Today, a man was arrested at a protest outside a meat processing plant in County Cavan, while another protestor was taken from the scene at Liffey Meats in Ballyjamesduff in an ambulance.

Gardaí are continuing to appeal for information in relation to a serious assault in Co Wexford.

A trip to Galway is planned for Construct following his all-the-way hurdle debut success in the Tony Patterson Sports ground Maiden Hurdle in Downpatrick yesterday.

Kya deLongchamps reports on the work on Johnstown Castle in County Wexford

A soccer match in County Wexford had to be abandoned in the 70th minute after a referee was allegedly assaulted at the weekend.

Three men are due in court in the morning, charged in connection with a drug seizure in Dublin.

On the morning of 8th January, 1979, I was on a Night Shift at Great Island Power Station in County Wexford.

An inquest has heard how four members of a family died while attempting to do a u-turn on a busy national road.

The West’s Awake was a poignant winner of the two-and-a-half-mile novice chase at Punchestown yesterday.

’RED Admiral thrives despite wet summer’ runs a headline on Butterfly Conservation’s website. This glamorous insect is doing well in the UK, writes Richard Collins.

Courtown RNLI in County Wexford have released footage of their rescue of a teenage girl with suspected spinal injuries whom they had to keep afloat in the sea for 40 minutes.

Latest: 200,000 victims worldwide have now been hit by the "WannaCry" cyber attack.

29-year-old David Walsh - who was originally from Enniscorthy in County Wexford - sustained a fatal stab wound to his neck at a house in western Sydney last night.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Farmers are being advised to confine their poultry flock.

According to a report in Science News, Europe’s oldest living thing is a tree growing in the Pindus Mountains of Northern Greece.

A 14-year-old girl has died after she collapsed during an underage Gaelic football match in County Wexford.

A man convicted of raping his spouse told gardaí that it was not possible for a husband to rape a wife, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Workers at Dunnes Stores in Gorey, County Wexford, have turned up for work this morning, despite the closure of the retail outlet on Thursday.

Retail recovering on Irish high streets, Cork's oldest gay bar closes, Bingham wins World snooker championship and Bressie writes about marriage equality. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Two investigations are underway following a farm death in County Wexford yesterday.

Exciting young chaser Defy Logic is back in training with Paul Nolan after recovering from a broken blood vessel at owner JP McManus’ stud in County Limerick.

A man has been killed in a farming accident in County Wexford.

Ruby Walsh had an armchair ride on his only mount at Thurles yesterday - the long absent Isleofhopendreams which coasted to a smooth odds-on success in the Killinan Handicap Hurdle.

ESB management report fewer than 8,000 homes and businesses are still without power this morning, following last week's storms.

Up to 10,000 landowners and householders, who have formed a national alliance to fight EirGrid’s €500m pylon corridor, have said their national campaign is not short of financial backing.

Darwin gets the nap to land a fascinating Group 3 Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown tonight.

An investigation is continuing in County Wexford into the tragic drowning of a man while trying to rescue his child.

Nicky Henderson is happy for Sprinter Sacre to take his chance on testing ground in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase at Punchestown today.

Big Zeb, winner of the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham in 2010, has been retired.

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Punchestown officials remain hopeful of racing going ahead today despite yesterday’s fixture being lost to waterlogging.

Is there anything to be said for saying another Mass? A real-life Bishop Brennan is encouraging people to pray to put an end to our soggy summer.

Colm Murphy feels there are still many more races to be won with Big Zeb - although he is highly unlikely to scale the heights of his greatest success in the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Champion trainer Willie Mullins achieved another notable milestone in his remarkable career when the Ruby Walsh ridden Soll justified odds-on favouritism in the N.I. Hotels Federation Beginners Chase at Down Royal yesterday.

WITH stable-jockey Kevin Manning on duty in Dubai (he rode Hurricane Havoc to finish fourth in the Group 2 Cape Verdi yesterday), Rory Cleary proved an able deputy when providing Jim Bolger with a double, on Heir To The Mint and General Bunching at Dundalk last night.

Emergency services are attending a fire at an apartment complex on the North Quays in New Ross, County Wexford.

DESSIE Hughes is hoping Roberto Goldback’s touch of class will see him through in the Matty Ryan Memorial Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles today.

NOEL Meade and Willie Mullins lead the way with two entries apiece in Sunday’s Bar One Racing Royal Bond Hurdle at Fairyhouse.