Work on one of the country’s most vital energy projects is under threat as protesters plan a picket that could spark massive disruption.

TWO investigations have been launched into the death of a female inmate who was serving a life sentence at Dublin’s Dochas Centre for the murder of her son.

A rescue operation is underway in west Cork in an effort to save two bottle-nosed whales stranded in shallow water near Whiddy Island.

A 42-year-old mother with a chronic alcohol problem today pleaded guilty to the murder of her young son at Greystones, Co Wicklow in June 2001.

A Kildare mother has today pleaded guilty to the murder of her young son at Greystones in June 2001.

A SAN FRANCISCO gallery owner bears a painful reminder of her nation’s unresolved anguish over the incidents at the Abu Ghraib prison, a black eye delivered by an unknown assailant who apparently objected to a painting that depicts US soldiers torturing Iraqi prisoners.

Thousands of customers remained without power in San Francisco following a massive blackout that disrupted traffic, shut down transit stations and, at its height, left a third of the city without electricity on one of the busiest days of the holiday season.

Crews were restoring power to thousands of homes and businesses today following a blackout that left a third of San Francisco without electricity on one of the busiest days of the Christmas holiday season.

Gardai at Greystones in Co Wicklow are seeking the public's assistance in identifying the body of a man found on the North Beach last Thursday.

Investigations into the death of an eight-year-old Wicklow boy are

Gardai are still investigating the suspicious death of an eight-year-old boy at