The family of a man shot dead in 1976 say they have been failed by the Irish Government and the Gardaí.

A 19-year-old man was arrested in connection with a fatal house fire in Co Monaghan in 2016.

My research into St Brigid mentioned not only dairy but also honey and the tradition of eating a big plate of floury boiled potatoes slathered in rich homemade butter on St Brigid’s Day or St Brigid’s Eve.

EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is due to travel to the border region for a meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar next week to discuss the impasse over the North and Britain’s EU exit.

Ireland's budget has served up some welcome news for low-paid workers, a coffee shop owner on the border has said.

Latest: Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has welcomed the news from the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) today.

Health food outlet Chopped is looking at Cork as one of its major regions for growth, company bosses said after announcing more than 400 jobs in Ireland and the UK.

A reward of €50,000 has been offered for information that will lead to an arrest or prosecution in relation to the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe.

Labour is aiming to double its Dáil seats in the next general election and will begin the process of selecting candidates in the coming weeks as it seeks to rebuild the party.

Not too many Dundalk townhouses get to feature in these pages, - but, then again, not too many are as good inside as at 14 St. Malachy’s Villas.

An ex-soldier, whose lawyers contended that indecent proposals or behaviour did not constitute a sexual assault, has had an appeal against his court martial dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

A man was yesterday charged with discharging a firearm arising out of an investigation into a shooting in Cork City, in the early hours of Sunday last, where a young woman was wounded in the neck.

A man who risked life and injury to assist an elderly passenger and others from a bus that had become engulfed in flames has settled his €38,000 damages claim against Bus Éireann.

A former GAA team doctor facing allegations relating to a conviction concerning the forging of an elderly publican’s will was yesterday found guilty of professional misconduct at a disciplinary inquiry at the Medical Council in Dublin.

The Garda cold case unit, which investigates unsolved homicides and high-profile missing person cases, has had its staffing cut by almost 50% in the past two years.

IT IS alarming to note that the number of gardaí working on so-called cold cases has been halved. A special unit formed to investigate unsolved homicides and high-profile missing person cases, it has brought hope to many families up and down the country.

An Irish subsidiary of PayPal has cashed in to the tune of over $302m (€265m) after going into voluntary liquidation.

Local connections to national and global events a century ago have been unearthed by winners of a schools’ history competition.

There were mounting hopes yesterday of a breakthrough in the investigation into the disappearance of Dundalk, Co Louth, teenager Ciara Breen in February 1997 after gardaí arrested a prime suspect for a second time.

A life sentence has been handed down to a 36-year-old “bare-knuckle boxer” for murdering his wife in an assault that lasted “one hour and 20 minutes” in their home in Dundalk.

A pupil at a West Cork primary school has come in the top 1% of 750,000 children worldwide who took part in an online problem-solving challenge programme.

Two men burgled a pet shop and then left the doors open, exposing birds to the cold, which resulted in more than €600 worth of birds dying, a court has heard.

An Irish Examiner article about thousands of children waiting years for speech and language assessments is the inspiration behind a new affordable therapy service.

Gardaí have issued a fresh appeal for the public’s help in the 17-year long search for a missing teenager after two potential witnesses recently came forward.

An overweight woman who was told she might not see her 30th birthday has lost over 125kg (20 stone), and says: "I feel like I’m finally starring in my own fairytale."

Two children were locked in a cupboard and around €3,000 taken in an aggravated burglary in Dundalk, Co Louth.

More than 120 jobs are to be created in three locations across the country following announcements by two discount retailers.

Over €30m worth of distressed property is going under the hammer in Dublin today at the latest Allsop Space auction.

The Special Criminal Court has fixed a date in 2015 for the trial of a Lithuanian national charged with possession of a handgun.

The Garda commissioner said he is horrified that a collusion inquiry has found a terrorist mole in the ranks of the force gave the IRA a tip-off that led to the ambush and murder of two RUC officers.

Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has said he is horrified by the findings of Garda collusion in the murders of two senior RUC officers in 1989.

Two of the most senior RUC officers murdered by the IRA in the Troubles were ambushed following a leak from a Garda station, a damning report has found.

A book of evidence has been served on the first Lithuanian to be charged before the Special Criminal Court and another man who are both accused of the possession of a .32 calibre handgun.

A decision not to prosecute Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams over allegations that he withheld information on his sex abuser brother is to be reviewed.

A retired banker who became tech-savvy to indulge his love of music is the country’s top silver surfer.

A man who was facing a murder charge when he took his own life in a courthouse holding cell had instructed his solicitor to draw up his will, an inquest has heard.

Up to 130,000 people lined the quays of Dublin City as the world’s largest commercial aircraft roared overhead.

John Teeling’s Irish Whiskey Company will spend €35m over the next four years transforming the Great Northern Brewery in Dundalk, Co Louth.

A 24-year-old man who suffered devastating injuries after he was severely electrically shocked as he worked on a building site, has settled his High Court action for €5.2m damages.