It is difficult to imagine a more insulting act by a head of government than to send a formal letter on headed notepaper purporting to come from his office and person, but omitting to sign it as a means of authenticating it. And then to send another signed letter saying something quite different.

A father-of-three has been jailed for five years for the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old boy over 25 years ago after he made the child believe that he wanted a relationship with him.

The parkland setting of Russborough will be the setting for what promises to be a fun day out on July 28, says Peter Dowdall.

Republic of Ireland defender Louise Quinn has been one of the punditry stars of a groundbreaking World Cup for women's football. But she won't be satisfied until she has starred in one on the pitch. The Arsenal stalwart won't back away from a challenge, having had to completely change her playing style to become an integral part of a star-studded multinational side now chasing Champions League glory.

A 22-year-old man has been remanded in custody after he was charged with the murder of mother-of-three Skaidrite Valdgeima who was stabbed to death a Dublin city-centre apartment.

The woman who was stabbed to death in Dublin this morning was a 34-year-old from Latvia.

Geraldine Clancy, cystic fibrosis (CF) clinical nurse specialist, paediatrics, Tallaght University Hospital

“I am 8 years old

Severe pressure on health and water services are being tackled by staff nationwide as the massive clean-up continues in the aftermath of Storm Emma.

A case brought by a woman who claimed the ground went from under her while strolling at Blessington Lakes has been struck out at the High Court.

A motorcyclist has died in a road accident in Co. Wicklow.

Wicklow brothers Sean (17) and Conor (15) have gathered huge momentum following a very impressive X Factor audition.

Gary and Paul O’Donovan will be defending their European lightweight double sculls title at the 2017 European Rowing Championships this weekend, writes Sarah Dineen.

LATEST: Air Corps Captain Sean McCarthy says today has been a more successful one for crews trying to tackle the forest fire in Co Galway, before warning that dry conditions could yet cause the blaze to grow.

The country’s rental market watchdog has seen a spike in cases of landlords wrongly trying to drive through rent hikes in anticipation of capped rates rolling out in areas under new government measures.

Rowing Ireland’s High Performance director, Morten Espersen confirmed this week he is resigning from his position, bringing to a close a huge contribution made by the Dane over the past four years. 

"I don’t believe in being a slave to fashion, it’s nice to freshen things up a bit with something new, or inject a splash of colour once in a while."

Today, July 28

The latest gangland murder victim threatened a notorious criminal figure in the week before his death, gardaí have uncovered.

Gardaí are scouring countryside on the outskirts of Dublin for the weapon used in the latest gun killing to hit the city.

Dublin-based hotel and accommodation specialist Prem Group is in advanced talks to buy two more hotels — one in Ireland and one in the UK — on the back of it landing the Tulfarris resort in Co Wicklow.

Eddie Dunbar avoided disaster to stay in contention for the yellow jersey at the An Post Rás yesterday, the young Corkman battling to limit his losses to just 14 seconds after a late mechanical threatened to derail his chances.

Tomorrow night’s Carbery Navigation Trial in Leap in West Cork is the second round of the Munster Navigation Trial Championship. Local crews will be expected to dominate the 115km event although Limerick’s Alan Shinnors and George Shinnors (Subaru), who won last week’s Cork Startrek Navigation Trial, should again be to the forefront.

A motorcyclist died in a road accident Co Wicklow last night.

“They always say here, the best place to find me is somewhere near the teapot.”

A 20-year-old man has been killed in a motorcyle crash in County Wicklow.

The owner of a wooden house in Co Wicklow found to have been built in gross breach of planning laws has agreed to have the building demolished by the end of January next year.

A Kildare businessman who stole his elderly mother’s credit card to buy hotel breaks and holidays abroad has been spared jail and ordered to pay money back over the next three years.

A former Garda has been convicted of damaging a Bronze Age burial mound in County Wicklow.

O’Byrne Cup

Two men have been given community service for their role in abducting a recovering addict, driving him around the Dublin Mountains and threatening him over his friend’s alleged debt.

Anti-water charges campaigners predict more than 100,000 protesters will be on the streets at 70 demonstrations around the country this Saturday.

Power has been restored to thousands of homes across the country after high winds caused blackouts.

ESB repair crews are working to restore power to more than 6,500 homes and businesses after high winds caused blackouts.

The ESB has said that thousands of homes have no power this morning after overnight high winds and heavy rain.

Some 65,000 Irish war horses went to battle in the First World War, a new RTÉ documentary reveals.

A fifth man has been arrested after a burglary at a house in Dunlanvin in Co Wicklow yesterday.

A man is due to appear in court this morning in connection with a robbery at a filling station in Co Wicklow over the weekend.

Two men remain in Garda custody this morning following a robbery at a filling station in Blessington in Co. Wicklow last night.

BBC1 @ 10.20pm: Graham Norton continues his award-winning talk show, with guests Ricky Gervais, Ronnie Corbett and Juliette Binoche, plus music and chat from Irish pop star Imelda May.