The public have been told not to approach the man following the incident in the Chippendale Avenue area of Bangor on Wednesday.

Festive swims are held at locations across Ireland.

Gardaí say that the 36-year-old native of Ghana was not a victim of foul play. The death is being treated as a “personal tragedy.”

Runners wore festive costumes as they participated.

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The Derry North Atlantic Museum in Ebrington Square is expected to opens in 2027.

Eva Osborne The Rotunda Hospital has welcomed two baby boys born early on Christmas morning.

Shannon Airport is the only fully operational airport in Ireland on Christmas Day each year.

Tidying up is the biggest trigger for arguments over the festive season, at 26 per cent.

Over 160 Dublin secondary students marked the 40th anniversary of the charity event by sleeping out over a two-night period

The domestic abuse charity said victims do everything they can to get through the holiday period.

An Irishman, believed to be connected to the disappearance of toddler Daniel Aruebose, has been arrested for deportation in Brazil

An Coimisiún Pleanála said the development site is located on a minor local road, which is seriously substandard in terms of width, gradient, and alignment'.

Féile O'Sullivan has had over 60 operations since she had a tractor accident on July 2nd last in her native Allihies.

Helen McEntee and 13 counterparts co-signed a statement condemning new Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

The event, in its 15th year, saw hundreds sing along to musicians on Christmas Eve

The lifeboat was violently capsized by mountainous waves and high winds, failing to right itself as designed.

Margaret Brown, from Sandycove in south Co Dublin, has been organising the festive feast since 1986.

The European Commission is condemning a US decision to impose travel restrictions on five EU citizens, including former commissioner Thierry Breton

Sea conditions are expected to be choppy on the east coast, with calmer conditions forecast along the west of the country.