An Post has defended the closure of rural post offices, despite widespread criticism over the lack of consultation with local communities.

Two 19-year-old males are to appear in court this morning charged in connection with a spate of burglaries in Co Mayo over the last few weeks.

A night out at a disco for four teenage girls ended in tragedy when a 14-year-old and her mother were killed in a car crash.

TWO Sligo brothers and a friend from Mayo are launching a Gaelic Tag summer league in Dublin this month and plan to bring the game to other urban centres around the country.

MAYO could be represented in the White House if Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is successful in his election campaign.

A £1m (€1.2m) initiative to build better relations in 30 mixed neighbourhoods across the North was launched today.

The gap between health spending in the North and England is set to widen if current budget proposals at Stormont stand, a power-sharing minister warned today.

Gardaí in Co Sligo have released a man arrested yesterday following a fatal road accident in Ballymote.

Gardaí in Co Sligo are continuing to question a man arrested yesterday following a fatal road accident in Ballymote.

THE FLORA and fauna of Lambay were surveyed in 1905 and 1906. About 90 species of plants and animals were added to the Irish list. Invertebrates, previously unknown to science, were discovered.

Police have named the victim of a road death on Christmas Eve.

Gardaí in Dublin are asking for the public's help in tracing a teenage boy who has been missing since Friday.