Gardaí investigating a murder in Waterford said there seemed to have been no row or incident prior to the stabbing of a 25-year-old victim.

Beautiful weather and an all-flat card was the menu at Tipperary yesterday, but punters were thin on the ground and only ten bookmakers were on site.

CYCLE the Canal du Midi in the south of France for a wonderful, relaxing holiday.

SO much of what we are is defined by folk memory, ancient events which, at the time, were seared into the brain, and which, over time, are buried, but events which nevertheless remain deep in the collective psyche. So it is with Carrickshock.

The latest stretch of the M9 motorway has been officially opened.

FOR YEARS the “inner hippy” in me has longed to go to a rock festival but I’ve always chickened out at the last minute for a variety of reasons — those huge crowds seemed scary and would I not look and feel completely ridiculous in the midst of all those be-bopping young people.

PEOPLE are flocking to food fairs around the country.

A section of the N10 between Waterford and Kilkenny has been closed this morning following a serious collision involving two cars.

Crucial intelligence was wiped from a computer and police officers were uncooperative during an investigation into the first fatal shooting carried out by the PSNI, the Ombudsman said today.

New flooding misery has hit households across the North as heavy rain lashed down overnight.

A COMPLETION date of 2009 is anticipated for phase two of the planned Waterford-Dublin motorway, Transport Minister Martin Cullen said yesterday.

Police in the North are investigating a suspected racist motive for an arson attack in Co Antrim this morning.

AN BORD Pleanála has given the green light for work to begin on the long-awaited Waterford to Kilcullen dual carriageway, despite close to 20 major objections from land and home owners.

ON Tuesday, November 1, I needed to travel from Kanturk to Tralee and back.

REALLY deceptive, this townhouse packs in a lot of space behind its demure, street front facade.

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THE fleecy, Old English Sheepdog from the Dulux ad caught the eye early but the spotlight soon moved away from her.