Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons has called for tax breaks for people who restore Ireland’s historic castles and great houses.

MACRA na Feirme’s national debating competition is again being supported by the National Forum on Europe.

A LITTLE girl died of massive head injuries after her bicycle careered down a Cork city hill and smashed into a wall at up to 80km an hour, an inquest heard yesterday.

A toddler has been killed in a road accident in Co Kildare.