More than 140 sheep were burned alive following a huge fire in a Co Donegal farm shed.

Management says the stadium has been affected by several challenging economic conditions over the last number of years.

Fair City actor Tommy O’Neill drew on his own time in prison for a video installation currently on display on Spike Island, writes Ellie O’Byrne

A new national touring exhibition called The Trial which examines health care and human rights with the Irish prison system is launching at Spike Island in Cork this Friday.

A bus driver who collected dozens of schoolchildren each day had 49 defects on his vehicle — seven of which were classed as dangerous.

A team of economic consultants has been appointed by the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) to examine the financial sustainability of its 16 licenced stadiums around the country.

Parents Ann-Marie and Paul Lafferty said Cormac, who died aged three months, surprised them constantly during his short life.

Aspiration of milk was a factor in the death of a three-month-old baby who became ‘inconsolable’ following a feed.

Fixture information and cancelled events this weekend.

Under Project Ireland 2040, the Taoiseach is promising to restart projects that were stalled during the recession.

Paddy Harte’s name may not be listed among the great of modern Ireland but he was undoubtedly one of the low-key, profoundly influential game changers who, almost under the radar, changed his country, and its relationship with Northern Ireland very much for the better.

Hi-tech thieves in Co Donegal are using ‘key lock jammers’ to help them prey on Christmas shoppers. The gang is blocking motorists’ door-lock mechanisms while they are out shopping at busy centres.

A farmer who has battled for days to save his €300,000 potato crop after the Donegal floods is hoping he has done enough to save his livelihood.

A farmer who has battled for days to save his €300,000 potato crop after the Donegal floods is hoping he has done enough to save his livelihood.

A security analyst believes the Defence Forces will find it difficult to manage and police a ‘hard’ border post-Brexit.

Seven men have been awarded sums of between €5,050 and €9,550 over a traffic accident after the High Court rejected a car-hire company’s claim the collision was a setup.

The leader of a group which commemorates fallen IRA men has denied in the High Court he was involved in an "arranged road traffic accident."

A garda sergeant injured during an incident with a member of the McBrearty family from Donegal has been awarded more than €55,000 in compensation by the High Court.

To use a metaphor rooted in one of the passions people on both sides of the Irish Sea share with an equal but competing zeal — the fence akin to the Grand National’s Becher’s Brook has been, in terms of the divorce negotiations between Britain and the European Union, navigated successfully at the first time of asking.

Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a 72-year-old man died in a crash in County Donegal.

Thirteen Irish food companies are among just 143 businesses internationally to score top-rated three-star recognition at the renowned annual Great Taste Awards in Britain.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez hasn’t ruled out a return to action at the weekend for Irish international Seamus Coleman.

A woman who forced her way into a dog pound after trying to take back two dogs she had left in for rehoming has been ordered to pay €300 to the IPSCA.

A double killer has broken his silence on the deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her mother, describing it as an “unfortunate incident”.

Des O’Sullivan highlights the sale of work by John ffrench, craftsman and founder of Arklow Studio Pottery.

Government cutbacks make it unlikely the Defence Forces and the gardaí could prevent an outbreak of foot- and-mouth, swine flu, or avian flu spreading from the North into the Republic, according to a former senior army officer.

A woman drove a man on the bonnet of her car and broke a red light after he demanded that she take him for chips.

Young drivers are playing high-speed car computer games and then thinking they can out-speed gardaí, a judge has warned.

Anti-water charges campaigners predict more than 100,000 protesters will be on the streets at 70 demonstrations around the country this Saturday.

Shay Given was thrilled but, he insists, not at all surprised, that his native Donegal shocked Dublin at Croke Park on Sunday.

Gardaí are investigating an attempt to petrol bomb a courthouse in Co Clare in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Wexford’s indebted greyhound track has revealed that it has had to negotiate direct debit repayment plans to allow it stay in business.

Traders in Strabane have heavily criticised a decision to give the green light to a major out-of-town retail development.

Ulster Bank is to close seven branches and three sub offices around the country.

Shay Given may train with the Donegal senior footballers tomorrow night as Jim McGuinness’s team continue their preparations for next month’s Ulster semi-final against Fermanagh or Antrim.

Ireland’s towns are bearing the brunt of the economic downturn, with poverty rates double that in the cities.

Kelly Proper was the star of the Woodies DIY national track and field championships taking three gold medals in Santry Stadium.

A cross-border manhunt is under way after two elderly sisters were targeted by a gang who robbed their home.