I write in relation to the letter from Dr Frank Davey, Laytown, Co Meath in the national media where he wrote about the tinkering with the GP service.

Peter Jackson gets over the gain line, behind the headline

Ms Potts, has been given a 30% chance of living until Christmas as she is bravely fighting the silent female killer.

"It’ll be the last time she gets to see them but hopefully it’ll be the most memorable."

A terminally-ill mother of two who has been a life-long Take That fan is pleading with the band’s management to help her see them live in concert at the 3Arena.

Gardaí will review CCTV footage as part of their investigation into the fatal assault of a man in a suspected “one-punch” death in Bray, Co Wicklow.

Mobile phone footage appears to show the driver being violently punched in the face while in his cab.

The Minister for Education Richard Bruton announced today that 42 new schools will be built over the next four years.

A presumed homeless man staying in a hotel at the expense of the State was found with €12,000 in cash and a further €140,000 in a bank account when he was targeted in a planned operation by the Criminal Assets Bureau.

Three men have been charged in Wicklow in connection with theft offences.

Gardaí have arrested three men in County Wicklow as part of Operation Thor.

A seasonal garda operation to target Christmas tree raiders is now “in full swing”, as growers predict a bumper harvest of festive firs.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has given a strong signal that he intends delaying his departure from office until May at least.

One of Ireland’s top golf courses, Druids Glen in Co Wicklow, has successfully exited examinership, following agreement between the parties involved.

A fund is opposing an application to appoint an examiner to one of Ireland’s top golf courses, the High Court has heard.

Killarney’s Rob Duggan (22) and Jake Byrne (21) from Blackwood, near Naas scooped the top awards at the Dunlop Motorsport Ireland Awards ceremony in Dublin yesterday.

Christmas tree growers have stepped up security on their farms to combat the growing threat of criminal gangs attempting to hack down their festive firs.

Over a €1m worth of cannabis has been seized by Gardaí in Co Wicklow.

Gardaí have recovered the body of missing Wicklow man Simon Day, who had not been seen since last Sunday.

YOU’RE going to Druid’s Glen, but neither of you plays golf?” was the response when we said we were going to the Wicklow resort for a family weekend in bleak January.

A record number of pipebombs were found last year, figures reveal.

One of the most prominent businessman of the Celtic Tiger era, Hugh O’Regan, was yesterday given a prolonged standing ovation during his funeral Mass.

High-profile property developer and publican Hugh O’Regan was found dead on the Wexford to Dublin road on Monday evening.

A five-year-old boy could have been blinded and seriously disfigured if a package containing an incendiary device had ignited after it was delivered to a family home, according to gardaí.

Surgeons are continuing their efforts to save some of the fingers of a five-year-old boy who had part of his hands blown off in a horror pipebomb attack outside his home in Wicklow.

Gardaí are appealing to the consciences of those who have information about the bomb blast which ripped apart a child’s hands on Wednesday morning.

A little boy who picked up an explosive device outside his house in Co Wicklow this morning has lost a number of his fingers as a result of the incident.

A five-year-old boy was injured today after picking up a pipe bomb outside a house in Co Wicklow.

Bernard Brogan: The 28-year-old Dublin forward won his first All-Ireland last year and will add to his sporting achievements by carrying the torch.

A member of the Gardaí has been killed in a crash in Co Wicklow.

Gardaí are investigating a serious crash which closed a section of the N11 in Co Wicklow.

PAUL MCSHANE will captain the Irish team against Italy in Liege tonight, making it a doubly emotional couple of days for the Wicklow boy.

Field technicians in Wexford, Carlow and Wicklow are almost completely grounded today due to road conditions, eircom said today.

Hundreds of Irish households are still enduring severe cuts to their water supply as local authorities work to repair leaks.

A PILOT who cheated death when his helicopter burst into flames seconds after crash landing had no licence, an investigation has found.

Motorists are being advised to expect some traffic disruption around the junction of the M50 and M4 in Dublin today.

Gardaí confirmed this afternoon they are investigating an accidental shooting in Co. Wicklow.

Two people have survived a helicopter crash near Newtownmountkennedy in Co Wicklow.

Gardaí in Co Wicklow are investigating an incident in which a man allegedly slaughtered two puppies with a lump hammer before hanging the carcasses on a neighbour's door.

The Department of Education is coming under fire for failing to fund special pre-school facilities for autistic children in Co Wicklow.

Gardaí in Co Wicklow are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a teenage boy at the weekend

THE trial of a British doctor charged with murdering his Irish secretary in Dublin should be held in Ireland, it was claimed yesterday.