Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan appealed by letter to gardaí for their “consideration” in quashing his penalty points for driving while on his mobile phone.

Everest conqueror Dr Clare O’Leary will this weekend unveil a memorial in honour of a heroic Irish polar adventurer who was a member of Captain Robert Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole a century ago.

Ballincollig, Co Cork €165,000

A father and son have died in a housefire in North Clare.

COMMENTS by several councillors at a recent ‘emergency’ meeting on Shannon airport revealed their lack of understanding and competence.

A 29-year-old man has died after being hit by a car in Co Carlow in the early hours of this morning.

THE debate over the merits of the Easter Rising has been both encouraging and disheartening.

The family of a three-year-old girl who drowned after wandering away from her Monaghan home was tonight being comforted by friends and relatives.

THE families of six people, including two children and a grandmother, are preparing to bury their loved ones today following one of the blackest days for road traffic accidents in the history of the State.

SEVEN people were killed in five car accidents during the bloodiest weekend on the roads since the introduction of penalty points.