A mother and daughter team have turned their shared hobby into a successful business, selling handmade fine china mugs with hand painted designs. They are hoping to be up and thriving again when the current Covid-19 economic storm passes.

Glenveagh Homes and Ballymore Developments have secured planning permission for more than 330 residential units at two separate sites in Dublin.

Gardaí are very concerned for the welfare of a 42-year-old man missing in North Dublin and are appealing for help in finding him.

Over 50,000 people across Ireland have come together to join a coronavirus support group on Facebook.

Helen Kelleher catches up with Hilary Fannin to talk about her first novel, middle age, and how Covid-19 could be an opportunity for budding writers

None of the asylum seekers arriving in Cahersiveen this week have been in the country for "less than two months".

There are early reports from gardaí of a drop in 999 calls and a general reduction in policing demands as Covid-19 sees a mass closure of pubs, fewer cars on the road and people staying indoors.

French sports retailer Decathlon may not have any bricks and mortar stores operating here yet but its Irish arm recorded sales of more than €1.1bn in 2018, newly filed accounts show.

A mental health centre has received a damning inspection report due to privacy concerns and the standard of its premises.

Behind every good political leader stands a formidable adviser, ready to steer a party through the darkest days and to guide its members to victory during the good ones.

Families caught up in the Drogheda feud are experiencing “severe trauma” and struggling to find the necessary help, a support group has said.

The army bomb disposal team was called in to the Knowth Court area of Ballymun.

"I hope that his death will be a warning to other young teenagers who are been groomed by the ruthless criminals, that the promise of money and gifts will inevitably end in tragedy."

More than 4,600 'assessment of need' applications for children with disabilities are overdue completion.

Security Correspondent Cormac O’Keeffe examines the manifestos to see what they propose for beleaguered communities

Last month’s gruesome attacks are indicative of a trend in violent crime that cannot be divorced from the effect of cuts to policing and other services, says Security Correspondent Cormac O’Keeffe.

Versatile Ireland U20s forward Brian Deeny has said that regular exposure to the All-Ireland League has helped him to prepare for the rough and tumble of underage international rugby.

Fianna Fáil will spend an additional €100 million per year and freeze higher education fees at their current levels should it be elected, while reducing primary teacher-student ratios to 20:1, the party said.

The issue stems from the date of the election. Due to it being held on February 8, those who registered within the past eight months may not be included on the new register, which is refreshed once a year.

Recreational drug users should be left in “no doubt” that they are supporting gangs that prey on children and murder people, leading experts have said.

Garda bosses have described the murder and dismemberment of a 17-year-old boy as “savage”, “shocking” and “unacceptable”.

Young people are seen as “plentiful and expendable” by gang bosses.