Flooding is feared across two major river valleys over the next 24 hours as rainfall on already swollen waterways and saturated land threatens to overwhelm flood defences.

Blackrock recovered from a slow start to brush aside Kilkenny in the Leinster Schools Junior Cup first round at wet and windy Energia Park on Tuesday afternoon.

A decision by China to reduce duties on dairy imports, but not back to previous levels, has been described as “disappointing” by Ibec.

The director general of RTÉ has ruled out any change to the pay cap at the station, despite the loss of Claire Byrne to Newstalk.

The trial of the son of Norway’s crown princess on charges that include rape has started, opening weeks of proceedings in a case that has cast a major shadow on the country’s royal family.

Wall Street see-sawed between gains and losses yesterday, as markets absorbed a sharp sell-off in precious metals at the start of a week packed with corporate earnings and key economic data.

Two years into the role, Richard Shakespeare, the chief executive of Dublin City Council (DCC), has found his rhythm in straddling the tricky line between punter and politician.

Families of Fair Deal residents are to be given an extra six months to pay outstanding bills due to the State to cover the cost of nursing-home care after their loved one dies.

A requirement that he do a medical to update his driving licence led to a prostate cancer diagnosis for Joe Coyle. Since then, he’s walked hundreds of miles to remind men of the importance of getting ...

A car valet took a customer’s car out on the road without her permission before getting into a garda chase, driving it dangerously and crashing it.

Andy Farrell looks set to keep faith with Sam Prendergast as his starting out-half at the outset of this Six Nations and the coach needs the Kildare man to take the next step in his career by ...

PSV Eindhoven are the latest club to make a move to sign Ireland striker Troy Parrott, but his club and his advisers are content to wait until next summer before considering a move.