Dozens of emergency service personnel and volunteers have been drafted in to help search for missing teenager Elisha Gault, with concern growing for her welfare.

Four people have been arrested following an attempted armed robbery in Co. Kilkenny.

Gardaí arrested 24 people for crimes ranging from theft to assault in a raid in Co Kilkenny yesterday.

One glance at this weekend’s fixture programme should be enough for the penny to drop. You certainly don’t need a third-level degree to take from it that the dominance of certain counties on the big stage is perfectly mirrored at club level.

Joseph O’Brien has made a huge impact since making the transition from record-breaking jockey to trainer. The 23-year-old tells John O’Brien in The Irish Racing Yearbook 2017 that he wants to build a strong dual-purpose yard on The Hill and to challenge the established operations — including Ballydoyle

At last count, Paudie Murray’s backroom team numbered 16. That’s a fair number of lieutenants to have in your corner. Then again, it’s a fair operation he’s running.

A woman who claimed she would not have had to have chemotherapy or a right-side mastectomy if a correct diagnosis had been made when she went for a BreastCheck mammogram has settled her High Court action.

The HSE has made an out-of-court settlement with a woman who claimed she had to have a breast removed because of a late diagnosis.

A woman would not have had to have chemotherapy or a right-side mastectomy if a correct diagnosis had been made when she went for a Breast Check mammogram, it has been claimed before the High Court.

Friday, May 27 is the closing date for applications to QQI accredited level 5 courses at Teagasc agricultural and horticultural colleges.

The name Joseph O’Brien may not have been on the card, but Ivanovich Gorbatov’s win in the Triumph Hurdle heralded the dawn a new era for the O’Brien family as the former flat horse gave the soon-to-be official trainer, son of Ballydoyle supremo Aidan, his first Festival success.

Joseph looks to follow father’s example

’He checked himself out of hospital to attend those funerals. That’s the kind of person he was’ - Michael Moynihan looks at the life of Danny Bowe, first aid man with Mount Sion GAA club in Waterford

Dual Irish champion Flat jockey Joseph O’Brien has decided not to ride at all this year and to concentrate on his new role as a trainer.

Wexford got their league campaign off to a winning start, with a 0-13 to 0-9 victory over Tipperary at Cloughjordan.

Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Don Cossack is set to be one of the stars on show at the annual post-racing gallops at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Well-backed all day and sent off 11/10 favourite, Love Potion made a successful debut for J P McManus and David Wachman in the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Fillies Maiden in wet and windy Dundalk last night.

We all know of folk who keep their Christmas decorations up all year round, to save on the hassle of taking them down. In Kilkenny, they may as well leave their black-and-amber colours on the streets, windows and telegraph poles on a continuous basis because come September (Sept-amber?) it’s likely they’ll be needed.

So, the rumours that were rife for weeks, regarding Aidan O’Brien’s future at Ballydoyle, finally found their way into the media over the last seven days or so.

The Old Post Office in Piltown is certain to send investors into a flurry of excitement, writes Trish Dromey.

Katie Lonergan from Owning near Piltown, Co Kilkenny, turns five next Wednesday and has cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia. She had life-changing surgery in the United States last year, and is close to defying the early medical advice that she would never walk, thanks to intensive training, physiotherapy and other supports.

It’s been a very busy week on the PGA Irish Region circuit with five events staged across seven days in four counties.

The son of the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Deputy John McGuinness looks set to top the poll in his electoral area.

A church and graveyard in south Kilkenny have been attacked by vandals who caused thousands of euro worth of damage.

Farmers yesterday said they plan to demonstrate outside Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton’s office to protest over the supermarket price war that has slashed the prices of vegetables to just a few cents.

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Teagasc is predicting a 50% shortage in silage made for next winter in wet land areas, based on consultations with advisers in each of its 51 advisory offices across the country.

Food producers in Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, are to launch a chef training programme on foot of winning the inaugural Kilkenny Leader Partnership ‘Town of Food’ competition.

A MOUTH-WATERING Easter egg with up to €775,000 in grant aid and supports is currently whetting the appetite of five rural communities.

Irish woman set up horse trekking company in Malaga and adapted to rural custom, says Richard Fitzpatrick

Secondary school students in Co Kildare have written a personal letter to Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for championing the cause of female education.

Police in Britain are seeking the extradition of a Co Limerick man they want in connection with the theft of a €200,000 rhino horn, the High Court was told yesterday.

How a theatre producer transformed a derelict stone cottage into a star attraction. Tommy Barker reports

As home owners face into a budget that is set to bring in property tax, water rates and increased utility bills, a man living in Piltown, Co Kilkenny may have the solution.