Three men have been arrested and charged after a quick-thinking grandmother locked up thieves as they tried to break into her property.

The major highway bridge linking Seattle with Canada and the rest of the Pacific Northwest region collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into a river.

Nissan Micras are compact, inexpensive runabouts - ideal for the young urban professional. Try telling that to the Mayo man did THIS to one…

A cat is mothering three ducklings in Co Offaly.

Morgan Freeman has gone viral - after falling asleep during a live television interview.

A new TV advert from Samsung has provoked accusations of sexism. Did the technology giant overdo it with this one?

The tearful family of murdered soldier Lee Rigby today spoke of their pride for him.

An RAF Typhoon jet today escorted a passenger plane into Stansted Airport following an incident on board.

Former Corrie star Helen Flanagan has revealed she has been banned from Boots.

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.

A cat is mothering three ducklings in Co Offaly.

Amnesty International has warned that until Ireland's laws allow for abortion in certain circumstances, this country will be out of line with international human rights standards.

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 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.

Kurt Cobain walked around in a spiritual daze, "almost in tears" when he was in Cork.

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 provisional liquidator has been appointed to a Co Tipperary hotel with 75 weddings on the books - including one scheduled for tomorrow.

A 39 year old father has drowned in Co Wexford while trying to rescue his child.

Fianna Fail and Fine Gael are neck-and-neck in political support for the first time since 2008.

Around 100 members of unions against further cuts to pay in the public service turned out for the 'No to Croke Park 2' rally in Dublin today.

A man has been arrested for allegedly holding a woman against her will in Dublin last week.

A man remains in Garda custody this morning in connection with a €1.7m drugs haul on Dublin's northside.

A 33 year old woman has been airlifted by helicopter to Beaumont Hospital this afternoon after falling at the quarry in Killiney in Dublin.

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah has warned that the fall of Syrian president Bashar Assad's regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period".

Leinster 24 Ulster 18 On Joe Schmidt's final game as head coach, and at the fourth time of asking, Leinster are Rabo Direct Pro 12 champions thanks to a six-point win over Ulster at the RDS this afternoon.

Gardaí say they are treating it as a "tragic incident."

Dylan Hartley could be suspended from the British and Irish Lions tour after he was sent off during the Aviva Premiership final.