A man is in a serious condition in hospital after falling from scaffolding in Dublin city centre this afternoon.

Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller was arrested after an incident at a nightclub yesterday morning, the football club said today.

THE 17-year-old brother of missing Dublin girl Amy Fitzpatrick has written her a heartfelt letter begging her to come home, and asking her not to be scared if she’s in a place she cannot escape from.

Two elderly men have died after being hit by cars in two separate road accidents in Co Louth and Co Mayo.

AS flood warnings were issued yesterday for Cork city and county, the OPW (Office of Public Works) was criticised for not reacting swiftly enough to the growing prospect of global warming submerging low-lying areas.

A multimedia student who made a documentary of the Mayday 2002 "Reclaim the Streets" demonstration has told a jury he thought protesters believed they were being playful when they surrounded and rocked a garda car.

BWG FOODS has expanded its Value Centre Cash & Carry branch network with a new €2.5 million branch in Wexford.

Gardaí in Dublin are investigating the stabbing of a teenager in the city yesterday evening.

A 69-year-old man has died in a house fire in Co Kilkenny.

The body of a woman has been pulled from the River Boyne in Drogheda, Co. Louth.

Police are investigating today after more than 100 fans hurled missiles at police after England’s World Cup win over Denmark.

The RUC is investigating reports that two teenagers were abducted by a gang of 15 men in north Belfast last night.

Two men are being detained by gardai in Wexford following a drugs seizure in the town last night.