Des O’Sullivan finds Ireland represented as a female figure in The Spirit of Justice under the hammer in Co Kildare.

THERE may still be a few dinosaurs in Leinster House but, thanks to the vision and purpose of Lawrence Dundas, third Earl and first marquess of Zetland, mayor of Richmond in Yorkshire and Knight of the Thistle, remnants of the real things have enjoyed more tranquil surroundings for the past 125 years.

A member of staff at the National Library has been arrested over the suspected theft of a large number of books and valuable artifacts.

More than half of the Irish population drinks in a high-risk manner, according to Alcohol Action Ireland.

The head of the Oireachtas spending watchdog committee faces questions about his role in approving a €250,000 kitting-out of his office when he was a junior minister.

A man in his late 20s has died after a collision with a bus in Dublin city centre earlier this evening.

A male pedestrian has been seriously injured in a collision with a bus in Dublin city centre this evening.

IFA’s ‘day of action’ on Tuesday, Oct 9, will highlight the squeeze on farm incomes, and send a message to the Government and the European Commission to support farming and rural communities with a full CAP budget, to retain national funding for income-related farm schemes, and to get a fair price from retailers.

Ten demonstrators were forcibly removed from Government buildings this afternoon.