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

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

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

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.

According to a new survey parents are paying as much as €15,000 a year to child minders.

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

A series of car cavalcades and rallies are taking place in Dublin and around the country this weekend in protest against the property tax.

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