The body of a pensioner swept away in flood water has been found in Co Monaghan.

Despite parts in RTÉ’s Raw and the BBC’s Ripper Street, Charlene McKenna still worries about working, she tells Rachel Borrill

Arecent column on alternative means of treating waste has attracted a deal of reaction, which is not surprising given the ongoing outcry about charges for septic tanks.

OPPOSITION politicians are having a field day with the septic tank issue in rural Ireland, gladly joining protesters who are packing village halls in their hundreds to rail against the €50 fee for tank inspections.

THE Irish crew of Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle (MINI WRC) begins today’s second leg of Rally GB, the final round of the World Rally Championship, in fifth place following a solid run through yesterday’s opening three stages.

Two men have been arrested in connection with a fuel laundering plant in Co Monaghan.

THERE was a near complete clearance at an average price of €3,208 for 37 bulls sold, from 43 on offer, at the 36th IHFA annual bull show and sale at Nenagh Livestock Mart last week.

WITH most of the spotlight on the restoration of water supplies, following damage done during the freezing spell, it would be easy to overlook a paramount issue — the quality of the water we drink each day.

A RARE National Dairy Show, two-in-a-row win kept the Barrett clan of Togher and Adamstown, Cork, at the top of Irish dairy showing last weekend.

SMEARLAVIEW A Storm Vixan is a multiple national champion after winning last weekend’s Bailey’s Irish Champion Cow.

A 58-year-old man died today in a house fire in Co Monaghan.

UP TO 10,000 residents of a rural stretch of Monaghan and Cavan are worried about the safety of their water, after it was revealed the supply has been contaminated with a chemical used by the Nazis to kill thousands of prisoners in the concentration camps of the 1940s.

Two detective gardaí accused of forging notes of interview and of committing perjury during the trial of a man suspected of involvement in the Omagh bombing have been found not guilty by direction of the trial judge.

The trial of two detective gardaí accused of perjury during the 2001 trial of a suspect in the Omagh bombing has continued in legal argument at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Two detectives lied under oath while giving evidence at the trial of a man accused of being involved in the Omagh bombings, a court heard today.

The trial of two detective gardaí accused of perjury in relation to evidence they gave during the trial of a man accused of involvement in the Omagh bombing is expected to begin tomorrow at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Eurotoques Mushroom Hunt is on at Castle Leslie, Glaslough, Co Monaghan on October 15 at noon.

THREE people were killed in separate traffic accidents over the weekend including a Clare teenager who died when the vehicle in which she was travelling collided with a bullock.

Gardaí have released the name of a man who died in a road accident in Co Monaghan yesterday.

GARETH TURNBULL has achieved his ambition of posting the B standard for the world championships.

A FATAL accident yesterday evening on a construction site, the third this week, has rocked the industry.

Three businesses were served with closure orders in the past month for breaching food safety legislation, according to the Food Safety Authority.

Paul McCartney and Heather Mills have told of their nerves and excitement as they prepare to tie the knot at an Irish castle.

Some locals in the Irish village where Paul McCartney is getting married say he is snubbing local resources.

The parishioners of an Irish village church watched in amazement today as their Sunday service was guarded by security men and observed from a distance by the world’s media waiting for the wedding of Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills.

Huge preparations were continuing today at a remote Irish castle where Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills were expected to tie the knot.

The people of Glaslough, Co Monaghan, were watching and waiting today to see if a showbiz extravaganza would explode on their doorstep with the wedding of Sir Paul McCartney to Heather Mills.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney is to marry his girlfriend Heather Mills in Co Monaghan next Tuesday, it was confirmed today.

Tight security was in place around a 17th century Co Monaghan castle today amid rumours that former Beatle Paul McCartney has chosen the location for his fairytale wedding with Heather Mills.