The High Court has made a order winding up a well known West of Ireland Hotel after being informed that it had failed to satisfy a debt owed to Revenue of more than €500,000.

Thousands of households around the country are without water today as crews battle to repair leaks, restore supplies and replenish reservoir levels.

SEVEN businesses, including two supermarkets, were shut down last month for poor hygiene that posed a threat to public health, it emerged yesterday.

A foreign gang could be behind armed robberies in Co Armagh, it was revealed today after a 56-year-old woman was targeted in her home.

A three-man gang was being questioned by gardaí today after guns and ammunition were seized by detectives.

ISN’T it time that those who oppose the ban on smoking in pubs and restaurants got a grip on themselves.