A man in his 50s has died after a collision between a car and a lorry in Kilkenny last night.

Despite travelling the world for 12 months himself, Niall Doherty feels like a novice compared to two hardy, intrepid Irishmen

Cannes got the hump with Sacha Baron Cohen yesterday as the funnyman staged his latest stunt to promote his new comedy film, The Dictator.

The first phase of a €23 million water scheme which will enable major industrial and residential expansion in the South-East will be officially opened later this week.

A BRAVE mother battling a life-threatening brain illness is hoping to raise enough funds to set up a childcare facility for parents with serious medical problems.

I HAVE been in or around Kinsale, Co Cork, since 1954 and would still be regarded as a “blow-in”.

WE face a seismic choice as to whether we allow private or public equity to refinance our (and I stress our) banks.

FOLLOWING the sale of a drystock and tillage farm at Templesque, Glanmire, Co Cork, auctioneer Christy Buckley has three farms new on his books.

THE argument can be made that the Wexford footballers are more competitive than the county hurlers have been in recent times, but that’s not surprising for a county which has a proud history in the game, reflected in the winning of five All-Ireland titles up to the early part of the last century.

THE motorway linking Waterford to Dublin remains on schedule for a 2010 completion, with work on the final sections due to start in the coming weeks.

A WOMAN with cystic fibrosis (CF) was asked to pose for a photograph 10 years ago at a site earmarked for new treatment facilities which have yet to be developed.

TWO men died after a rush-hour collision between a car and a lorry in Limerick last night.

A 27-year-old man has been killed after a road accident in Co Kilkenny last night.

IRELAND is in an ideal situation to lead the way into the next 50 years, as we have a thriving economy, that would allow us to invest now, for the future.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today said he hoped the sad results of fatal road accidents would have an effect on the psyche of communities around the country.

Gardaí have named the 14-year-old girl who was killed in a crash in Co Kilkenny last night.

WATERFORD is to have a second river crossing within four years and a new city bypass which will cut journey times into and through the city significantly.

AN INDEPENDENT commission should be formed to adjudicate on the application by Waterford City Council to extend its boundary into south Kilkenny, a Waterford TD says.

WATERFORD’S Mayor Cllr Hilary Quinlan has welcomed news that work on the N25 Waterford bypass will begin in April this year.

WATERFORD city is today bracing itself for an influx of politicians and community group leaders from Kilkenny fighting to hold on to their home turf.

Two men have died in separate overnight road accidents in Co Monaghan and Co Kilkenny.

ONLY a few weeks ago, four civilians were hauled out of their vehicle in Fallujah, beaten to death, cremated and hacked to pieces by a mob of Iraqis.

GARDAÍ are trying to trace a hoax caller who contacted emergency services in Co Waterford claiming that a man was drowning.

A 21-year old Kilkennyman who was left for dead after an attack in the US, got a hero's welcome yesterday to his family and friends who had gathered for an early Thanksgiving dinner.