Gardaí fear that there could be more violence after a third murder in seven days in north Dublin.

Gardaí believe that a man shot dead in north Dublin this afternoon is an Iranian national and suspected hitman for a major organised crime gang.

A Garda boss leading investigations into the murder of two young men has warned youths across the country that even low-level drug dealing “is enough” to get them killed.

The father of a man who is presumed to have been murdered in Cork’s 'House of Horrors' in 1994 has issued an appeal for information that will lead to the recovery of his son's remains.

One of the more surprising facts about Whiddy Island in Bantry Bay is the size of its population in the 19th century.

The father of a man who it’s feared was murdered in Cork’s notorious ‘House of Horrors’ 24 years ago has issued an emotional plea for information that will lead to the recovery of his son’s remains.

Pope Francis will visit Ireland later this year, but will find a different country to that which welcomed his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, almost four decades ago.

A Mayo community has been gripped by shock and sorrow as it struggles to come to terms with the loss of three members of a much-loved family in Monday’s horror road crash.

The emergence five years ago that senior clerics in the Catholic Church were fully aware of the abuse by Brendan Smyth in 1975 means three of his victims should get a new hearing of their damages claims, the Supreme Court has been urged.

A family wiped out, a community laid waste by grief, a house within whose walls lies the answer to what motivated the killer in an horrific murder-suicide that claimed the lives of five.

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A soccer coach suffered a triple fractured jaw and feared for his life after he was confronted by a group including Republic of Ireland football star Jeff Hendrick, a court has heard.

The Taoiseach’s department wanted to wash its hands of compensation claims for victims of the Stardust fire disaster over fears it would be chaotic and controversial, State papers have revealed.

Three actions for damages brought here against a Catholic Bishop in a representative capacity over the Church’s alleged failure to act to prevent paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth sexually abusing children have been halted by the Court of Appeal.

Clonfert has become the first West of Ireland diocese to “import” priests from Nigeria to take up ministry.

An investigation has been launched after a man in his 70s died after the boat he was on with a fishing party capsized, leaving 10 people in the sea for five hours.

Two Nigerian priests have now been formally appointed to Irish parishes.

Hundreds of people turned out on the streets of Cork for the city’s 90th Eucharistic procession in beautiful sunshine yesterday.

A pensioner injured in a dramatic hit-and-run accident in Co Clare has passed away.

The Irish Bank Resolution Corporation has secured judgment for €16.2m against jailed businessman Breifne O’Brien.

A man has been charged with dangerous driving causing serious harm to two pensioners, one of whom lost his leg, following a hit and run incident outside a pitch and putt course in Co Clare.

The families of two nuns who drowned in Co Kerry last summer have contributed towards the cost of a defibrillator which might help save lives.

Trainer Michael O’Callaghan landed the opening two-year-old maiden in Dundalk last night, not with 13/8 favourite Knoxville Bullet but with the gambled-on debutant Aggression.

IT’S ALL horses for courses for the woman selling this one-off West Cork home, small holding, horse facility par excellence and a whole host more: as an engineer, she’ll simply saddle up and start all over again.

Both nuns were from Tipperary and were highly regarded among the leaders of the Presentation Order in this country.

Businessman Breifne O’Brien used money stolen from investors to pay for an extension to his house, a new car for his wife, and the stamp duty on new properties, in a multi-million euro Ponzi scheme, a court has heard.

Businessman Breifne O’Brien is to be sentenced on July 30 on multiple charges of multi-million euro theft and deception.

Businessman Breifne O’Brien has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of multi-million euro theft and deception totalling over €10m between 2003 and 2008.

Another bid by businessman Breifne O’Brien aimed at halting his trial for alleged offences including theft and deception has been rejected by the president of the High Court.

Businessman Breifne O’Brien has lost his Sup-reme Court bid to halt his trial for alleged offences including theft and deception.

Growing up on a farm in West Cork is about as far away as you can get from the highly-pressurised environment of a pit lane on a Formula One race day. But for 32-year-old Michael Manning, trackside control engineer with the Infiniti Red Bull racing team, it proved the ideal grounding for a life less ordinary

Jockey Eddie O’Connell and trainer Jim Lambe’s bid to stop the Turf Club from making any adverse findings against them in respect of allegations they were involved in irregular betting has opened before the High Court.

Houses, streets, and some coastal areas of Kerry were flooded for the first time in almost a half century following a combination of high tides, heavy rain and 130kph gales on Thursday night and early yesterday.

The search for a lobster fisherman, missing off the south east coast has been stood down for the night.

A Catholic priest has stepped aside while an allegation of sexual abuse is investigated.

A Catholic priest, who has stepped aside while an allegation of sexual abuse is investigated in Co Cavan, must have "the right to the presumption of innocence", according to Bishop Leo O’Reilly.

We view a selection of starter homes from around the country.

Twenty men have begun studying for the Catholic priesthood with a variety of qualifications already behind them.

Businessman Breifne O'Brien has failed to stop his trial on theft and deception charges.