An environmental watchdog only became aware through media reports that several people had become ill in Limerick from consuming contaminated drinking water, an audit has revealed.

Thousands of kilometres of regional and local roads across the country are suffering from major defects, according to a new report by a local government watchdog.

The business of "Lights, cameras, action!" continues apace as Ireland’s film industry looks to consolidate its profile on the global stage.

Voters in Limerick City and County could be casting their ballots for their first directly-elected mayor in 2021, a year ahead of schedule.

Fine Gael has become the first government party in two decades to make gains in mid-term elections, according to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

A “deeply disappointed” junior minister Andrew Doyle openly defied his party's instructions not to canvass in Cork and Tipperary amid an escalating feud between Fine Gael's Ireland South candidates.

Fine Gael has been forced to “revise” its division of the Ireland South constituency in order to bolster MEP Deirdre Clune's flagging campaign, just 48 hours before polling.

A national map of outdoor mobile phone coverage for 2G, 3G and 4G services for a range of providers has been published by ComReg, the Commission for Communications Regulation, which regulates the electronic communications and postal sectors.

If Kilkenny hurling was a Leaving Cert subject, Wexford would treat it as the one you don’t count when calculating your points total.

Local authorities are set to fall significantly short of new social housing targets this year.

Stoke left with a difficult decision

As a parent, I want children’s hospital to be renamed

As a parent, I want children’s hospital to be renamed

A portal tomb, excavated only two years ago in Kerry, has revealed evidence of some of the earliest agricultural activity in north-west Europe.

Peter Creedon and his Laois management set-up have decided not to seek reappointment for the 2018 season.

In what looks like being his final game for the club, Robbie Brady showed the Norwich supporters what they’ll miss if he finally completes a move to Burnley, providing a typically pinpoint set-piece delivery to create the second goal in the Canaries’ 2-0 Championship victory over Birmingham.

New Notts County owner Alan Hardy has revealed that manager John Sheridan was sacked for gross misconduct following his expletive-laden rant at match officials.

Heartbreaking reports have emerged of the last moments of some of the victims of the Oakland warehouse fire.

Householders in Cork City are the best for segregating food waste. New figures show people living in the local authority area covered by Cork City Council have the highest rate of three-bin collections in the country.

Ground-breaking research by the Cork-based National Suicide Research Foundation into deaths during the recession has found that the “extreme measures” by the Government during the recession contributed to the rise in suicides among vulnerable people.

A burned body has been found at the scene of a wildfire north of Los Angeles that has scorched 31 square miles and prompted the evacuation of 1,500 homes, authorities said.

Patience has been a necessity at club level for late bloomer Alan Judge, so waiting for his international debut to eventually arrive tomorrow against Switzerland is not an issue for the 27-year-old.

It's a week of drama with the likes of Brooklyn starring Saoirse Ronan in cinemas, and of course there are also some zombies

Eoin Quigley jokes that he hasn’t been put forward for interview since the week prior to the 2012 county hurling final.

Muslim Americans responded with a mix of frustration and anger to what many see as a growing wave of Islamophobia fuelled by two of the Republican Party’s most popular presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Ben Carson.

Constructing and implementing an austerity property tax at the height of the slump may have been brave. 

Cian Ó Cíobháin celebrates another milestone in his popular radio show, writes Don O’Mahony

A 34-year-old woman stabbed a pregnant woman in the stomach and removed her baby as the expectant mother visited her home to buy baby clothes, Colorado authorities have said.

Gardaí have moved closer to securing deleted messages from the Facebook accounts of a teenager who may have been cyberbullied in the weeks before he died by suicide, the Dublin coroner has heard.

Cork city and county councils say they are concerned about plans to amalgamate library services saying a one-size fits all approach may not be appropriate in such a large county.

Opposition is growing to the amalgamation of library services nationwide, with local councillors, Oireachtas members, and trade unions warning it will lead to the closure of branches in small rural communities.

County star Niall McDermott showed his class in guiding holders Ballinagh to a gritty 0-19 to 2-11 victory in their Cavan SFC group stage clash with neighbours Denn at Kingspan Breffni Park.

Celtic midfielder Callum McGregor has won a call-up to the Scotland squad for next month’s clash with world champions Germany.

The Government have no plans for an international group of consultants to examine the use of fluoride in public water schemes, despite promises by a minister that this would be done.

Mick Winters has his fingers crossed for good weather ahead of Rebel Fitz’s challenge for the Powers Gold Cup at Fairyhouse on April 20.

Broughton will try to put his Flat speed to good use as he lines up in JCB Triumph Hurdle (1.30) at Cheltenham.

County Clare’s position on Ireland’s rugged west coast has proved a boon over the years — but it’s not without its pitfalls, writes Noel Baker.

Sire De Grugy began Monday morning as the new favourite for the BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chase in the wake of Sprinter Sacre’s defection and the chestnut took another step towards assuming that position in a fortnight’s time with a racecourse gallop at Plumpton.

Space drama Gravity is the film to beat at tonight's Baftas.