Ornua’s new butter packing facility in Mitchelstown is in the midst of a storm of protest by a Co Sligo action group trying to save more than 20 jobs at the Aurivo Co-Operative plant in Achonry.

Two Benedictine monks from the US are building a new community in Ireland, writes Louise Roseingrave

MORE THAN a dozen people were involved in an early morning street fight in Dublin yesterday in which a teenage father died.

A 21-year-old man was remanded in custody today charged with the murder of a former soldier.

MORE than 1,200 jobs will be created in the coming months to boost employment in the border, midlands and eastern regions.