A drug addict who knocked down and killed a mother of four while she was shopping with her sister has received a three and a half year sentence and a 30-year driving ban.

A Garda investigation is underway after a man was found unconscious with serious injuries in the Santry area of Dublin this morning.

More than 500 people unhappy with their weight applied to become an Operation Transformation leader.

A 15-year-old student, who is already registered with a national modelling agency, has been awarded €25,000 damages for a “mildly disfiguring” scar on her foot.

A 21-year old woman from Co Meath has been crowned the new Miss Ireland.

A teenage driver died after his car hit a pier in Co Louth and landed on its roof, police said today.

Northern Ireland-based soft services company, resource, has taken over a Dublin-based support services company, Masterclean Services.

POP star Samantha Mumba appeared in court yesterday in connection with a number of alleged driving offences.

Building materials group Heiton Holdings have reported trading "well ahead" for the first quarter of their financial year.