The road of the newly-acquitted Paul Murphy from his privileged past to the criminal courts has included its fair share of ups and downs.

A man has been arrested in possession of a knife near Buckingham Palace in London.

Kenya's Mary Keitany set a new world record to win the women's London Marathon as Daniel Wanjiru took victory in the men's race.

The London Marathon poses a major security headache for police barely a month since terror struck the heart of the capital.

The body of murdered Pc Keith Palmer has begun a final journey through the city he once protected as thousands of police officers lined the route of his funeral cortege.

Bo Bo Catering Limited, which runs Silks Chinese Restaurant in The Mall, Malahide, and from which the company claims it has been locked out, is to ask the High Court next week for recovery of the premises.

Two buildings have been evacuated at The Mall in Waterford city following a bomb alert.

ENGLAND: A jelly replica of Buckingham Palace made from Pimm’s — complete with jelly corgis — has been unveiled in the run-up to the street party marking the Queen’s official 90th birthday.

They arrived fashionably late but, once there, Star Wars actors Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley partied into the night at Foxy John’s in Dingle.

A canopy-style roof on a public section of Waterford’s city centre is part of a €17.3m urban renewal programme due to begin next month.

Why go to Lapland when you can have a merry old time at Winterval, asks Tommy Barker

STARBUCKS and Nando’s are coming to Cork City’s Emmet Place — and, now, an investment property linked to long-time developer/investor, Robin Power, and which is let to two food operators, is for sale there, priced at €1.2m.

Regeneration of Waterford receives a boost with recognition of its Medieval Museum, says Marjorie Brennan.

Cathy Desmond took a bite of the Big Apple some thirty years ago — and now that she’s back for more, she finds a calmer, quieter place.

Five bidders lined out for the chance to become ‘King of the Castle,’ at an auction where a bank branch sold for just over €3m, or 20% over its price guide.

Winterval kickedoff the festive season last night when Santa delivered a giant ice block to artists at Waterford Crystal, who will transform it into a set of seasonal sculptures.

Private investors are being invited to become ‘King of the Castle,’ as a Tralee town centre bank, occupied by Bank of Ireland on Castle Street, is being touted for sale, with an attractive rental income of €277,000 pa.

Well, that's not something you see every day.

Nicolas Roche will be one of the race favourites for this month’s Friends Life Tour of Britain, after his participation was confirmed by his team Tinkoff-Saxo yesterday.

Did you hear about the cyclists that got married in the middle of a bike race? It sounds like a joke – and that’s how it started. But it sounded such a good idea that Gary Watson and Lisa Russell went ahead and actually did it.

Defending champion Chris Froome was hoping to avoid any lingering after effects of his fourth stage crash as Marcel Kittel claimed a hat-trick of Tour de France wins in Lille on Tuesday.

German sprint sensation Marcel Kittel took his second stage win in three days at the Tour de France yesterday, blasting clear in the final metres to take a thrilling stage that concluded on The Mall in London.

Cycling: Vincenzo Nibali bared his teeth and savoured a first Tour de France stage win of his career on another memorable day of racing in Yorkshire yesterday.

Italy's Vincenzo Nibali launched a late attack to win stage two of the Tour de France in Sheffield today and claim the race leader's yellow jersey.

A devastated Mark Cavendish ruled himself out of the Tour de France after suffering a shoulder injury in a crash on Saturday's opening stage to Harrogate.

A charity runner has completed back-to-back London Marathons while carrying a fridge.

One of the few Irish St Patrick’s Day celebrations that matches the splendour of those in America, a mix of paint, performances, pageantry, parades and parties, promises to make this year’s Dublin festival one of the most spectacular ever.

The Kingdom will formally celebrate St Patrick’s Day from dawn to dusk and then, informally, deep into the late hours with many towns and villages hosting parades and other events to make the occasion.

Under the light of the same North Star that guided the Vikings on their expeditions of conquest and terror over a millennium ago, Waterford came out in force on Saturday night to mark the start of 1,100 years since the city’s foundation.

The route of the 2014 Tour de France, which begins in Britain, includes five mountain finishes and just one individual time-trial, organisers announced this morning.

Two English Defence League (EDL) leaders arrested as they attempted to visit the spot where Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered have been released on bail.

I can operate well on five hours sleep. I’ve been doing it for 14 years now.

Campaigners for Waterford Regional Hospital continue their opposition to any downgrade of services as the “moment of truth” approaches for the area.

Cycling’s prestigious Giro d’Italia will begin in Ireland next year, organisers confirmed today.

Those who reckon toys ain’t what they used to be before the era of newfangled electronic gizmos should be in heaven at a toy museum opening in Waterford this week.

Britain’s sporting heroes will be saluted today as a huge precession snakes its way through the streets of London.

Linda Byrne was the highest-placed Irish woman in the marathon, finishing in 66th place.

Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana took gold in the Olympic marathon by claiming a surprise victory in London today.

Ireland's Annelise Murphy is in with a medal shout in the Laser Radial class with only one point separating the top four.

More than 10 million people watched swimmer Michael Phelps make Olympics history.

John Joe Nevin is through to the last 16 in the bantamweight division at the Olympic Games in London. The fifth seed wasn't troubled in his first round fight, beating Denmark’s Dennis Ceylan 21-6.