Irish Examiner columnist and journalist Michael Clifford was today named 2016 NewsBrands Ireland Journalist of the Year at a ceremony in Mansion House, Dublin.

Ireland’s drugs problem is terrifying, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, the junior minister with responsibility for the drugs strategy, has admitted.

A few moments of their time and a few words from the heart were all anyone who signed books of condolence for the victims of the Berkeley tragedy had to give, but they gave it with the deep wish that it somehow could be more.

Teenagers who use seaweed to produce treats were last night named Youth Entrepreneurs of the Year in a competition organised and run by Foróige. The four teenagers from Co Donegal — Mary Kate Carr, Aimee Byrne, Rebecca McShane and Ronan O’Hare were honoured at a Mansion House, Dublin ceremony.

A Kerry student beat almost 10,000 entrants in a fantasy writing competition with his story about a tense chase through an airship.

ONE thousand women attended the meeting in the Mansion House, Dublin on Apr 14, 1971, when the Irish Women’s Liberation Movement was established.

Ian Madigan was named the Bank of Ireland Leinster Players’ Player of the Year at the annual awards ceremony in the Mansion House, Dublin on Saturday.

The list of finalists has been announced for the Bord Gáis Energy Social Media Awards 2012, wher are taking place in the Mansion House, Dublin on Thursday, May 17.

Rob Kearney was voted Players’ Player of the Year at the province’s Annual Awards ceremony in the Mansion House, Dublin, last night.

Imitation is frequently regarded as the sincerest form of flattery.

FUNDING has been expanded to cover a further four years of research into the Teagasc-led Agricultural Catchments Programme, an analysis of soil usage in six different study areas.

HIS father fought as a teenager with Tom Barry and the Flying Columns and was a contemporary of Michael Collins, while his mother defied her family to support the Volunteers.

OSCAR POWER was just two years old when he suffered a severe stroke which left him unable to walk.

PLAYING the “green” card could grow Irish agriculture from a €20bn to a €30bn industry within just a few years, says the Forum on Climate Change.

A MAJOR study of the food supply chain shows that producing farmers are not making a profit and on average are getting just a third of the final retail price.

TODAY the Whyte’s history and literature auction of memorabilia is being held in Dublin. Ian Whyte, the managing director of the auctioneering firm, mentioned that the material had been forgotten after the Civil War.

SEVERAL letters in favour of the Remembrance Day concert held in Cork City Hall on November 8 based their support for it on the understanding that the Irish Party supported the British government’s conduct of the war until it ended on November 11, 1918.

THE IRISH have always held a special place in their hearts for their international athletes, and Niamh Whelan is a name that could resonate for years to come.

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin TD today outlined his plans to encourage development in Irish research and development (R&D).

AN innovative pay parking utility will fly the flag for Cork at the National Enterprise Awards final next week.

IRISH bishops and campaigners yesterday called on the Government to honour its overseas aid pledge by the year 2010.

Racism and exploitation of foreign employees must be faced down in workplaces across the country, it was claimed today.

The new Fine Gael leader Michael Noonan has outlined his vision for the party at a news conference at the Mansion House, Dublin this afternoon.