A teenager who died after consuming drugs at a festival has been described as a “young boy who had a future ahead of him”.

A young man who was taken to Cork University Hospital after consuming a substance at the Indiependence Music Festival has died.

It was one of 29 reports from a number of similar homes carried out by the health watchdog in the last few months, with most found to be compliant.

A pensioner who fractured her arm after she tripped on a path while walking in a Co Tipperary town has had her award of damages increased to over €56,000 by the High Court.

Joe Leogue Both Fine Gael and Labour selected candidates for the European Parliament elections in the Ireland South constituency yesterday.

Gardaí are to seek money laundering and theft charges against four members of an organised crime gang involved in defrauding two organisations of more than €750,000.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and two of his ministers have questioned whether the Eighth Amendment referendum will be passed if it allows unrestricted access to abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has criticised frontline gardaí for rejecting the “specific findings” of the false breath-tests investigation and attempting to wash their hands of responsibility for the affair.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has heavily criticised frontline gardai for rejecting the "specific findings" of the false breath tests investigation and attempting to wash their hands of responsibility for the affair, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

Ireland’s food and farm industries are in a state of suspense due to the Brexit question mark over the main market for their produce, the UK.

Farmer Paddy Lyons will be laid to rest today when hundreds are expected to gather in his home community to say their farewells.

Teenagers at a North Cork school brought children from Angola, Portugal, Spain, Germany and Austria to Cork City Hall to join pupils from 22 Irish second- level schools as part of the country’s largest model United Nations conference.

Fisheries officers Martin Dennehy and David McCarthy, from Cork, were among 42 remarkable rescuers honoured yesterday at a ceremony in Dublin Castle for their brave life-saving acts.

Gardaí have said the murder of a Limerick biker was recorded on security cameras, and the killing is linked to a “bitter feud” between rival motorcycle gangs.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland has launched a campaign to address the stigma that adversely affects thousands of people living with dementia and their carers often preventing individuals from seeking or sharing a diagnosis.

Moves by Nama to press legal action against a widow whose husband took his own life have been roundly condemned by TDs.

UCC students are banding together for a world record attempt — in a hula-hoop challenge.

A 12-year-old boy who can’t walk, talk or sit up on his own, has brought a High Court action for damages over catastrophic injuries he suffered in the final stages of his mother’s pregnancy.

Looking good is hard work but well worth the effort, says newly crowned Miss Ireland, Jessica Hayes from Douglas, Cork.

Irish-headquartered construction and engineering firm Kentz, has taken over a US-based Valerus Field Solutions for $435m (€316m) in what is a major expansion for the company.

WHEN it came to writing novels, Laurence Sterne, born in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, 300 years ago this week, certainly enjoyed experimenting. Pages strewn with long dashes, asterisks and the odd hand sign; a torn out chapter; two pages completely smudged with printer’s ink; and a section playfully left blank for the reader to write their own character description.

Tackle the world and do so with joy, President Michael D Higgins told 33 young people who received a Gaisce gold medal yesterday.

A mystery woman found in Ireland dazed and unable to communicate, who was later identified as an Australian, is on her way home.

Greyhound owners and breeders have accused the governing body of the industry of mismanagement and demanded reform.

While the rest of us are opening presents and tucking into turkey, others find themselves goosed, having to report for duty. Dan Buckley talks to those who work on Christmas Day.

Willie Mullins’ Tempo Du Camp looks the most interesting horse on show in the Racecourse Annual Membership Maiden Hurdle at Limerick this afternoon.

A garda has told a trial she suffered “unbelievable” pain after getting a kick in the face at a Halloween bonfire and then rang for help as she was afraid for her colleagues’ safety.

With farming buoyant, it should be a good time for agricultural contractors.

When it comes to word power, a school in Co Cork is really a force to be reckoned with.

Patients of an acute psychiatric unit and their families have vowed to continue their campaign to keep the service open despite the Minister of State with Responsibility for Mental Health confirming its closure is “set in blood”.

Prosecutors in Italy have arrested the captain of the stricken cruise liner on suspicion of multiple manslaughter.

SPECIALIST pork rib processor Ribworld has been purchased out of receivership by M&M Walshe — part of the Callan Bacon Group — in a deal that secures the 65 jobs at the processing plant in Clonmel, Co Tipperary.

SALES of former military barracks which were shut down over the past 12 years have netted the Government almost €85 million, but property experts claim they will be lucky to find any buyers for four Defence Forces sites due to be closed soon.

A 62-YEAR-OLD woman who had her legs amputated claims her doctor told her on a number of occasions she was suffering from a pain in her back and allegedly discounted complaints about pains in her legs.

THE HSE “alienated” a group of consultant psychiatrists by publicly announcing the closure of an acute psychiatric unit without warning the consultants of the decision.

C&C is to sell its Tullamore Dew-led spirits division for €300 million – a full €100m more than broker estimates of the unit’s value.

A huge rally is due to take place in Clonmel, Co Tipperary later today to protest at the closure of acute services at South Tipperary General Hospital.

SAVING a day care centre for the elderly and raising awareness about suicide are among hundreds of projects entered for a schools competition inspiring the country’s future social leaders.

The loss of 100 jobs at a meat plant in Co Laois will devastate a local workforce who have no alternative employment, it was claimed tonight.

The Finance Minister Brian Lenihan says his predictions on the rate of unemployment are not as pessimistic as leading economist Dr Alan Barrett's.

KENTZ Corporation, the Irish engineering company, said its backlog of work rose 39% in the first four months of the year, with a “very strong” pipeline of additional business in place.