This scheme aims to help businesses with their fixed costs, for example, rent, utility bills or security.

The Digital Green Cert and Ireland's involvement in the scheme is being anxiously watched by people who want to travel abroad again without having to undergo a raft of preparations

It's the start of the Leaving Cert with English Paper 1 first on the agenda

The trial of the four men accused of the abduction and assault of Kevin Lunney began last week and is expected to continue for several weeks

The proposed routes for a by-pass of Carrick-on-Shannon have led to widespread concern among communities living on the outskirts of the county town and beyond

Professor of Immunovirology at UCC, Liam Fanning, thinks it’s a realistic plan.

According to the HSE, cases among those over 55 are declining rapidly due to the success of the vaccine programme.

Hundreds of acres have been underwater for the last five years since the major floods of 2015