‘I was taken aback by the support I received,’ the left-wing Galway independent said.

The death has occurred of a 108-year-old Irish woman who lived through two pandemics, the Irish Civil War and the War of Independence

It follows rumours the homes in Coolock are to be used for asylum seekers

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A coroner has rejected calls to refer the circumstances of the death of an Offaly farmer (75) on the day after he got married to gardaí for a detailed forensic investigation

Emergency services were called to the scene on Castle Street shortly after 3.30pm on Tuesday afternoon.

Mr Lyons agreed there should be a stay granted to allow the directors to organise their affairs but submitted that six months was an excessive amount of time.

Israeli, Palestinian and Jewish representatives appeared before TDs and senators to discuss the draft laws.

Members of Fine Gael criticised the former justice minister for comparing the bill to TV comedy Father Ted.

Market rent resets will undermine the Government’s own security of tenure proposals, a housing charity has said.

John Irving is accused of entering Tom Niland's home as a trespasser and causing him serious harm. He is further alleged to have intentionally or recklessly caused serious harm to Mr Niland and to have falsely imprisoned him.

Independent Galway TD Catherine Connolly is expected to announce her intention to run for the presidency on Wednesday.

It came following a collision between two cars in south Belfast on Monday afternoon.

Last March, Mr Flatley paid off a €6.9 million loan on his Castlehyde mansion to save it from the receiver.

Gardaí seized cannabis herb with a street value of €28,000, €13,000 of cannabis resin, cocaine to the value of close to €3,000 and over €3,000 worth of cash.

An armed burglar who forced his way into the home of a woman and her autistic child and threatened to stab her has been jailed for three years and nine months

Kildare county councillor Angela Feeney told the High Court in Dublin that there were issues around transparency of counting votes.

The harrowing background was revealed when the now 18-year-old pleaded guilty to stealing €360 worth of clothes from a sportswear outlet in Tallaght

The Dáil will rise ahead of the summer recess on Thursday and will not be due to return until September 17th.

Independent Galway TD Catherine Connolly has already received the backing of the Social Democrats and People Before Profit.