An Irish charity is travelling to the Philippines to provide internet and phone access to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan so they can re-connect with their families.

A man is in a critical condition in a Dublin hospital after being attacked during a robbery in Tallaght this morning.

Our Lady's Hospice in Harolds Cross in Dublin has expressed its sympathy to the family of Celia Ferrer De Jesus who was found dead yesterday after her apartment was flooded.

OLYMPIC silver medallist Kenny Egan has drawn tough opposition for his heavyweight debut at the world championships in Baku.

In many ways 'Mammoth' is about a monster … the modern world we live in and often can’t quite cope with. It’s a story about the demands of living in a world of global pressures and the resulting family pressures and values.

A special prayer rally has been held in Dublin calling for the safe return of kidnapped Irish priest Father Michael Sinnott.

Manchester’s light-welterweight king Ricky Hatton faces Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Casino in the early hours of tomorrow morning in the first super-fight of 2009. But has the economic downturn impacted on the appetite for big time boxing Stateside? Simon Lewis reports from Nevada.

At least four people were killed and dozens of others injured when a powerful explosion rocked a crowded shopping centre in the capital of the Philippines today.

The Irish Red Cross is donating €20,000 to those affected by Typhoon Durian in the Phillipines.

FOUR US Marines refused to answer rape charges against them yesterday in the Philippines, prompting the judge to enter a not guilty plea for them in a case that has stirred emotions about the US military presence in the ex-American colony.

Dove soap to Magnum ice-cream maker Unilever today said it had strengthened its food operations in Asia by buying out a joint venture.

The British stepfather of a six-year-old girl kidnapped in the Philippines has dismissed claims that the snatch was organised by her mother.