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IRELAND
A baby girl - whose body was found at a recycling centre in Co Wicklow last week - has been laid to rest today. More than 100 people, including members of the Gardaí and workers from the Greenstar plant in Bray, gathered to pay their final respects to baby Alannah at Redford Cemetery in Greystones.
A woman punched a disabled man and robbed his wallet after tricking him into believing she was going to help him tie his shoelaces, a court heard today, .
A Cork family syndicate collected their €500,000 EuroMillions Plus prize from National Lottery HQ today - but it could have all been so different were it not for one woman's diligence.
A video chronicling the story surrounding the death of a young drug-user has emerged victorious in a media competition highlighting youth drug issues which received a record number of entries this year.
Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan claimed Sgt Maurice McCabe was motivated by “malice” when he highlighted malpractice in the force, documents from the O’Higgins Commission of Inquiry show.
An unsuccessful general election candidate was jailed for five days yesterday for refusing to pay a €300 fine arising out of his conviction for failing to file a list of donations with the Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo).
WORLD
A railcar driver in western Poland has been hailed as a hero for saving passengers from injuries as the train crashed into a truck which was stranded on the tracks.
A man who refused to pay a fine for taking his six-year-old daughter out of school for a family trip to Florida has won a ruling in his favour at the British High Court today.
SPORT
Rory McIlroy has made a blistering start to his second round at the Players Championship. The world number three birdied five of first six holes at Sawgrass to get to 5-under par on the leaderboard and followed them up with an eagle on the seventh.
It’s been a miserable season for Chelsea so you can understand the joy of their fans when it was announced that captain John Terry had been offered a new contract.
BUSINESS
Forget Boaty McBoatface – Google is all about Parsey McParseface. TYes, really. Google is giving developers and researchers access to SyntaxNet, a pretty cool tool that understands and processes the human language we use when we type into a box or speak to Google Now.
Samsung Electronics UK has unveiled a totally different way of watching a rugby match – it involves seatbelts and speeding along the sidelines.
ANALYSIS
Going along with an attempt to impugn Garda Maurice McCabe’s character raises fundamental questions about the Commissioner’s attitude to him and his concerns, writes .
LIFESTYLE
There are lots of ways to celebrate your special day at Communion time, whether you opt for the tradition route or not, discovers
VIRAL
After more than 60 years apart, two sisters, living on opposite sides of the planet, had an emotional reunion in Dublin Airport this week.
The Garda College posted this video today of their #RunningManChallenge - and you’ve never seen the guards like this before.
VIDEO
Our videographer Dan Linehan was in picturesque Cobh today, and needless to say, captured the mix of lovely scenery and sun-fuelled hi-jinx that Irish people get up to when the big yellow thing appears in the sky.
TECHNOW
Scottish synthpop band Chvrches has released the theme song for the upcoming Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. Warning Call, according to the group, was written specifically for the game. It is written “from the perspective of the game's heroine, Faith, and perfectly depicts her world, struggles, and strength.”
20 years after the original, Trainspotting 2 is actually happening. The cast and crew have been talking about a sequel for many years, and busy director Danny Boyle has finally found time to make the project a reality. And in case you can't quite believe it, here's the first footage from the shoot in Edinburgh.
It still seems pretty nuts that Star Wars Episode VIII is actually shooting in Ireland but large sets have been constructed at several locations and the word is stars like Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver Green Room is one of the best films of the year and demands to be seen with an audience, so get out and catch it on the big screen now.are in the country right now.
SHOWBIZ
Ireland's Nicky Bryne didn't make it past the Eurovision semi-finals last night, ut protestations of "Bloc Voting" just don't add up, .
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It’s been a miserable season for Chelsea so you can understand the joy of their fans when it was announced that captain John Terry had been offered a new contract.
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