

The jury in the trial of a motorist accused of careless driving causing the death of an elderly Kilkenny man near Mitchelstown two years ago failed to reach a verdict yesterday after four hours of deliberation.

The only evidence given by a motorist on trial yesterday for careless driving causing the death of an elderly man was to say to the family of the deceased: “I am sorry for your loss.”

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Julie Sharkey stars in the Everyman’s production of Dancing at Lughnasa, writes Colette Sheridan

Boxer Michael O’Reilly, who is before court for alleged breaches of the Public Order Act, may face more serious charges, according to gardaí.

Gardaí investigating a brutal assault which caused severe hand injuries to a young man in Waterford have arrested a 28-year-old.

Gardaí investigating a brutal assault which caused severe hand injuries to a young man in Waterford have arrested a 28-year-old in connection with the incident, writes Conor Kane.

Gardaí in Waterford have been conducting door-to-door inquiries after a assault left a 20-year-old in danger of losing some of his fingers.

A man has lost a number of fingers during an alleged assault in Waterford.

Despite all the advantages associated with allocating funding for the M20 motorway, as outlined in recent articles in this newspaper, this work has been postponed again. 

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Literary great Brian Friel was buried yesterday on a hillside outside a Co Donegal town where many of his works were set.

President Michael D Higgins led tributes to his friend, playwright Brian Friel who died yesterday at his home in Greencastle, Co Donegal, at the age of 86.

Mark Corcoran can remember the phone call distinctly.

A 19-year-old man will appear in court on Tuesday in connection with a number of arson attacks in Waterford.

Fire crews and gardaí were called to the scene of two fires in Waterford city overnight.

A solicitor acting for a man charged in relation to a petrol bomb attack on a house in Waterford has asked the courts not to disclose his client’s new address.

A man in his 40s has died in a collision near Mallow, Co Cork.

A teenager who was being questioned about a petrol bomb attack on a house in Waterford which left three children in hospital, has been released without charge.

A 23-year-old man is due in court this morning charged in connection with an arson attack at a house in Ballybeg in Waterford last week.

A man has appeared in court charged in connection with an arson attack on a house in Waterford city, which has left two children with severe burns.

A 23-year-old man has been charged in connection with an arson attack on a house in Waterford city, which has left two children with severe burns.

An 11-year-old girl is recovering in a hospital burns unit after undergoing surgery to treat injuries she received while trying to protect her baby cousin from a firebomb attack.

An 11-year-old girl is today recovering after heroically saving the life of her infant cousin during what is believed to have been a petrol-bomb attack on their grandmother's Waterford home around 9.20pm yesterday.

A one-year-old baby, her 11-year-old sister and third person are in hospital tonight after suffering injuries following a petrol bomb attack in Waterford.

Gardaí are hunting for two men who subjected a taxi driver to a violent assault and robbery on the northside of Cork City early yesterday.

Gardaí in Waterford are appealing for witnesses to a serious assault in the city earlier this week.

Gardaí investigating a major illegal money-lending ring — involving members of an extended family who have bought up to 10 houses for cash despite being on social welfare — arrested six people yesterday morning.

A man has been remanded in custody at Waterford District Court charged with aggravated burglary in relation to an incident in which a house was broken into by a suspect carrying a machete sword.

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As he readies a tour of Brian Friel’s classic play, Adrian Dunbar is adamant it doesn’t need any heavy-handed directorial interventions, writes Pádraic Killeen.

Access has been restored to the Ballybricken area of Waterford City following an earlier incident.

The Cork Rd (R680) in Waterford city is closed at Ballybeg due to flooding.

TV3’s director of programmes, Ben Frow, is taking Ireland’s much-loved newsreader Anne Doyle out to lunch next week to see if she wants to work with RTÉ’s rival network.

The Government is to outline proposals for a planning tsar on recommendations from the damning Mahon Tribunal report.

A Co Cork town which desperately needs a northern ring road will have to wait after the Government said funding was not available for the project.

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has said he cannot see the proposed €800m Cork-Limerick (M20) motorway opening before 2023.

A murder investigation was under way last night into the death of a “devoted dad” who may have been lying dead in an abandoned building for up to 24 hours before his body was found by teenagers.