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Research shows some babies were adopted in South or moved to homes or institutions...

A teenage boy is fighting for his life tonight in hospital while another has been seriously injured following an incident with a delivery driver in Dublin this evening....

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world has passed 100 million since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally....

Manchester City moved to the top of the the Premier League with a 5-0 thrashing of relegation-threatened West Brom at the Hawthorns....

A dog has been happily reunited with his owners after he was rescued from rocks at Dun Laoghaire's marina pier by a lifeboat crew....

It is easy in the midst of this pandemic to think that all the problems facing children and families derive from coronavirus. In truth, this is not the case, and a lot of the issues that I continue to work with in my clinical practice would still be probl...

Wolves striker Raul Jimenez could make a surprise return before the end of the season, according to Nuno Espirito Santo....

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer does not expect any new arrivals before the end of the transfer window but the Manchester United boss says some fringe players could leave....

New figures show a surge in the numbers of people contracting Covid-19 while in hospital....

We're almost a month into Homeschool: The Sequel and many families are settling into a routine of weary familiarity. With no end in sight just yet, it's hard to plan ahead or to know just how long we'll be doing this for....

Arsenal came from behind for the first time in a Premier League game this season to beat Southampton and move to within five points of the top four....

A teenager is in a critical condition in hospital following a stabbing incident in East Wall in Dublin....

Arsenal came from behind for the first time in a Premier League game this season to beat Southampton and move to within five points of the top four....

Ruthless Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League after hammering West Brom 5-0....

Ruthless Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League after hammering West Brom 5-0....

Thousands of employees could face dismissal or problems in being hired if they refuse to be vaccinated, according to research by human resources technology firm HRLocker....

Microsoft has beaten Wall Street expectations for the last three months of 2020 despite the pandemic raging through the US....

Steve Bruce saw enough in Newcastle's fightback against Leeds to believe they will get themselves out of Premier League trouble....

Jack Byrne admits he was helpless from preventing Mick McCarthy's dismissal from his new club APOEL but still holds a huge amount of respect and admiration for the former Republic of Ireland manager....

Foster acknowledges pain caused to thousands as survivors seek public inquiry...

Celebrated singer retired in 2018 after being diagnosed with early onset dementia...

Cabinet this afternoon decided to extend the current lockdown into spring and bring in additional restrictions for passengers coming into the country....

A PROMINENT doctor quit Twitter after being told by a PR consultant, who claimed to be a "close confidante" of Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, that his posts were undermining his reputation and clinical role....

The US Senate has rejected a Republican attempt to dismiss Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial....

A blind guinea pig and her sister who helps guide her are looking for a new home....

Numbers coming into State fraction of usual levels but 15,000 arrived at airports last week...

Since Covid restrictions became a part of life almost a year ago, Government ministers have frequently had to brace themselves for what they feared would be public resistance to the further crackdowns on personal freedoms which they warily agreed around t...

A troop of gorillas at San Diego Zoo Safari Park appear to be recovering from coronavirus, including a 49-year-old silverback who received antibody therapy....

Jack Harrison condemned Newcastle boss Steve Bruce to fresh misery as Leeds ended their three-game losing streak with victory in the Premier League match at Newcastle....

Garda had to intervene at a funeral when a large gathering attended in breach of lockdown rules....

Whether he likes it nor not, there's a cloud of history over Mick McCarthy on Wednesday night, where Bringing It All Back Home could be the soundtrack for his start to life as Cardiff City manager....

Artist Ai Weiwei has said "China represents the greatest challenge the West has ever faced" and called for governments to act with urgency....

Notorious loyalist paramilitary killer Michael Stone has been released from prison early on parole....

The death has been announced of the Irish soprano Cara O'Sullivan following an illness....

Jack Harrison condemned Newcastle boss Steve Bruce to fresh misery as Leeds ended their three-game losing streak with victory in the Premier League match at Newcastle....

A brace from Tomas Soucek helped West Ham come from behind to win 3-2 at Crystal Palace and move into the Premier League top four....

The number of coronavirus cases recorded around the world has passed 100 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University....

TRIBUTES have been paid to Cara O'Sullivan, one of Ireland's greatest opera singers, who has died after a long illness....

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Hotel owners say the number of arrivals affected by such a regime is likely to be low...

Six more cases of South African variant found while North plans next phase of vaccine rollout...

ROBERTO Firmino's form has been a concern for some time, so I'd encourage Liverpool to do all they can to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland next summer....

A dark love story between a fisherman and a mermaid has been named book of the year....

Actor Elliot Page has filed for divorce from wife Emma Portner, court records have shown....

Thomas Tuchel has been confirmed as Chelsea's new manager....

The HSE has confirmed that 22 vials of Covid-19 vaccine that were delivered to a nursing home have had to be discarded after they were incorrectly stored....

Total number of fatalities in the State since pandemic began passes 3,000...

The father of a young girl who was raped by her cousin has criticised the "chronic lack" of government funding for a charity that supports victims of child sexual abuse....

Munster supporters have received a significant boost after their latest deflating defeat to Leinster as out-half Joey Carbery stepped up his recovery from an ankle injury at the team's training base....