A Dublin man has settled his High Court action against the Garda Commissioner and State for damages over alleged assault and false imprisonment after the Garda Emergency Response Unit mistakenly raided his flat.

Dublin has gone green for Patrick’s Day, with festivities culminating in a street party tomorrow, expected to attract more than 500,000 spectators. 

The education reform debate is entering its fourth year and still does not seem clear cut, writes Education Correspondent Niall Murray

An 83-year-old army veteran celebrated his wedding day in his old uniform to make his new bride’s wishes come true.

Detectives have launched an investigation after a man was brutally attacked and left collapsed on a street in Dublin city centre, covered in blood.

A GIRLS’ weekend away was on the cards for months. Time for me (and a willing buddy) to ditch the husbands and the childers, hit the motorway, fork out for the tolls and head to the big smoke. Our check list: shoe shopping, a concert in the O2, plenty of pubs and lots of lie ins. Dublin, here we come.

It might not be the biggest parade in the world but Dublin is surely one of the best spots to be for the St Patrick’s Day bash.

THE Temple Bar TradFest begins in Dublin this week. Promoted by the Temple Bar Company (an association of traders in the city centre), the acclaimed festival of traditional and folk music will begin on Tuesday and run until Sunday next.

Sarah Webb will lead workshop on penning commercial fiction at Waterford Writers Weekend, says Colette Sheridan.

President Mary McAleese revealed she was on the verge of tears as she attended her last engagement as Head of State today.

Mary McAleese has said she is delighted to end her 14 years as President and know that peace has been restored to the North.

ALTHOUGH a feature of Dublin life since 1852, the Clarence Hotel was taken over by Bono and The Edge of U2 in 1992.

Thursday, June 30

IT was a day when the world turned a little differently.

Searchers today declared that no one had died in the rubble of Christchurch’s cathedral – a rare piece of good news in the final days of a grim recovery operation following an earthquake that devastated New Zealand’s second-largest city and killed at least 165 people.

THE baby boy who is the youngest known victim of New Zealand’s earthquake disaster was its first laid to rest, given a farewell by grieving relatives who clutched stuffed toys and draped his tiny coffin in a comforter.

Relatives of people still missing three days after an earthquake shattered the New Zealand city of Christchurch arrived today from several countries to join an anxious vigil for news that looked increasingly likely to be grim.

A man who saved his wife from the New Zealand earthquake has been hailed a hero.

AN Irish woman miraculously survived the devastating earthquake in New Zealand after deciding at the last minute to go out for lunch just before the building she worked in collapsed.

WATERFORD Museum of Treasures has secured a major bequest including letters from descendents of architect John Roberts’s family.

FIFTY years of memories of one of Waterford’s favourite cultural events was unveiled yesterday.

SCREENINGS of the ever-popular Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and High School Musical are among the highlights of a programme of free events during next week’s Waterford International Festival of Music.

Gordon Ledbetter

A WIDE-ranging Fringe Festival programme has been announced for the Waterford International Festival of Music taking place next month.

ONE of the world’s most famous gospel choirs is set to feature at a forthcoming international music festival in Waterford.

Up to 5,000 people are expected to take part in this year's Dublin Pride Parade this afternoon.

IRISH charities are recording unprecedented donations to help respond to the Haiti earthquake disaster that has left possibly up to 100,000 people dead.

A garda accused of assault causing harm to a homeless man who later died, was today served with a book of evidence and returned for trial before a judge and jury.

About €250,000 worth of damage has been caused by a break-in at Christchurch Cathedral in Waterford city.

A festival celebrating the works of the composer George Frideric Handel will open in Dublin today.

Climate change activists have demanded that the Government respond strongly to the climate crisis.

The Danish government today expressed its regret over the Viking invasion of Ireland more than 1,000 years ago.

IRELAND has good overall levels of air quality, according to a report published yesterday.

THOUSANDS took to the streets of Dublin over the weekend to mark the city’s Gay Pride celebrations.

The Government today announced €18.56m in grants for conservation projects around the country like Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin and Co Mayo’s Westport House.

A new Church of Ireland Bishop of Cashel and Ossory is to be elected at the end of next month, it emerged today.

Aidan Hennigan

ALMOST half a million people turned the streets of Dublin green yesterday as they cheered on the colourful St Patrick’s Day parade snaking through the city centre.

The Venerable David Pierpoint was installed in the high-profile position of the Church of Ireland Archdeacon of Dublin today at a ceremony in Christchurch Cathedral.

THE ultimate bachelor pad, number 5 The Warehouse is an open plan one-bedroom Manhattan loft-style apartment in a converted warehouse just off Clanbrassil Street.

New Church of Ireland Bishop of the Cashel and Ossory diocese Peter Barrett was consecrated today at Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin today.

A peace service in Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin is underway to pray for the crisis in Northern Ireland.

The Church of Ireland will today elect a new Archbishop for Dublin following the resignation of Walton Empey in July.