A 4,000 tonne delivery of salt for treating roads is due to arrive in Cork this evening.

Both Bus Eireann and Dublin Bus have said some routes are facing curtailments and diversions because of the continuing hazards of compacted snow and ice.

Dublin Airport Authority says the airport is fully operational this morning, despite another night of freezing conditions.

Treacherous road conditions are being reported right around the country again this morning following a night of sub-zero conditions.

TALLANSTOWN, a village in Co Louth with a population of about 600, has taken the title of Ireland’s Tidiest Town 2010.

A Louth village closely linked to the legends of Cuchulainn won the coveted Tidy Towns 2010 for its idyllic charm today.

NOEL MEADE’S Skylancer can take the second division of the Charlie Chute Memorial Maiden Hurdle at the final stage of the Listowel Festival this afternoon.

Louth Gardaí search for man who abandoned van at checkpoint

KILLARNEY was yesterday named as Ireland’s best-kept town.

Killarney has been revealed as the winner of Ireland's Best Kept Town this afternoon.

Irish interest in the Blue Square UK Open Darts Championship in Bolton came to an end in the fifth round last night.

Gardaí have named the young man who was killed in a road accident in Co Louth yesterday afternoon.

Three men were jailed by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today after a major garda operation against the Continuity IRA led to the discovery of a bomb making operation near the border last year.

A Northern Ireland man arrested after gardaí discovered a bomb making operation near the border last year has been convicted of membership of an illegal organisation by the Special Criminal Court today.

Two men were arrested after gardaí discovered a bomb-making operation near the border in Co Louth last year, the Special Criminal Court was told today.