Fota Wildlife Park in Cork to close temporarily over suspected bird flu

Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork is to close to the public on Tuesday and Wednesday due to suspected cases of bird flu. The ...

High Court grants Gript permission to challenge Press Council over article complaint decision

Online news outlet Gript has been granted permission by the High Court to challenge the Press Council’s decision to uphold an ...

Bloody Sunday Soldier F trial hears key witness branded a ‘liar and fabricator’

Defence barrister Mark Mulholland KC claimed there had been changes in details given by Soldier H over the years, and said ...

Tears of joy and relief as hostages reunited with families after two years in captivity

Within hours, videos of the families of hostages being reunited with their loved ones after long separation and torment were ...

Nobel Prize for economics winner to publish book with UCD professors

Nobel Prize in economics recipient Joel Mokyr is working on a book with two Irish economists, including Morgan Kelly, the University College Dublin (UCD) professor who raised the alarm in 2006 about ...

Teenager died after inhaling aerosol deodorant, inquest hears

A girl who inhaled from a can of deodorant died as a result of misadventure, a coroner has ruled. Sarah Mescall (14), of Kilnamona, Co Clare, who was described as a happy and healthy teenager, died on ...