Gardaí are investigating after two men and a woman were assaulted in Ennis, Co Clare yesterday evening.

An applied maths graduate caught with five deals of heroin last year was caught on another occasion stealing ice cream.

An Irishman is planning a 1,400km trek between two Siberian towns, both of which claim to be the coldest on Earth. Temperatures can drop to minus 60C.

An Irishman has described the scene of devastation after a van ploughed into pedestrians in Toronto.

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Gardaí in Dublin are still searching for a missing teenager believed to be armed with a riffle

If longevity and popularity are worth anything at all then Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, which continues at a breakneck pace over this weekend in Ennis, Co Clare, long ago secured its place as a — if not the — defining cultural event in Irish traditional music.

Did you know that some of our visiting summer birds engage in a form of cruise control and sleep while flying? Just one of the nuggets of information from readers following our piece last week on swallows, swifts and martins.

The first 70 bookings are available on Friday, March 17 and the remaining 430 will be available across selected midweek dates in March.

A woman has expressed her delight after securing legal rights over twins born through a surrogate in India.

Ladysbridge and District Flower and Garden Club will welcome Christine Hughes from Co Wicklow, to do a floral demonstration on the subject, ‘Autumn Glory’ at Garryvoe Hotel on Monday, September 19, at 8pm. All welcome.

Music festivals, sailing races, arts displays, and a poetry marathon are some of the events to be enjoyed this August bank holiday weekend.

Mystery still surrounds the disappearance 11 years ago of a US backpacker who was only yesterday officially pronounced dead at an inquest in Ennis, Co Clare.

An unannounced inspection of a mental health unit for elderly patients found there was no access to a ‘crash cart’ despite some having conditions that increase the risk of cardiac arrest.

The excitement was reaching fever pitch yesterday ahead of the St Patrick’s Day parade in Ennis, Co Clare, as a group of ‘new Irish’ Nigerians raised their voices to sing ‘Ireland’s Call’.

A man who stole two match tickets and other items during a visit to a Killarney pub on the morning of the Munster final last year between Cork and Kerry has been jailed.

Mick O’Dea is steeped in the traditions and lore of the turbulent period around Easter 1916, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

The family of a missing student have said they are relieved to have him home after a body was pulled from the sea.

A man who is celebrating holding on to his home after securing a 53% mortgage writedown required morphine doses to deal with severe migraines while his wife contemplated suicide over the debt.

Hurling legend Henry Shefflin has appealed for volunteers to help build a refuge for the ‘forgotten’ children of Kenya.

Sam Bennett failed to feature in the first big bunch sprint of this year’s Tour de France after getting caught on the wrong side of a key split during a crucial part of yesterday’s race.

ONE of the most uplifting aspects of travelling around Ireland now is seeing how the appearance of villages has improved so much in recent years.

Social care workers in a residential centre are suffering from repeated physical and sexual assaults by teenagers with challenging behaviour, a health union has claimed.

A solicitor found guilty of 30 counts of professional misconduct over undertakings on behalf of clients to financial institutions has been struck off by the president of the High Court.

A man who was married with three children; was engaged separately to two other partners; and had a girlfriend in Poland with another child was in prison last night after admitting fraud.

Gardaí arrested 27 people — and recovered 1,000 stolen beer kegs — as part of a Europe-wide crackdown on the lucrative trade in stolen metal.

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A “do-or-die’’ campaign has been launched in Kerry to save the county’s 58 rural post offices.

A former council foreman has recalled how members of the Armed Response Unit trained their Uzi machine guns on him during a five-hour stand-off four years ago.

A local authority is considering installing CCTV cameras to overlook holy ground due to a number of violent clashes in a graveyard.

A man has been arrested after a drugs seizure in Ennis, Co Clare last night.

A successful awards scheme which helps prevent racist bullying in schools has had to turn schools down because of funding constraints.

The body of a 22-year-old man, who was reported missing from his home in Ennis, Co Clare last weekend - has been found.

A mass brawl in a pub “was like a scene out of a Wild West movie”, a garda told a court yesterday.

If your first name name is Clare - then you might be able to help create a world record today.

A priest told mourners for the late homeless man Josef Pavelka last night it is not a time to be angry, but a time to remember “a real legend of a man we all knew”.

A judge said yesterday that nobody here can be proud of the life Josef Pavelka had in Ireland, despite the man’s self-inflicted problems.

A 52-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital following an alleged assault in Ennis, Co Clare.

A High Court action brought by 60-year-old American woman who claimed she was defrauded of millions by her younger Irish lover has been settled.