A plan for a new urban quarter, that could deliver 500 homes, has been unveiled for the iconic Guinness St James’ Gate site.

Parts of Dublin's south quays are to completely close for eight days from Friday week.

As Judge Mary Laffoy gets ready to present her report on the Citizens’ Assembly, Alison O’Connor says we are in for a tortuous few months before we get to vote on the issue.

Vaxxed, the controversial movie on the conspiracies surrounding the MMR vaccine, lacks credibility, says Michael Clifford.

Controversial alterations to traffic routes on the River Liffey’s north and south quays to facilitate new Luas cross-city services will have a positive impact on city centre retailers, a new report has claimed.

Some highly-charged racing is in store when the Colours Races — those famous head-to-heads between the crews of Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin — take place on Saturday on the River Liffey.

A stretch of road between Cork City centre and Ballintemple is considered the most dangerous in Cork, according to a Garda rating system used to determine the location of speed cameras.

IN THE depths of a mid- career slump, the great baseball player Babe Ruth was taken to task in public. Jimmy Walker, a New York politician, pointed some cutting remarks at Ruth when both attended a social function in Manhattan.

Not even the man who battled an evil empire in a galaxy far, far away could save the Kingdom — and so Sam Maguire will be residing in the capital for the next year.

You’ll be delighted to know (finally, perhaps) that there is method in whatever passes for madness these days.

Cars will be banned from key streets in Dublin City centre in a radical transport plan to make the capital more cycle and pedestrian friendly.

The Right2Water campaign is finalising a de facto manifesto for potential election candidates which will focus on the wider austerity debate.

Despite the activists being compared to ISIS, there was no violence, the only strong language was spoekn in the Dail, and the Right2Water coalition is crumbling faster than our ageing pipe system.

A pregnant political activist has been charged with assaulting a garda during Wednesday’s massive Irish Water demonstration in Dublin.

Huge crowds have gathered in Dublin to take part in today's protest against water charges.

If Tánaiste Joan Burton is not regretting her "expensive phones" comment yet, she may well be this morning.

CORK’S most popular street photographer, Alwyn Jennings, launches his first exhibition next week. The Streets of Cork, at Cork City Hall, will feature 20 framed and signed, black-and-white portraits, and is in aid of the Cork University Hospital (CUH) Children’s Charity (the CUH children’s unit is undergoing a €1.5m refurbishment).

AFTER a recent gig in Japan Harry Styles of boy band One Direction is reported to have said that the band “could be as big as The Beatles”.

Up to 10,000 elderly people took to the streets outside Leinster House yesterday to plead with politicians to stop the “shameful” universal over-70s medical card cut, which is due to be voted into law in two days.

It was vicious to watch. Two elderly tramps taunt and attack each other.

Thousands are expected to pack the main streets of Ireland for the St Patrick’s Day annual parades, with more than half a million people expected to attend the Dublin event.

It might not be the biggest parade in the world but Dublin is surely one of the best spots to be for the St Patrick’s Day bash.

A youth has been sentenced to four months’ detention for throwing a homeless man’s rabbit into a river.

A youth has pleaded guilty to an animal cruelty and torture charge after a homeless man’s pet rabbit was thrown into Dublin’s River Liffey last year.

A man charged with throwing a rabbit in to the River Liffey intends to plead guilty, his solicitor said today.

A Dublin man accused of throwing a homeless man’s pet rabbit into the River Liffey has pleaded not guilty to an animal cruelty and torture charge.

Dave Kenny was amazed to discover a very rare photograph of Michael Collins in his own attic

A memorial to mark the bravery of a Co Limerick-born policeman is to be restored near O’Connell Bridge in Dublin.

More than half a million people packed Dublin city centre today as the annual St Patrick’s Day parade got under way.

A HOMELESS man who risked his life to save his pet rabbit from drowning was presented with a “compassionate citizen award” by an animal rights group yesterday.

PEOPLE hoping to see Britain’s Queen Elizabeth during her royal visit are set to be disappointed as strict security measures has meant onlookers will be banned from all venues to be visited by the British monarch.

THE proposed location for a new National Children’s Hospital is on a site belonging to the man-in-the-cupboard’s ‘alma Mater’ where he served his time as an accountant before becoming Taoiseach.

AT TIMES of turmoil like these, we usually go to Breandán O hEithir for consolation.

A troubled 15-year-old boy, who stole to pay for drugs from head shops, has been released under supervised probation for six months.

A Ballymun man who led gardai on a high speed chase around Dublin city centre before being flung from his motorbike has received a four year sentence with one suspended.

AN anti-government protest has been organised to coincide with the state’s Easter 1916 commemoration outside the GPO in Dublin tomorrow.

A COLOURFUL parade of Santas through Dublin’s city centre yesterday highlighted the bitter-sweet message that Christmas is a time for families, including separated parents.

Up to 20 parents committed suicide over the past year because they were denied access to their children, it was claimed today.

The northbound side of Dublin's O'Connell Street remains closed this morning following yesterday's incident when a LAUS tram and a double-decker bus were in collision.

CHAOS erupted in the capital’s main thoroughfare at just before 3pm yesterday after a Luas tram crashed into the side of a bus.