Artist João Brutto Adnet created this tragic cling film scene on Grafton Street, linking the Irish Famine with the starvation children are suffering in Gaza.

Residents of the highest village in Ireland turned out in their droves last Saturday night to take part in a bon voyage party for local girl Nancy Lehane who is this year’s Cork Rose.

Wexford County Council has been urged to take urgent action on a derelict and dangerous building in Wexford town, which is “being used as a playground” by children younger than ten years old.

A man who ran what was described as an ‘amateurish’ drug supply business has been given a five-year suspended sentence at Castlebar Circuit Court.

The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) has warned that there are signs of a potential repeat of the loss of economic dynamism that preceded the Celtic Tiger bust.

There has been a fall in petrol prices at the forecourts this month, with diesel prices holding steady. Unleaded petrol now averages €1.73 per litre, according to the latest monthly fuel price survey ...

Gardaí have launched an investigation following the discovery of man’s body in the village of Kilgarvan. The tragic discovery was made just off Main Street in the early hours of this morning, July 30.

Health insurer VHI is to increase the cost of seven plans just weeks after previous hikes Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news Damp and humid day on the ...

Rescuers comprising local mountaineers and porters resumed efforts on Wednesday to reach injured German Olympic gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier on a peak in northern Pakistan, officials said.

State projects are at risk of not being completed due to a lack of capacity in the construction sector Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news Sonya Lennon ...

A man who sexually assaulted his estranged wife on two separate occasions while she was sleeping in her bed with her young children has been sentenced to prison for four years.

Ruaidhri O’Connor in situ in Sydney provides the latest on the Lions as they face their last Test of this tour on Saturday.