A man in his late teens is due before a special sitting of Galway District Court this morning, in connection with an incident in Tuam, County Galway, early yesterday.

A teenager has been held overnight by gardaí investigating a serious assault in Tuam, County Galway early yesterday.

A 22-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was attacked in the early hours of yesterday.

A 22-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital, following an assault in Tuam in Co. Galway overnight.

A US town has banned texting while walking. Should we follow suit, wonders Jonathan deBurca Butler

THE household names have given way to the names of households.

Gardaí in Kerry are appealing for witnesses to a fatal hit-and-run in which a pedestrian was struck by a car in the Tinnahally area.

Two men have been arrested over the attempted murder of a police officer in the North, officers said today.

A Catholic policeman who survived a dissident republican bomb attack has regained consciousness and is showing signs of improvement, the PSNI confirmed today.

Detectives have returned to the scene of a car-bomb attack in Antrim in which a policeman was seriously injured.

A Catholic policeman who survived a dissident republican bomb attack has had his right leg amputated, police confirmed today.

A Catholic police officer who survived a dissident republican car bomb is a hero, his chief constable said.

A Catholic police officer remained in a critical but stable condition in hospital tonight after being injured by a booby trap bomb in the North which was blamed on dissident republicans

A Catholic police officer was fighting for his life today after being critically injured by a booby trap bomb in the North blamed on dissident republicans.

THE captain of the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Gaelic football team was fighting for his life last night after he was critically injured by a booby trap bomb.

A police officer was seriously injured when a bomb exploded under his car in the North today.

A police officer was seriously injured when a bomb exploded under his car in the North today.

An eight-year-old boy has died in hospital after being hit by a van in Donegal, gardaí confirmed today.

EVER opened up a book and felt like you were looking in a mirror? Your correspondent had that experience this week and, no, before you ask, it wasn’t The Great Gatsby. Or even the latest Harry Potter.

Donal Hickey, Killarney

THE number of pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents this year rose to 54 after separate weekend tragedies.

Gardai in Dublin are investigating the theft of a valuable boat this morning.