Psychology Today magazine claims the average four-year-old laughs 300 times a day, while a 40-year-old only does four times.

Riverdance composer Bill Whelan last night cast his eye back on times past to childhood days in his old Limerick neighbourhood.

Homelessness could be almost halved immediately if the Government kept its promise to hand over empty homes under the control of the State’s toxic assets agency.

Homelessness could be almost halved immediately if the government kept its promise to hand over empty homes under the control of the State’s toxic assets agency, it has been claimed.

Celebrities love their nail art and polish sales are booming. So what’s the allure of the high concept manicure? Kirstie McDermott reports

A group of businesses have launched a campaign to get rid of Occupy Dame Street protesters who have been camped outside the Central Bank for four months.

A group of businesses have launched a campaign to get rid of Occupy Dame Street protesters who have been camped outside the Central Bank for four months.

President Michael D Higgins used his first official engagement with Ireland’s youth to suggest they lay off TV and video games, and embrace their imaginations instead.

YOU can now stand someone a drink without having a to stand at the bar — thanks to a new texting service which allows you to buy someone a pint via text message.

A MAN appeared in court in relation to an alleged assault in the early hours of Sunday morning which left a young French doctor fighting for his life in hospital.

A RESTAURANT company with five outlets and around 225 jobs has gone into liquidation, but is aiming to continue trading via its liquidator with the businesses to be offered for sale as going concerns.

THE AIB Ladies Irish Open gets underway on Friday at Killeen Castle, Co Meath, having attracted its strongest field ever.

ALMOST 90 Irish jobs have been lost as another major architecture firm has fallen foul of the collapse of the construction industry.

Modern Ireland has swapped peat bogs and hot stews for motorways and double lattes, a newly-updated guidebook claimed today.

IRELAND soccer captain Robbie Keane and U2’s The Edge are among the high-profile celebrity names who will be campaigning for a yes vote in the Lisbon treaty referendum, the date of which is expected to be formally decided tomorrow.

Gardaí have been given more time to track down and arrest the parents of a teenage thief who have repeatedly failed to attend their son’s hearings in the Dublin Children’s Court.

The parents of a teenage thief are to be arrested after they failed to attend their son’s sentence hearing in the Dublin Children’s Court.

Dublin’s Temple Bar will be transformed into a festive food market today with entertainment and surprises.

THOUSANDS of people will be “vegging out” and celebrating all things from the good earth this weekend.

A 300-year-old "peace tree" donated by Yoko Ono will be unveiled in Dublin’s Temple Bar later today.

POLISH student Evelima Biedrzycka seemed lost as she wandered up O’Connell Street in Limerick.

GARDAÍ yesterday described as “very significant” a sting operation on Monday which resulted in the arrest of two major criminals.

A lavish ball from the late 18th century was recreated in an Irish castle tonight for a multi-million euro movie telling the tale of author Jane Austen’s own life.

Over 80 DJs are to take part in a two-day music marathon in a bid to raise thousands of euro for a top children’s charity, it was confirmed today.

Three women have been awarded €500 each after they were refused entry to a Latin dance night in a pub in Dublin’s Temple Bar, it emerged today.

Environmental campaigners claimed today that local authorities had adopted half-hearted measures to reduce Ireland’s rubbish mountain.

HIS riffs are legendary, his craggy face as familiar as Jagger’s and his rock status iconic, but this time Ronnie Wood is displaying another kind of artistry.

ONE-IN-FIVE women is abused by her partner, yet the Government has done little to tackle domestic violence, Amnesty International has claimed.

Human rights campaigners today demanded an end to ineffective Government statements aimed at reducing the amount of women suffering domestic violence in Ireland.

The homeless charity Focus Ireland has reopened its low-cost restaurant for vulnerable people in Dublin’s Temple Bar.

Justice minister, Michael McDowell, today demanded a report from gardai after men were photographed injecting drugs just yards away from officers in the heart of Dublin’s Temple Bar.

IT’S cheaper to ring Africa or Asia from a discount call centre than it is to call a landline here on your mobile phone.

VERY fitting, indeed, that two of Ireland's best known people should receive the gold watch.