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Olympic medal winning showjumper Cian O’Connor ‘relieved’ as horses escape barn fire

Several units from Ashbourne and Dunshaughlin fire stations battled the blaze, which broke out in a large barn in the early hours of Wednesday morn...

Opinion poll shows rise in support for Fine Gael

The results of the latest Red C Poll in the Business Post show Fine Gael widening its lead over both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin by five points. It p...

Irish Open leaderboard and scores: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry lead Irish challenge in Royal County Down

RTÉ Sport on Twitter / XDan may be the man... England's Dan Brown is doing more than most to chase down Rory McIlroy at Royal County Down...Follow ...

Body of cyclist discovered in Co Roscommon

Gardaí are investigating after the body of a cyclist was discovered in Co Roscommon. The man in his 50s was discovered at around 2am on Sunday at C...

Irish Open leaderboard and scores: Rory McIlroy Shane Lowry lead Irish challenge in Royal County Down

The weather conditions are a lot calmer in Royal County Down today with the winds dropping to 15 kmph, having reached 47kmph on Saturday.The scorin...

Power outage likely to delay some flights at Dublin Airport

The operator of Dublin Airport has said that a power outage is likely to lead to the delay of some flights. DAA said passengers should continue to ...

Man (21) charged with murder after woman found dead in Castlereagh Road, East Belfast garage named locally as Rachel Simpson

The victim has been named as 43-year old Rachel Simpson from east Belfast Police at the scene in the Castlereagh Road area of east Belfast. Image:...

Garda College applicants left waiting over six months to find out if they’re accepted

A number of candidates for An Garda Síochána have been left waiting over six months to find out if they have been accepted for training, despite th...

Met Éireann forecasts cloudy Sunday before warmer and drier week with sunshine

Connacht and Ulster will enjoy drier and brighter weather, extending to all areas later. Photo: Gerry MooneyA cloudy Sunday will bring some showers...

Man on quad bike dies in single-vehicle collision in Fermanagh

A man in his 50s has died following a single vehicle road collision in Co Fermanagh. Vinny Smith from the Lisnaskea area died at the scene. He had ...

‘It’s just outrageous’ – House owned by Department of Education has been vacant for over six years

Councillors say it is ‘unacceptable’ that home not available in midst of housing crisis Number 149 Harold’s Cross Road, which has boarded-up window...

Ireland produce stunning display to blitz Australia in season-opener at Ravenhill

If this is the benchmark, then Ireland showed they are going in the right direction ahead of the upcoming WXV1 competition in Canada and the World ...

Murder hunt launched after woman’s body found in garage in Belfast

Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a woman’s body was discovered in the garage of a house in east Belfast. The victim has been n...

‘Individuals were unfairly treated’ – former RTÉ Board chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh describes Oireachtas hearings as ‘vicious’

While speaking in an interview with the Irish Times, she said what happened in RTÉ was “wrong” and she “hasn’t been behind the door about that”.A C...

Woman jailed for ‘sitting duck’ attack on old lady in wheelchair in Cork

A woman has been jailed for ten months for a ‘sitting duck” attack on an elderly lady in a wheelchair who was slapped in the face as she was on her...
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