Several of Kerry’s graveyards are almost full and the local authority is being urged to look to innovative ways of increasing space.

On Sunday evening at the Glen’s Blackpool clubhouse, Jerry Galvin of Churchtown, North Cork, handed over the piece of ash, now six decades old, which was once the possession of the former Taoiseach

Culture Minister Josepha Madigan has claimed she did not give prior approval to a much-criticised letter from her office about a speculated methadone clinic in her constituency - even though her signature is on it.

Rail services from Dublin to Maynooth, M3, and Sligo are due to depart and operate to schedule following signalling issues caused by lightning earlier this evening.

Daniel Dos Santos (24) of Nicholas Street in The Liberties, Dublin had been found guilty of the offence by an 11-1 majority during a jury trial at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in May.

NAMA's demand for repayment of €32m outstanding in 2014 on loans obtained by a man for Dublin property investments was valid and lawful, a High Court judge has ruled.

Revenue has published its list of tax defaulters.

Gardaí investigating the fatal stabbing of Azzam Raguragui at Finsbury Park, Dundrum on May 10 have charged a teenage boy.

Two years ago, Gerry Murphy was living in Abu Dhabi when, tuning into RTÉ radio, he heard the unmistakable strains of tunes painstakingly preserved by his grandfather 80 years previously.

The family of an 18-year-old who was fatally stabbed in Dublin said they hope the perpetrators will be held to account.

Azzam Raguragui died after being stabbed at Finsbury Park, in Dundrum at approximately 8.10pm on Friday night.

Gardaí in Dublin are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 44-year-old from Dublin.

AN overseas investment fund, as yet unconfirmed, is the buyer of the c€30 million residential-led investment sale of the City Square development, in Cork City’s Blackpool, which has a weekly income of €40,000, or c €2m per annum.

A bank holiday family outing turned to tragedy when a road crash left a north Cork man in his 30s dead and his teenage daughter and a friend in hospital.

A chronic Dublin drug addict described as “the black sheep of his family” who carried out a string of robberies of bookies shops has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison.

Two nurses have had their registration suspended for six months, plus conditions attached to their registration for a further two years, in connection with the death of an elderly patient in hospital in 2006 while in a chair with a restraint belt.

Two nurses have had their resgistration suspended for six months, plus conditions attached to their registration for a further two years, in conneciton with the death of an elderly patient in hospital in 2006 while in a chair with a restraint belt.

Having trouble passing your driving test? Go west.

After the phenomenal success of ‘One’, Sarah Crossan is back with a new book about the death penalty. Jonathan deBurca Butler meets the award-winning author.

Donal O’Keeffe tells the story of the mobile library service which brings a sense of community and joy to people of all ages.

A Limerick man broke into a parochial house in Dublin to steal money while the priest was away saying mass, a court has heard.

The body parts of Patricia O’Connor were found scattered along a 20 to 30km stretch of the mountains.

A Cork woman has rejected claims by accountancy firm Grant Thornton she disseminated or has retained any confidential material contained on a computer disk mistakenly sent by the firm to her.

Four out of ten students who participated in a schools programme to address racism said they had previously experienced discrimination.

Kehlan Kirwan talks with Dylan Regan, creator of the VirtueBrush, a toothbrush made from bamboo and charcoal nylon, created to answer the environmental question of plastic toothbrushes and their impact on our land and seas.

A boil water notice affecting some 10,000 people across vast swathes of east Cork since February could be lifted within days.

One of Ireland’s leading providers of homecare has taken inspiration from Holland to create this country’s first purpose-built dementia community, writes Evelyn Ring

Groups and activists have described the suicide of a 17-year-old boy who had just spent 26 days in a mental-health unit as further evidence of how such services are over-reliant on medication and outdated hospital models.

A couple who were at home in bed in North Cork were terrified when a man armed with a sledgehammer and a woman carrying an iron bar smashed their way into their bedroom and demand thousands of euro in cash.

A new year, but sadly, the same old story for homes and businesses threatened by flooding in parts of Cork.

Landmark Dublin pub Doheny & Nesbitt saw profits grow by €178,749 last year, new accounts show.

There is a noticeable change in Sarah Crossan when you ask her to talk about her latest novel One. 

Baby yoga can be enjoyed by all the family and you don’t need to be an expert to reap the benefits, says Marjorie Brennan.            

More than 240 families renting council houses in North Cork will be feeling a lot cosier this winter following the announcement that insulation and draft-proofing works are to start on their homes.

A large parish, embracing three villages, is united in anticipation and excitement as it prepares for a first-ever St Patrick’s Day festival parade.

Running a community farm and their own bakery has had a profound effect on the mental health of Slí Eile’s workers, many of whom had spent years in psychiatric hospital, writes Margaret Jennings

A man who was “out of his mind with drink” grabbed a statute of Buddha and then dropped his trousers at a Chinese takeaway.

A judge has again ordered a psychiatric assessment on a Co Donegal man charged with the murders of his parents.

The daughter of a couple tragically killed in their Co Donegal home has pleaded with people with mental health problems to get professional help.