A man has appeared in court charged in connection with the robbery of an 85-year-old man in Limerick City last week.

A rider on a stolen scooter tried to ram one of two Garda cars giving chase in what is believed to be the first joyriding incident of its kind in this country.

Running: The inception of the Dublin marathon in 1980 proved to be a catalyst for the original running boom in Ireland, and for Jerry Kiernan, it was a glorious time.

One man has been arrested after detectives chased armed robbers who held up a bank.

A man has been arrested after an attempted post office robbery in Dublin.

I’m an ideas man.

SUN, sea, and style — it’s got to be Miami.

Bus Éireann has said the provision of accessible bus stops on its network is "the responsibility of local authorities".

North Dublin's water supply is said to be safe to drink and cook with once again.

Tankers are in place in parts of Dublin today as water disruption in the northside of the capital continues.

A prison officer who tried to smuggle more than €20,000 of drugs into Mountjoy has been jailed for five years.

A father told a court today that he was “sick” of his teenage son's behaviour as the teen was remanded in custody after he allegedly led gardaí on a car chase in north Dublin.

STANDING at the southern most point of the USA, in Key West Florida, the realisation set in that we had finally run out of road.

Eight years ago Theresa Tinggal discovered she was illegally adopted. Now aged 56, Theresa, like many others, is still fighting for information about the circumstances of her birth. She tells Conall Ó Fátharta about her quest to find her true identity and the obstacles that remain in her way.

A FORMER producer with WLR FM in Waterford has been awarded more than €11,500 for being unfairly sacked after she chose to stand in local elections.

A former boxing champion who glassed a man in the face three years after he bit part of another man’s ear off has been sentenced to six years with the final two suspended at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire at a school on the northside of Dublin.

GARDAÍ are building up evidence against suspects for the brutal murder of a man earlier this year.

GARDAÍ suspect the remains of a body found dumped in a rural lane in north Dublin are that of missing man Peter Gunn.

PANICKED motorists had to be rescued from waters up to four feet deep in parts of Dublin after the weekend’s record rainfall trapped them in flash floods.

TODAY, the third anniversary of the death of Rachel O’Reilly, is set to be marked in a low-key manner by the family of the murdered Dublin mother.

AT 5ft 11in Rachel O’Reilly spent a lot of time towering over acquaintances, both male and female.

Gardaí in Limerick investigating the sudden death of a man in the Southill area of the city last night have appealed for the public's help in identifying him.

Week two of the fresh Basketball Super League Season gets under way this weekend with cross conference fixtures being thrown up for the Novae for Men Super League Men.

IT’S not every day you get to meet a robot — unless you’re a time traveller like Dr Who.

A MAJOR card skimming scam has been smashed after six people were arrested in a series of early morning raids by gardaí probing a gang targeting machines across the country.

Six eastern Europeans were arrested in a series of raids in Leinster today as part of a major garda investigation into ATM fraud.

Motorists in Dublin are being advised that the M1 is closed northbound from Collins Avenue to the exit for the airport from today until tomorrow at midnight.

The M1, north and southbound is closed until midnight tonight.

Two men have escaped with several thousand euros in cash following a raid on a betting shop in Dublin this morning.

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Travel to and from Dublin through the North of the city is set for disruption throughout the weekend.

An explosion at an ESB sub-station on Collins Avenue in Glasnevin, Dublin, has left hundreds of homes without electricity temporarily.

An eyewitness to a fatal fight who alleged last Friday that he saw the accused man swinging a silver object at the deceased has accepted that it could have been a bracelet the accused was wearing.

The owner and staff of a landmark North Dublin pub are recovering from a terrifying ordeal overnight. The publican was abducted by armed raiders as he arrived home after closing time.

Gardai have released without charge a youth who was being questioned in connection with a stabbing incident in Limerick City overnight.

A youth has been arrested following a stabbing incident in Limerick City overnight.

A man is recovering in hospital following a stabbing in Limerick city last night.