Ireland

• 19 minutes ago

  

  Michelle Obama to visit Glendalough

  Michelle Obama rounds off the family’s whistle-stop trip to Ireland today with a visit to one of the country’s famous national parks.

• 12 hours, 19 minutes ago

  

  Clare woman died from manual strangulation, pathologist tells court

  A deputy state pathologist has told the trial of a FÁS worker accused of murdering a woman in Co Clare two years ago that the cause of death was manual strangulation.

• 12 hours, 24 minutes ago

  

  Emotional scenes in court as firefighter recalls death of colleague

  A Bray fireman broke down a number of times in court while he described crawling through a fire to pull a deceased colleague out of a burning building.

• 12 hours, 31 minutes ago

  

  'Buried alive' case - Man jailed for eight years

  A man has been jailed for eight years for killing a father-of-three who was buried alive in a shallow grave in Co Wicklow four years ago.

• 12 hours, 35 minutes ago

  

  Trial of garda accused of harassment and insurance fraud nears end

  Evidence has finished in the trial of a garda accused of harassment and insurance fraud.

• 12 hours, 45 minutes ago

  

  Man loses appeal against jail sentence in Rebecca French case

  A man has lost an appeal against his jail sentence for disposing and trying to destroy the body of slain mother-of-two Rebecca French.

• 12 hours, 49 minutes ago

  

  Landowners launch court challenge against wind-farm plan

  Two landowners have brought a High Court challenge against the planning authorities decision to grant planning permission for a wind farm near their home.

• 13 hours, 4 minutes ago

  

  Jesus told me I'd be fine, said murder accused

  A murder trial has heard that the accused thought he had done the world a service by killing the devil and couldn't understand why he was being detained on suspicion of murder.

• 13 hours, 13 minutes ago

  

  Journalist's death 'senseless and unnecessary'

  The brother of the late journalist Eugene Moloney has called his violent death senseless and unnecessary.

• 13 hours, 22 minutes ago » latest

  

  Now the Obama children 'can prove they're more Irish than their friends'

  Even the President's daughters want to brag about their Irish roots.

• 15 hours, 11 minutes ago

  

  Bodies of mother and daughter 'found in separate rooms'

  The bodies of a mother and daughter, who were believed suffered a violent death, were found in separate rooms of a house in Killorglin, gardaí revealed today.

• 16 hours, 3 minutes ago

  

  Calling all Clares - time to break a world record

  If your name is Clare you're being urged to head to Co Clare (where else?) this weekend to help break a world record.

• 17 hours, 4 minutes ago

  

  Obamas presented with gifts at Trinity

  Michelle Obama has arrived in Ireland for a 24-hour visit while the G8 summit takes place.

• 17 hours, 38 minutes ago

  

  Shy teenager 'couldn't sleep a wink' before Obama speech

  It's not every day you nearly upstage the most powerful man in the world.

• 18 hours, 24 minutes ago

  Eight year sentence for man found guilty of Stephen O'Meara manslaughter

  A man has been jailed for the manslaughter of Stephen O’Meara.

• 18 hours, 31 minutes ago

  

  Obamas arrive at Trinity

  Mary Regan, Political Correspondent
  The First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, and her daughters Malia (14) and Sasha (12) have arrived in Trinity College, Dublin, where the Irish ancestor of their father and husband, Barack Obama, was "Chair of Oratory" more than 200 years ago.

• 18 hours, 33 minutes ago

  Newcastle West man pleads guilty to murder of four people

  A Limerick man has pleaded guilty to murdering four people including his ex-partner and their five month old baby daughter Amy.

• 18 hours, 47 minutes ago

  Man pleads not guilty to 2010 Blackhall Place rape charge

  A man has pleaded not guilty to the false imprisonment and attempted rape of a woman in Dublin city centre over three years ago.

• 18 hours, 52 minutes ago

  

  Garda van catches fire on motorway

  A garda transport van has caught fire on the M7 motorway between Monasterevin and Kildare.

• 18 hours, 57 minutes ago

  

  First Lady and daughters touch down in Dublin

  Michelle Obama has arrived in Ireland for a 24-hour visit while the G8 summit takes place.

