The sister of a woman murdered by her husband has hit out at the Parole Board after being told he is being considered for outside visits with his family.

Sacrifice lies at the heart of Con O’Callaghan’s incredible season.

TOM DUNNE is fizzing with energy. 

What is the best-value wine in the world? The answer I give to this question may surprise you — sherry.

IT’S not unusual for top Irish model Rosanna Davison to wake up in the morning to find two males in her bed — her husband Wesley Quirke and their pet dog Ted.

Recently (Saturday, Oct 26), my wife and I — a pair of 70-plus-year-olds from the country, having visited a few days with friends, got on the Dart at Glasthule with a view to getting to Heuston Station via Connolly and Luas.

THESE are not good days to be a wine lover, but spare a thought for anyone foolish enough to turn their love of wine into a career.

The Chairman of the Board of a South Dublin Primary school has resigned over distributing pro-life leaflets to young pupils.

The closure of 100 businesses in Dun Laoghaire since 2008 has torn asunder the landscape of my youth, says Dave Kenny

Convicted child rapist and gangland criminal Stephen ‘Rossi’ Walsh has been jailed for 10 years for the sexual assault and defilement of a child.

CONVICTED child rapist and gangland criminal Stephen “Rossi” Walsh has been found guilty of the sexual assault and defilement of a child.

OFFENSIVE emails were circulated by a core group of people within a division of the Bank of Ireland, an Employment Appeals Tribunal has heard.

WITH a hard beak, no backbone and a reputation for being venomous, it could be argued that Bertie the Octopus possesses all the right characteristics to be a shrewd observer of Irish political life.

EVEN though we may momentarily flirt with the idea of having something new and exotic for Christmas dinner, in the end everyone seems to crave the traditional favourites with all the trimmings, so which will it be, turkey or goose?

A chronic drug addict who walked into a Dublin chapel and robbed the collection money at syringe point from a priest has received a seven-year sentence for this and other crimes.

Private bus and coach operator Aircoach has today officially launched a new route from Dalkey to Dublin Airport.

I AM introducing the Grand Slam backlash single-handedly. Right here, right now.

President Mary McAleese and Taoiseach Brian Cowen have paid tribute to playwright and self-styled curmudgeon Hugh Leonard.

IT WAS the kind of funeral Terry Keane would have approved of. An elegant church in leafy south Dublin, ladies with perfectly co-ordinated handbag and shoes, wonderfully refined music and a celebrant who doubles as an expert on Caravaggio.

The late journalist Terry keane was known for her cordial, colourful and controversial persona, mourners at her funeral heard today.

ADAM EGAN typifies the determined shopper who seeks out the best bargains at the post-Christmas sales.

A RETIRED council official has complained to the Flood Tribunal that confidential information relating to the planning inquiry had found its way into the media.

Detectives today renewed an appeal for information about the unsolved murder of a young woman who was viciously knifed to death near her home three years ago.