IS CONTACT WITH PARENTS ALWAYS BEST? CHILD MENTAL HEALTH STUDY CHALLENGES CONVENTION

Children brought up by extended family members should not always have contact with their parents as it could harm their mental health, according to new research... READ MORE›

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'I'M BLIND, I NEED MY CANE'

John, a former civil servant, told the Irish Sun that the family 'have been treated worse than animals'... READ MORE›

KERRY IS IRELAND'S FAVOURITE HOLIDAY DESTINATION, BUT WHICH COUNTIES FAILED TO ATTRACT A SINGLE VOTE?

Armagh, Laois, Fermanagh, Limerick and Westmeath were ranked as favourite holiday counties by just 0.17pc of respondents... READ MORE›

PROVOS PANIC AS DRUG GANG'S EUR500K IS TAKEN

No senior IRA figure has ever faced criminal prosecuted for running any of the money laundering or other IRA crime businesses in the Border area... READ MORE›

FLAMES WERE SO INTENSE FIREMEN HAD TO BE HOSED DOWN

They said the family moved after one of the victim's brother was killed in a quad-bike accident at Sandyford... READ MORE›

UNDER-FIRE DEVELOPER BUILT AIRSTRIP BESIDE FAMILY HOME WITHOUT PLANNING PERMISSION

Richard Larkin listed his address with the Company Records Office CRO as Dolly's Grove in Staffordstown, Dunboyne, Co Meath... READ MORE›

VIDEO CAPTURES TOUCHING SURPRISE FOR IRISH GRANDPARENTS

The O Regans weren't expecting a visit from their son John his fiancee Claire and their baby boy Niall for another week... READ MORE›

TRAGIC ANGIE TRIED TO GO HOME WITH GIRLS BUT WAS STOPPED AT AIRPORT

Ms Billing's mother and stepfather live in South Africa while Mr Billing has a sister living in Co Clare with her husband and children... READ MORE›

'WE HAVE NOWHERE TO GO AND HARDLY SLEEP AT NIGHT'

Mr Fitzmaurice said there had been no breakthrough with Meath County Council... READ MORE›

RTE HOST TELLS JOAN BURTON SHE 'OVERSTEPPED THE MARK' AFTER 'D4' REMARK ON MORNING IRELAND

During the broadcast Ms Burton questioned what kind of world RTE lives in when quizzed about increases to child benefit... READ MORE›

GARDAI CLOSING IN ON CRIMINALS WHO SAVAGELY BEAT SISTERS AFTER FACEBOOK 'DATE'

The Rice sisters are understood to be recovering well from their ordeal, which allegedly started after they met the criminals on the social media website Facebook... READ MORE›

BOY (4) WHO SURVIVED FIRE WHICH LEFT HIS WHOLE FAMILY DEAD TO BE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL

Thomas Connors survived the fire at a halting site in Carrickmines which took the lives of 10 members of his extended family... READ MORE›

TRAGIC BROTHER WHO DIED IN SEWER INCIDENT TO HAVE BELOVED 'BLUEBIRD DUBLIN VAN' AS HEARSE

Alan and the whole family were coming over on Saturday, his brothers were coming over with the children, she said... READ MORE›

Fatal crash car was chased after crime spree... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE FAMILY WATER CHARGES BILLS NOW 160

Just over half of households across the country have registered with Irish Water, the company confirmed earlier today... READ MORE›

CAB TARGETS GANG 'LAUNDERING CASH BY SELLING HORSES' IN SERIES OF LEINSTER RAIDS

The raids took place yesterday at 12 locations in Dublin, Kildare and Meath and were part of an ongoing investigation into the gang... READ MORE›

THUG ADMITS TYING UP AND HITTING SISTERS AFTER FACEBOOK DATE

Soon after, when they went to leave, the men grabbed the sisters by the hair and attacked them... READ MORE›

HOMELESS BOY (6) WAITING ON URGENT LIVER TRANSPLANT IS OFFERED A HOME

However, the rent on their home in Clara, outside Tullamore, increased when the lease was due for renewal... READ MORE›

KANE DOUGLAS IN TUG-OF-WAR AHEAD OF RUGBY WORLD CUP

While the Waratahs are also interested in repatriating their former second-rower it is understood Douglas would almost certainly favour a move to Ballymore for family reasons... READ MORE›

THE DEAD, THE MISSING, AND THE RELATIVES SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS

The 24-year-old photographer and fashion blogger was named locally as one of the first British victims of the Tunisian terror attack... READ MORE›

TWO TEENAGERS ARRESTED AFTER CARS FLEEING SUSPECTED BURGLARY PLUNGE INTO THE RIVER LIFFEY

Two cars drove from the scene towards Celbridge Village and came to a stop after crashing and entering the River Liffey at Celbridge Bridge... READ MORE›

'PULL OVER... THE BABY IS ON THE WAY'

A father has told how he delivered his son in a car outside a garda station after getting stuck in rush-hour Dublin traffic... READ MORE›

EX-INTEL EMPLOYEE AND FRIEND ARRESTED OVER BOMB SCARE

Intel employs approximately 4,000 people at its plant in Leixlip... READ MORE›

'FOR THOSE IN RURAL TOWNS IT'S A DIFFERENT STORY'

Mr Flynn said if the Government was serious about bringing the recovery outside of Dublin, it needed to focus on rural infrastructure... READ MORE›

PAUL KELLY'S PLUSH HOME AMONG LIST OF ASSETS DISCLOSED IN COURT

Mr Kelly had until 1pm yesterday afternoon to furnish statements of assets and any asset transfers made since 2012... READ MORE›

NEWBORN NOW 'FLOURISHING' IN FOSTER CARE

Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact Garda Sergeant Maeve O'Sullivan on 01 666-7600, or the Tusla Child and Family Agency on 01 620-6387... READ MORE›

ORPHANED CORBETT CHILDREN'S 39-HOUR JOURNEY HOME

Jason corbett to be laid to rest by his family after a bruising us custody battle for jack and sarah... READ MORE›

MUM TELLS OF TERROR AS FIRE GUTS HOME WHILE CHILDREN OUT 'TRICK-OR-TREATING'

The young family now face the prospect of being homeless this Christmas after the upstairs of the house was completely destroyed in the blaze... READ MORE›

'CHILDCARE COSTS ARE ALMOST LIKE AN EXTRA MORTGAGE'

The French native lives in Celbridge Co Kildare with her husband and two daughters Lily 9 and Jasmine 5 ... READ MORE›

NO BOOK OF CONDOLENCE FOR HERO GARDA AT MANSION HOUSE

A spokesperson for Sinn F in's first Mayor of Dublin City Criona Ni Dhalaigh said two books would also have caused difficulties with overcrowding and congestion... READ MORE›

The dramatic rise in the number of roaming burglary gangs prompted the establishment of a specialist garda squad in a targeted nationwide operation codenamed Fiacla... READ MORE›