Hours before she was last seen alive, Elaine O’Hara is alleged to have texted the man the State claims was Graham Dwyer to tell him she was scared of him and knew her life was in his hands every time they met.

A young American woman has testified that Graham Dwyer told her that he wanted to kill Elaine O’Hara if Ms O’Hara wanted him to.

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A short letter whose 11 words helped change the course of Irish history is to be sold almost 98 years after it severely curtailed the Easter Rising.

Defence Minister Alan Shatter expressed “sincere regret” for the tragic events that led to the death of a trainee Air Corps pilot on a flight training mission in 2009, during a civil action taken by the father of the deceased.

Large bank interest payments contributed to the most expensive pub in the country recording a loss of over €140,000 last year.

A High Court application by U2 bassist Adam Clayton to be paid the proceeds of sale of an apartment in New York purchased by his former personal assistant Carol Hawkins with what he claims is his money has been adjourned to allow for settlement talks.

One of the country’s best-known publicans, Charlie Chawke, yesterday blamed the Irish soccer team’s “pathetic” performance against Croatia for the Euros being a flop for his pub business.

Rapidly deteriorating weather conditions, high terrain and a mistaken perception of the aircraft’s position relative to the ground all contributed to the air corps crash in which two men lost their lives, a report has found.

Cycling star Lance Armstrong returned to the Tour of Ireland today for the first time in 17 years, mobbed by fans.

Almost €20m is to be spent this year on the upkeep of some of the country's most historic buildings, it was revealed today.

Dozens of mourners queued today to pay their respects to former Taoiseach Charles Haughey within minutes of a book of condolence being opened in the heart of his old constituency.

A mother whose daughter went missing seven years ago wants a dedicated garda unit to be established to lead investigations into disappeared people, writes John Breslin.

Former Irish Kart champion Michael Devaney has put his fine win the Formula BMW Championship in Germany down to his lightning start.

A Dublin man was sentenced to five years imprisonment today for the unlawful killing of his partner during a drunken row in a flat in Rathfarnham last year.

Sixteen-year-old young gun racer Michael Devaney from Rathfarnham, Dublin, will become Ireland ' youngest driver to sample an F3 car with the news that veteran Formula Ford racer George McAlpin, who clinched his first Irish Formula Ford title this year, is to share his championship prize of an F3 test with the promising teenager.