• 20 hours, 24 minutes ago

  

  Pair plead not guilty to Daniel McAnespie murder

  Two men have pleaded not guilty to the murder of teenager Daniel McAnespie in Dublin.

• 20 hours, 49 minutes ago

  

  Obama calls for more peace efforts

  President Barack Obama urged Northern Ireland’s politicians today to keep working towards a permanent peace.

• 21 hours, 29 minutes ago

  Meath man arrested as part of dissident republican probe

  A man in his thirties has been arrested in Co Meath in connection with dissident republican activity.

• 21 hours, 33 minutes ago

  Man in custody over Letterkenny murder

  Gardai in Letterkenny have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a Polish man in the town last month.

• 21 hours, 36 minutes ago

  

  Lithuanian mother and daughter found in Kerry house suffered violent deaths

  Senior gardaí are meeting in Co Kerry this morning following the discovery of the bodies of a mother and daughter at a house in Killorglin yesterday.

• 22 hours, 46 minutes ago

  

  Arrest in connection with Dublin sex assualt

  Gardaí have arrested a 31-year-old man in Dublin city centre this morning in relation to an alleged sexual assault on a woman with special needs last Wednesday.

• 23 hours, 33 minutes ago

  

  Pregnant women can drink up to seven glasses of alcohol without having adverse affect on children - study

  A new study has found that pregnant women can drink between three and seven glasses of alcohol per week without adversely affecting their unborn babies.

• 23 hours, 41 minutes ago

  

  Eugene Moloney's killer set for sentencing

  The man who killed journalist Eugene Moloney is due to be sentenced today.

• 23 hours, 47 minutes ago

  

  Dublin prepares for Obamas' visit

  The US First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters will arrive in Dublin today for a two-day visit.

• 1 day, 9 minutes ago

  

  Louth house fire which claimed life of 68yo man 'not believed to be suspicious'

  The deceased, who was living on his own, was found in the sitting room of the house on Hand Street, in Drogheda yesterday evening.

• 1 day, 6 hours, 23 minutes ago

  

  Woman and girl found dead in Kerry house

  The bodies of a woman and an eight-year-old child have been discovered at a house in Co Kerry.

• 1 day, 15 hours, 29 minutes ago

  Council hopes anniversary can be a 'wake-up call' on organised crime

  The Immigrant Council of Ireland is hoping to press ahead with the debate against organised crime.

• 1 day, 17 hours, 18 minutes ago

  

  Wilson accuses Republic of 'stealing' UK tax revenue

  The North's Finance Minister Sammy Wilson has accused the Irish Government of “stealing” UK tax revenue.

• 1 day, 17 hours, 34 minutes ago » latest

  

  PHOTOS: Some people are pleased to see the G8 Summit in town…

  How some people are glad the summit is in town, for very different reasons.

• 1 day, 17 hours, 55 minutes ago

  

  Rabbitte: Govt paying out huge sums of money on Family Income Supplement

  Pat Rabbitte has said he will have to hear the Joan Burton's case over plans to increase the minimum wage-before outlining his position on the issue.

• 1 day, 18 hours, 21 minutes ago

  

  Motorists warned of road restrictions around G8 summit

  Motorists across the North are being warned of road restrictions as security arrangements are in place ahead of tomorrow's G8 Summit.

• 1 day, 18 hours, 46 minutes ago

  

  Hospitals group warns proposed Health Bill will raise insurance premiums

  The Independent Hospitals Association of Ireland has said it is seriously concerned over proposals contained in the Health Amendment Bill to charge patients with private health insurance for use of public beds in public hospitals.

• 1 day, 20 hours, 25 minutes ago

  

  Childers: Something has to be done about big firms' tax evasion

  Ireland East MEP, Nessa Childers, is calling on the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to press strongly at the G8 Summit for a new international taxation framework.

• 1 day, 20 hours, 39 minutes ago

  

  James Joyce fans to attempt Bloomsday record

  Joycean scholars will step back in time today, to June 16, 1904, to be precise.

• 1 day, 21 hours, 15 minutes ago

  

  FG Senator to go against party on abortion legislation

  Fidelma Healy Eames has become the first Fine Gael Senator and female government representative to confirm she will vote against the Government's proposals to legislate on abortion unless the suicide clause is removed.