Irish Water has warned that repairs to a burst main that has left thousands of people without water for several days are proving "challenging".

A fundraising appeal has been launched to help with the repatriation costs of the remains of a young Irish boy who died in Australia last week.

A local election candidate is raising eyebrows with his new ‘Don’t Give a Feck Party’ and his sole promise to “do nothing for you and my very best to do it”.

Gardaí in Meath have warned of ‘piggy-backers’ who are “taking advantage of genuine charity collectors” and other services in the run-up to Christmas.

There were smiles, handshakes, and cheers as the newest member of the Dáil was welcomed into Leinster House yesterday.

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said it is open to any member of the Dáil to lobby the Environment Minister Phil Hogan to get unfinished housing estates exempt from the property tax.

THE man in the uniform said: “Mr Keogh, why don’t you cook your potato? If you cook them, you don’t have to talk to us.”

‘Santa Stop Here,’ says the sign outside Laytown Garda Station.

The referendum to enshrine children’s rights in the constitution looks set to pass, early results have indicated.

Online payments company PayPal today announced the creation of 1,000 jobs in Dundalk over the next four years with the development of a new European Operations Centre.

SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has all but welcomed the visit of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to Ireland next week, saying he hoped it would strengthen ties between the countries.

Gerry Adams has today issued a strong denial that he has accepted a position as Baron of the Manor of Northstead, following his resignation as an MP in the British parliament.

THE country’s largest and most detailed flood defence project was launched yesterday with major projects dependent on government funding.

IN WHAT would herald a sea change in attitudes to planning, Junior Environment Minister Batt O’Keeffe has pledged the days of upside-down development are over and roads and schools will now be developed in tandem with residential housing.

A man has appeared before a special sitting of Dublin District Court, charged in connection with a stabbing yesterday morning.

ANTI-INCINERATION groups have criticised An Bord Pleanála’s decision yesterday to grant permission to Indaver Ireland to increase the size of its Co Meath incinerator by a third.

PARENT power was credited with the Department of Education’s decision to open a new school in Laytown yesterday.

IN an unusual reversal of roles, the Department of Education has asked Educate Together to open a multi- denominational school — at short notice — in a fast-growing part of north Co Dublin.

Dublin Bus is selling off 50 second-hand double-decker buses in a bid to modernise its fleet on the capital’s streets.

The Labour Party will not raise personal taxes if it is part of the next Government, it was claimed today.

The Labour Party returns to its roots in South Tipperary this week where TDs and Senators gather to plan a strategy to form the next government with Fine Gael.

Fine Gael has called for the establishment of a separate county council for east Meath due to the area's increasing population.

The death of a young Irishman in Thailand has been confirmed by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Fine Gael tonight crowned a new Dáil TD in the Royal County after Shane McEntee secured a historic victory in his first ever election.

A fire in a barn in east Meath has killed 20 cattle and destroyed up to 500 bales of hay.

Thousands of homes in the north-east were left without mail deliveries today due to an unofficial dispute at the post office in Drogheda, Co Louth.

A NEW battle of the Boyne looms over plans to build a waste incinerator on the site of King William's historic victory of 1690.

The European Parliament has approved new draft legislation on public participation in environmental projects.

The formal identification of a woman’s body found in Donore, Co. Meath yesterday may take longer than originally anticipated.

Heroin with a street value of IR£100,000 and more than IR£100,000 in cash has been seized.