A man has pleaded guilty to stealing in the region of €1,650 after being offered the use of a staff toilet at a small city centre cafe where he was having a cup of tea and a pancake.

Today marks the 70th anniversary of sinking of Irish Oak. Historian Ryle Dwyer looks at the bad luck and controversy associated with that ill-fated ship

The stigma and suffering of former residents of the Magdalene Laundries has been “prolonged” by the Government’s failure to apologise for what happened, victims said.

SHOPKEEPERS have been warned of a scam which has potential to defraud phone companies of a lot of money.