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.

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

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.

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