A former Munster rugby star, who got drunk and obstructed gardaí in Dublin after running from a taxi without paying the fare, has been spared a conviction and a sentence.

Irish international footballer Anthony Stokes has not paid over a €30,000 “practical expression of remorse” to a man he head butted in the VIP lounge of a Dublin nightclub, a court has heard.

With Jewish roots in Dublin, and having recently signed up for Irish citizenship, celebrated baritone Simon Keenlyside is looking forward to performing for the first time here, writes Cathy Desmond

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Footballer Anthony Stokes is expected to face a sentencing hearing today for assaulting an Elvis impersonator in a nightclub.

Roz Purcell, Natalie B Coleman, Elaine Crowley, Courtney Smith and Glenda Gilson reveal their favourite restaurants, bars and gyms in Dublin’s city centre.

Vicki Notaro meets Al Porter, one of the brightest talents Irish comedy has seen in a long time.

The overwhelming reaction to the Department of Justice’s intergovernmental report on mother-and-baby homes was that it was too limited and would undermine the thoroughness of any subsequent inquiry.

Protestant children who were sent to the Westbank orphanage in Greystones, Co Wicklow, were not told that other residents were their brothers or sisters, mainly lived on baby food and were beaten with clothes hangers and electrical cables.

Holders Blackrock College remain on course to secure back-to-back Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup crowns after the Justin Vanstone outfit ruthlessly put CUS to the sword 53-0 in Donnybrook yesterday.

A man has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car in Dublin City Centre.

Dublin teenager John Carroll is used to standing out from the crowd. At 6’8”, he may well be the tallest 18-year-old in the country, not that he spends much time here.

Alan began to write in his late teens, starting with poetry, songs and short stories, He worked as an architect, in Dublin, then Edinburgh, returning to Ireland in 2009, when he became ill.

Seán Hehir and Maria McCambridge capitalised on the domestic entry at the 34th Airtricity Dublin Marathon yesterday to become the first joint Irish winners since 1993 in two exciting duels that ebbed and flowed as record numbers took to the streets for the classic distance.

Republic of Ireland striker Anthony Stokes has been released from police custody after being arrested over an alleged assault on an Elvis impersonator.

An Irish footballer is being investigated over an alleged assault at a popular nightclub in Dublin.

A footballer is being investigated over an alleged assault at a popular nightclub in Dublin.

NOW we know the State’s share of the blame for the slavery of our women in the Magdalene laundries.

Survivors of Catholic-run workhouses in Ireland are awaiting an apology from state and church over their forced detention in the institutions.

THE father of missing Trevor Deely has said his unwavering faith is helping him cope with the torment of not knowing where his son is.

ESB Networks is working to restore power to homes in Dublin that lost their supply this morning.

FORMER conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf could make their first steps with new limbs as early next year.

A man is due in court later this morning charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault in Dublin city centre at the weekend.

More than 40,000 runners and walkers will take part in the biggest all-women event of its kind in the world today.

High-profile drug deaths, marital break-ups, musical satire and aeroplane misdeeds, 2010 will certainly be remembered as a year of celebrity meltdown, writes Richie Taylor

The inquest into the late Gerry Ryan has heard the broadcaster died from cardiac arrhythmia due to cocaine and alcohol consumption.

The partner of the late Gerry Ryan has told his inquest that the broadcaster was under incredible pressure and was seriously ill in the days before his death.

The inquest into the death of broadcaster Gerry Ryan has just got underway.

DURING the week RTÉ televised a fascinating documentary on of the discovery in Dublin of the priceless Caravaggio painting, The Betrayal of Christ. Its whereabouts had been a mystery for more than 200 years before it was found hanging in the dining room of the Jesuits’ house on Leeson Street, where it had been for some 60 years.

THE State Examinations Commission has defended the system which allows schools appoint individual supervisors for more than 7,000 students with special needs after it emerged one sent Twitter internet messages while supposed to be overseeing a Dublin student’s exam.

Hundreds of people have turned out today to pay their final respects to TV and Radio Star Gerry Ryan.

Friends and family of RTE Broadcaster Gerry Ryan are gathering this morning to say a final farewell to the 53-year-old who died last week.

Broadcaster Gerry Ryan will be laid to rest following funeral mass in Clontarf in Dublin later this morning.

The friends and family of Gerry Ryan are gathering at his family home in Dublin for his wake.

Family and friends of the late broadcaster Gerry Ryan will gather for a private wake at his Dublin home this afternoon.

Tributes are being paid to broadcaster Gerry Ryan after his body was discovered today in his Dublin apartment.

Broadcaster Gerry Ryan has died. His body was found at his Leeson Street apartment this morning.

State-owned ESB today insisted it cannot reveal shortlisted designs for the redevelopment of its controversially-sited headquarters.

THE Irish will be well represented in X Factor this year with Dublin twins John and Edward making the final 12 along with model Azi Jegbefume.

Forty new jobs are to be created over the coming three years at Butterfield Fulcrum in Dublin.

A 17-year-old recovering drug addict, who burgled the Department of Justice, was detained for 15 months today.