The suspicious object at the centre of a security alert in Amargh has been declared a hoax.

The Saint Patrick's Day parade in Armagh has been disrupted because of a security alert.

STRICT and intense security measures will be in place today for the visit of US President Barack Obama.

DUBLIN’S chewing-gum black- spots have been named and shamed as the city council seeks a contractor to clean up the capital’s sticky problem.

Rush-hour commuters were today warned to plan ahead to avoid traffic chaos when cars are banned from one of the busiest roads in the country.

THE 90th anniversary of the end of the first world war will be marked with a series of commemorative events at Waterford Institute of Technology next week.

A UNIQUE event bringing together outdoor theatre and performance practitioners from Europe will be held in Waterford this week.

MUCH-NEEDED public toilets could soon be back on the streets of Dublin if a pilot scheme to reopen facilities near Trinity College is a success.

ALMOST 2,900 graduates will be conferred with academic awards at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) in ceremonies at the institute’s College Street campus this week — a record number for the college.

RESPECTED Canadian poet, essayist, critic and editor Carmine Starnino is to visit Waterford as part of this year’s Sean Dunne Literary Festival.

WIT management insists the institute is ready for the transition to a university, writes South-East Correspondent Neans McSweeney.

Almost 2,800 graduates will be conferred with academic awards at Waterford Institute of Technology over the next three days in colourful ceremonies at the Chapel on the Institute’s College Street campus.

The Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) has reportedly acknowledged that proposals to link up the city's two LUAS lines pose significant problems for Dublin Bus.

STUDENTS took to the streets yesterday to highlight their frustration over lack of facilities at part of Waterford Institute of Technology.

Angry publicans are planning to give politicians a taste of their own medicine by banning smoking at pubs and bars during a party conference next month.

IT was enough to take your mind off the loss of a few euro.

Dublin is expected to grind to a halt tomorrow as one of the country's biggest-ever protest marches takes to the streets.

THE first ATM machine controversially installed in a pub could be shut down amid claims that it breached the planning laws.

The levels of poisons being pumped into the air by cars and lorries has jumped by up to 43% since 1990.