
The University of Limerick has been ranked within the top 150 of the Young Universities of the World.

March was the second worst month on record for overcrowding in hospitals, a major union has warned.

There was no winner of tonight's Lotto jackpot, worth more than €5m.

A judge has adjourned until Friday the sentencing of a man and woman who beat and neglected her children while they were toddlers and teenagers.

Six more strikes have been threatened by Luas workers.

Significant increase in the number of people being diagnosed with the disease which is linked to unhealthy lifestyles and obesity.

Republican Donald Trump has emerged from the Wisconsin primaries as a damaged front-runner following a crushing primary loss to rival Ted Cruz, deepening questions about the billionaire businessman's presidential qualifications and pushing the Republican Party toward a rare contested convention nomination fight.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder and former head of France's far-right National Front party, has been convicted of denying crimes against humanity for repeating that the Nazi gas chambers are a "detail" of Second World War history.

Pope Francis has blessed the eyes of a five-year-old Ohio girl who suffers from a rare genetic disease that is gradually robbing her of her sight.

A 20-year-old man described as a "brute and a bully" has been jailed for posting "revenge porn" photos and videos online of a woman to humiliate her.

The president of Ukraine has become the latest prominent politician to deny wrongdoing after his name was linked to secretive offshore accounts arranged by a Panama law firm.

Ah breastfeeding in public, the domain where everyone feels like they have all the answers.

The feline, who has recently been diagnosed with lymphoma, has just begun a 25 week course of chemotherapy.

Britain's Green party has released what has got to be one of the best party political broadcasts ever.

Pete Doherty’s name cropped up a fair few times.

The plug has been pulled on Kocktails With Khloe three months after it premiered on screen.

An anonymous buyer offered a hefty sum for the piece of furniture at an auction in New York.

Rochelle slaying the beauty shots in the latest Max Factor campaign.

Georgia Penna has slammed an impersonator who is pretending to be her on Snapchat.

More than half of users feel under pressure to use social media, the UK report found.

The IFA has written to the acting Taoiseach expressing concerns about the impact of Mercosur on the Irish beef sector.

The two new devices both have dual camera lenses.
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Two women have been pulled from a car by a gang of hijackers in Co Antrim.
More trouble for Michaella McCollum as conflicting information has surfaced about the sectarian threats she claimed forced her to leave Northern Ireland.
Two people have died in a crash in Co Cork.
An elderly couple who died in a crash in Cork have been named.
A boy who was subjected to years of neglect and cruelty by his mother has said he felt his life was not worth living when he was 7 years old.
Dads never leave a chance for messing go by.
Heart-stopping footage from the dash cam of an Australian truck driver reveals near-miss as semi-trailer hurtles towards him.

Player hit the 31st ace of his career in the traditional Par 3 curtain raiser at The Masters.

A terrible mix-up between Joe Hart and Fernando handed Zlatan Ibrahimovic a goal.

Wolfsburg have taken control of their Champions League quarter-final tie.

City can take huge encouragement from their performance, aside from a couple of poor lapses.