I remember when August 15 was the turning point in summer. A last festival, both holiday and holy day. It was the end of the builders’ holidays (and for lots of other businesses that closed for the first two weeks in August, too).

The second day in the trial of an American musician accused of killing Wexford exchange student Nicola Furlong in Tokyo gets under way this morning.

The family of a murdered Irish exchange student will come face-to-face with the man accused of her killing at his trial in Japan today.

The family of murdered Irish exchange student Nicola Furlong will tomorrow come face-to-face with the man accused of her killing at his trial in Japan.

The heartbroken family of murdered Irish exchange student Nicola Furlong is making a tense trip to Japan for the trial of the man accused of the killing.

The father of slain Irishwoman Nicola Furlong spoke of his anguish at her death, saying he is unable to visit her grave or disturb her bedroom.

The family of murdered Irish woman Nicola Furlong return home to Ireland today, following a preliminary court hearing over her death in Japan this week.

The parents of an Irish student found dead in Tokyo have welcomed a Japanese court decision to proceed with full murder trial against the main suspect.

A judge in Japan is to rule today on whether an American man charged with killing Irish student Nicola Furlong can be tried in a criminal court.

The body of a man in his 30s has been discovered in a river in Wexford town.

Only 11 days ago, Andrew Furlong spoke to his daughter Nicola, who was in daily contact with her family from her temporary base in Japan, when she joked about how her name might be in the newspapers.

More than a week after she died in a Tokyo hotel room, the family of murdered 21-year-old student Nicola Furlong were able to bring her body home to Wexford yesterday.

The body of an Irish student, who was found dead in Japan, is due to arrive back in Dublin later today.

Student Nicola Furlong’s body will be flown home from Japan tonight, arriving tomorrow morning at Dublin Airport.

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has appealed for space for the families of a woman killed after a concert in Japan and her friend who was also sexually assaulted.

Police in Tokyo investigating the killing of Irishwoman Nicola Furlong have charged two American men with assaulting her friend.

Two men have been charged with indecently assaulting the friend of a young Irish woman whose body was found in Tokyo last week.

Two American men are being held in Japan in connection with the death of an Irish student.

An investigation has been launched in Japan after an Irish student was found dead in Tokyo.

A major rescue operation was launched today after a fishing vessel began taking on water off the Wexford coast.

IN THE space of a decade, the number of B&Bs in this country has dropped from 4,500 to 1,850, according to B&B Ireland.

The number of Irish beaches securing coveted Blue Flag status has hit an all-time high.

ANGLING and marine tourism in Ireland as well as some historical monuments could be significantly affected by the impact of climate change over coming decades, a new report has warned.

IT is a case of Sunnyside out, and sunnyside in, with this Kilmore Quay, Wexford thatched home, with a twist.

IRELAND has received its highest ever number of Blue Flags for water quality with 78 beaches and four marinas being awarded the honour by the International Blue Flag Jury for 2005.

A HOUSE bought by the Diocese of Ferns for former Bishop Brendan Comiskey has been sold.

IT was to be a palace fit for a former bishop, but now Bracken Lodge, just outside Wexford town, is on the market and the Diocese of Ferns stands to make a €30,000 profit on its sale.

A 29-year-old man drowned yesterday off the Co Wexford coast.

FORMER Bishop Brendan Comiskey will not be returning to the €234,000 bungalow which the Diocese of Ferns bought for him just four months ago.

FURTHER to Mr Ahern's assertion that

THE Diocese of Ferns has paid 234,000 euro for a retirement home for Bishop Brendan Comiskey.

The body of a young woman has been found in the undergrowth in Curracloe, Co Wexford during a planned garda search of the area.