From the family mutt to the guy who works with your husband, Esther N McCarthy has selecting presents all wrapped up

Owls have been a staple theme for interiors for a while now and why not? They’re just so cute. 

Around 1500 people are expected to take part in the annual Lundy's Day parade in Derry today.

Armed police in Britain were tonight surrounding a snooker hall where a man reported to have a gun is holed up inside.

Fancy a cheap day out to put the spark back in your relationship? Barbara Scully and her hubby skipped the piña coladas... but still got caught in the rain

IT was a time of huge change.

An internet initiative is putting the tradition of storytelling back on the map, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

AS we pull up to the East Link toll booth, the woman in the window sees my passenger Henry McKean’s microphone and guesses something is afoot.

A teenager has been stabbed to death in broad daylight in a shop as thousands of bargain hunters thronged one of Britain’s busiest shopping streets.

Police in the North are questioning two men after separate knife attacks in counties Antrim and Down.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a serious assault in Co Down.

A motorist told how he risked his life chasing gunman Derrick Bird during his shooting spree as details emerged of dramatic early efforts to catch the mass killer.

A grudge held by crazed killer Derrick Bird against his twin brother over his father’s will may have sparked a massacre which left 12 people dead.

TWELVE people were killed and 11 were wounded when taxi driver Derrick Bird went on a gun rampage.

Questions were asked today about why police failed to stop Cumbrian killer Derrick Bird sooner.

British police were today investigating what sparked gunman Derrick Bird's killing spree amid reports he was involved in a bitter family feud.

At least five people were dead in Britain today after a taxi driver went on the rampage with a shotgun then killed himself.

Police in England hunting a gunman responsible for a killing spree said today they had found his body.

At least four people were feared dead and several more injured today after a gunman went on the rampage in the Lake Distrct.

Police in the UK were hunting a gunman today after a person was reportedly shot dead.

A MOTHER of two from north Cork has appeared in court in England accused of stabbing a 54-year-old man to death.

The High Court has granted orders for the winding up of four companies in the Thomas Read group on grounds they have no reasonable prospect of survival.

Paddy Power today opened its first betting shop on the Scottish high street and said it would create 400 jobs as it expands.

AN Irish Press reporter was watching a police water cannon vehicle moving into position. He had never seen one in action before.

The UK’s biggest dentistry group Oasis Healthcare today switched its allegiance and gave its support to a £85m (€126.4m) takeover offer from its largest shareholder.

Three men have been arrested by police in the North investigating the gun death of a nightclub doorman.

RETIRED motor racing star Eddie Irvine has been branded "a coward" by his former business partner in a further escalation of a bitter legal row between the one-time best friends.

Police investigating the murder of a blues musician in Derry today sought the public’s help in trying to trace his bicycle.

A man has been charged with the murder of a blues musician whose body was found in a river in the North, police said today.

FORMER Formula One racing star Eddie Irvine is suffering losses of €2.3m over his investment in a popular Dublin pub.

Eddie Irvine’s former business partner was the victim of a nakedly cynical strategy to oust him from their pub company, it was claimed today.

Former Formula One star Eddie Irvine used money from two pubs in which he had a 50% stake to stop cheques bouncing in a private account, a tribunal heard today.

Thousands of people will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday today, the date made famous by James Joyce’s novel Ulysses.

James Joyce, who had a love-hate relationship with Dublin, will be remembered by thousands of people in the capital tomorrow.

A SURVEY on drink prices shows Dublin pubs have not passed on a price rise by drinks group Diageo.

Gardaí in Co Kildare are seeking four armed raiders and a getaway driver.

A YOUNG mother was last night being comforted by friends after a fire killed her husband and two children.