A ccording to the country’s Cat Protection & Welfare Society (Catpaws), there are 1.5m domestic cats in Cyprus, an island with only 1.2m human residents. During a visit last month, 14 pussies converged on us at a cat feeding station near the ancient ruins of Amathus; they thought my wife was one of the dedicated cat ladies who feed them.

President Trump confirmed he was tested for coronavirus and defended shaking hands.

Ryanair has announced further cuts to their flights to/from and within Italy due to the continued spread of coronavirus.

Troy Parrott and James McCarthy look like missing out on Ireland’s Euro play-off against Slovakia after manager Mick McCarthy insisted they both have a queue ahead of them to jump.

Kenny will be in charge when the competition gets underway in September.

It is unsurprising that the world’s largest onshore windfarm is in China, or, more accurately, spread across a region of that vast country.

Clerical abuse victims have welcomed the decision by Pope Francis to abolish the Vatican’s strict secrecy rules covering sex abuse proceedings.

Malta’s Joseph Muscat, is forced to resign over the proximity of the investigation into the car-bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia to his office

Taking the scenic coastal route to a wedding in the west of Ireland last week, it was a joy to motor pleasantly along quiet country roads devoid of tourist buses and high season traffic.

Want to get away to the sun this Christmas? Ciara McDonnell has all the last-minute deals.

As a participant in a Forestry Knowledge Transfer Group, I have discovered the merits of co-operation amongst 20 forestry farmers prepared to share their personal experiences about forestry growing with others.

The success of the Ludgate Hub has benefits that go way beyond those who work there, writes CEO Adrienne Harrington

Passenger numbers at the airport are expected to rise by 5% over the winter period, according to Managing Director Niall MacCarthy.

There’s never been a World Championships quite like these, and the jury is out on whether that’s a good thing. From the captivating energy of Beijing 2015 to the thronged stands of London 2017, we find ourselves here, in Doha, Qatar, wondering just what the sport and its athletes have done to deserve this.

I worry about Greta Thunberg too. Ryan Tubridy has been heavily criticised for expressing his concern for the mental wellbeing of the 16-year-old climate campaigner on his RTÉ One radio show, particularly as he mentioned she has Asperger’s Syndrome.

The beef protest has revealed that Irish farming is something of a one-trick pony (or a two-trick pony at best), with only milk production offering reasonable prospects of regular income, volatile though it may be from year to year.

IRELAND needs to reduce its high alcohol excise tax over the next two years to help offset the impacts which a no-deal Brexit will have on rural drinks industry jobs.

Ireland’s population has reached its highest point in 170 years and could be set to pass the 5m mark as early as next year.

The latest Population and Migration Estimates report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that the population of Ireland increased by 64,500, bringing the overall total to 4.92 million as of the end of April this year.

Ireland is among six EU countries which have agreed to take in migrants stranded on a rescue ship in the Mediterranean.

Neil Delamere in conversation with Richard Fitzpatrick.

Wexford Youths boss Tom Elmes rued his side’s failure to take their chances as they suffered defeat in their Champions League opener in Lithuania yesterday.

Richard T Cooke is involved in organising the Music at the Maldron free gigs by Jimmy Crowley and others as part of the Mother Jones Festival in Cork, until Sunday.

A moment of arrival for Ciara Neville, packed into 11.33 blissful seconds of blazing speed, which passed by in a bright, brilliant blur.

Ireland has the eighth-worst coastal bathing water quality in the European Union, new figures reveal.

Karen Murray visited the island which is the smallest country in EU.

Cork Airport will be giving away free flights in Douglas Court shopping centre on August 2, as part of their 'Spin and Win' promotion.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commissioner says Ireland has yet to see adequate supports for caring and unpaid work, and has not properly addressed the gender imbalance in terms of those who provide such care.

A southern border, a trail of desperate migrants and a wall. These are the central components of a story we have become familiar with, writes CEO of Trócaire, Caoimhe de Barra.

Both Ryanair and IAG are facing fresh threats of strike action by their British-based pilots.

Ryanair has announced that it has agreed to buy Maltese start-up airline, Malta Air, for an undisclosed price.