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A HALFWAY house, which has helped retired members of the Defence Forces in Limerick adjust to civilian life, is being forced to close.

SET among 600 acres of a stunning peninsula overlooking Lough Erne, the golf resort of the same name is more than just a paradise for lovers of the sport.

Scobie Coogan saddled half of his Newmarket stable to success at Brighton as Lady Florence obliged in the Brighton & Hove Streamline Taxis Selling Stakes.

A 53-year-old man has died after being struck by a car in Carlow in the early hours of this morning.

The Big Brother house is set for more upheaval and tears today as the housemates prepare for another eviction.

The male population of the Big Brother house dwindled again yesterday as Liam McGough was chosen to join Ziggy Lichman in the Halfway House.

Political Reporter Michael O’Farrell says despite some cynicism, it was a day to be remembered.

The Taoiseach and the Gardaí are defending the handling of last night's disturbances beside the Phoenix Park.

A VICIOUS thief who stabbed a young man in the neck, then stole his car, was trying to murder him, the surgeon who patched up the deep wound told the victim’s father.