A motorcyclist has died in a crash in Co Waterford.

Róisín Maher is from Clonmel, Co Tipperary, and is the artistic director and co-founder (with her sister Clíona) of the Finding a Voice concert series in Clonmel on March 6-8.

Amy Hughes has taken on a new role as sales manager with Envisage Cloud. Plus a selection of other people beginning new roles with companies in Ireland.

Gardaí say the infant died in "unexplained circumstances".

Corina Duyn had to open a window in her home to speak to a general election candidate – she could not get to the door because she is disabled.

Innovative housing solutions have never been more necessary in Ireland, writes Joyce Fegan.

Kya deLongchamps explores a four-bedroom family house set by a charming beach in Dungarvan, Co Waterford.

A new refugee resettlement scheme which has seen Irish communities open their arms to welcome those fleeing war and persecution is to be rolled out nationwide.

"Strategic marine activity zones" may be designated in coastal and offshore waters as part of the Government's new approach to marine planning.

A new system that significantly increases biogas production from pig manure won in the Research and Innovation category when the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) announced its 2019 Energy Awards winners.

Irish restaurants have done well to win Michelin stars recently, but achieving the coveted award brings a big pressure to retain it, writes Dan Buckley

The land to the east of Cork city consists of superb gently undulating ground that has supported a rich agricultural industry locally.

New subsidised hackney services are to be rolled out across the country from next month to combat rural isolation.

They celebrated their love of the GAA and their two counties of origin when Grace O’Brien and Robert Faherty exchanged wedding vows.

The man was taken to University Hospital in Waterford for treatment. However, despite efforts to save him he passed away from his injuries. A postmortem is expected to take place today.

A senior Bus Éireann official has said there's nothing he can do about an anomaly whereby passengers from Youghal, Co Cork, pay double the price to get to Cork City than commuters from Dungarvan, Co Waterford.

Back to school. Our little dotes are busily settling back into school, some making new friends, others reacquainting with special pals from last term.

It happened in the city in the early hours of this morning.

Peace has broken out at all Dawn Meats factories affected by the beef price blockade after the High Court heard today that permanent orders restraining trespass and intimidation could be made with the consent of named protesters who had taken part in disruptive nation-wide protests.

A multimillion-euro meat deal with China is under threat because of farmer protests outside processing plants, it has been claimed.

The owners of up to a dozen meat plants today have been granted temporary High Court injunctions restraining groups of protesters from blockading their factories and intimidating staff and suppliers.

The challenges facing society in responding to climate change were brought into sharp relief by the focus on Brazil last week.

Located in the heart of one of the finest parts of the country for producing both national hunt and point-to-point winning racehorses, a large holding in East Cork is currently listed with Fermoy-based auctioneers Dick Barry & Son, and is sure to attract a good deal of interest from a wide range of farming interests.

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Operating profits at the group which owns the luxury Faithlegg House Hotel in Co Waterford grew by 44% to €8m last year.

Kildare had the highest rate of conviction, where 85% of motorists before the courts were successfully prosecuted, compared to the lowest in Co Waterford (44%).

Ariel Sanecki is resort mixologist at Adare Manor

A 90-degree vertiginous cliff above, and a disappearing ground below, is no place to contemplate the nature of landscape and what actually constitutes an island. Actually I lie.

Many stranded as opening day debacle sparks fury towards festival organisers for lack of planning and information.

Cars have been packed up with pop-up tents, toilet roll and plenty of food and drink as thousands prepare to descend on festivals around the country over the Bank holiday weekend.

FESTIVAL TIME: All Together Now and Indiependence are among the events making the most of the bank holiday weekend, with strong line-ups over the next few days.

Five things to watch out for the week ahead

Dawn Meats, one of Europe’s leading meat processors, has cut its CO2 emissions by 33%, just four years into a ten-year strategy to reduce its environmental impact.

He's one of the most successful cyclists of the 1980s and is regarded as one of the greatest classics riders.

There is a warning the economy is close to overheating.