A man was killed and two others were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds today following a "serious incident" understood to involve a serving British soldier.

The Public Accounts Committee has heard that an office kitted out for the former Junior Minister John McGuinness was more akin to one on Wall Street than Kildare Street.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said he failed to give a breath test at a Garda checkpoint several years ago because he is asthmatic.

Gardaí have confirmed they are carrying out an investigation into the mistreatment of children at two creches in Dublin.

Revenue has been forced to close its busiest office in Dublin because of an occupation by protesters.

In the future, women strip down to their underwear for no apparent reason…

The Woolwich killers are of Nigerian background, sources have confirmed, but it is understood they are most likely to be British citizens converted to a radical form of Islam.

An Independent TD has asked the Tánaiste to confirm whether Alan Shatter was stopped and cautioned by gardaí before being appointed Justice Minister.

A successor to the Croke Park II deal - formally called the Haddington Road Agreement has been published - containing the recommendations of the Labour Relations Commission.

We've all seen dubious Irish pubs - is this what the rest of the world thinks an Irish fast-food outlet looks like?

This YouTube clip from Dublin is getting a bit of reaction today.

Gardaí in Wexford have appealed to the public to help trace a missing teenager this evening.

Religious observers are asking: "Is Pope Francis an exorcist?" after an incident in St Peter's Square.

She's gonna educate all of ye not from the Emerald Isle about the things we Oirish have never been heard to say.

We came across this clip on YouTube of a mugger in the Colombian capital, Bogota.

A Dublin student wrongly branded a taxi fare dodger in a viral YouTube video has won a major victory in a High Court action against tech giants Facebook and Google.

Television footage shows flattened buildings and fires after a mile (1.6 kilometre)-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City area.

A new opinion poll just out shows gains for Sinn Féin at the expense of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.

A man was killed and two others were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds today following a "serious incident" understood to involve a serving British soldier.

Touching video footage of the moment an elderly woman was reunited with her pet dog amongst the rubble in Oklahoma has emerged.

An exclusive creche probed during an undercover investigation into allegations of mistreatment of children has confirmed it has sacked one worker and suspended three others.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said he failed to give a breath test at a Garda checkpoint several years ago because he is asthmatic.

Revenue has been forced to close its busiest office in Dublin because of an occupation by protesters.

The Public Accounts Committee has heard that an office kitted out for the former Junior Minister John McGuinness was more akin to one on Wall Street than Kildare Street.

A mother confronted the Woolwich attackers, asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose".

Ireland fell agonisingly short of a first-ever win over a Test-playing national in Dublin as the opening RSA Insurance one-day international against Pakistan ended in a tie.

A total of four people including the two men shot by police have now been arrested in connection with the murder of a soldier in Woolwich.

A cat is mothering three ducklings in Co Offaly.

According to today's Evening Echo injuries to first-choice defenders Eoin Cadogan and Jamie O'Sullivan have forced Cork into a reshuffle ahead of their clash with Limerick on Saturday.

The Muslim Council of Britain has condemned the suspected terrorist murder of a soldier on the streets of London yesterday.