Former taoiseach Brian Cowen's family have said the seriously ill ex-politician has a "long road ahead" after confirming he is slowly recovering from a bleed on the brain earlier this month.

In Dublin, they rose by 0.6%, while outside the capital they were 5.1% higher in the year to May.

A recovering addict who wanted to die at the peak of her drugs and alcohol addiction says secondary treatment saved her life.

Head, shoulders, knees and toes — some simple precautions can help safeguard vulnerable body parts from injury as we exercise more than ever before, writes Dr Phil Kieran

In March 2016, journalist Valerie Cox and her husband Brian journeyed to Greece to offer their help during a refugee crisis.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan says he expects the US regime under Donald Trump to overhaul its tax system but added that foreign investment here remains strong.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has insisted Ireland’s economic recovery can survive the Brexit fallout amid Government claims more than 100 companies are considering moving to this country in the wake of last June’s vote.

A recovered alcoholic and drug addict will be buried for three days to raise awareness of premature deaths caused by addiction.

The European Commission has lauded Ireland’s “remarkable” economic turnaround but warned of a number of pitfalls that could scupper the progress.

Ongoing increases in domestic costs — such as wages, utility prices, property and business services — pose a large threat to the country’s sustainable recovery, the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) has warned.

A lucky black cat has made a “miraculous” recovery after suffering 30 separate shotgun wounds.

The UK sales decline at Tesco has slowed for the fourth month in a row, industry data showed yesterday, adding to evidence that Britain’s biggest supermarket group is gradually recovering.

Four weeks have passed since the general election, yet the country remains without a government.

The managing director of building products firm, Tegral said yesterday the firm will do much better when there is an economic recovery in the regions.

Central banks continue to surprise with their aggressive actions to counteract global forces that are threatening the recovery in the world economy and that are risking a prolonged period of very low, or even negative, inflation.

The surprisingly strong rebound of the Irish economy over the past two years has been much commented on at home and abroad.

Ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service said it will closely watch the next government’s spending plans and monitor private sector pay amid fears the bounty of the hard-won recovery could be wasted by unwise actions and frailties at home.

For opposition parties these continue to be challenging times.

Outgoing Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan has admitted that while the recovery is “solid” and delivering plenty of jobs, small businesses are starved of credit.