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A father-of-three who drowned after a canoe capsized would have been leading a search and rescue if it had been someone else, those who knew him have said. Bill Topham, an electrician and the warden at St Patrick’s Church of Ireland in Kenmare, Co Kerry, died after the 17ft (5.2m) boat overturned a few hundred… Continue reading Tributes to father who drowned after canoe capsized in Kenmare Bay

Some 130 jobs are being created at a call and customer service centre. Abtran is expanding its operations in Cork after securing new business from Sky.

Authorities have been urged to fine general election hopefuls who flout the law by putting up campaign posters before the poll is called. Dozens of complaints have been made to council officials over the street placards erected on lamp posts as early as the weekend.

Sir Terry Wogan’s friend Father Brian D’Arcy has spoken of their emotional “last shake hands” and goodbye. Father D’Arcy, a regular contributor to BBC Radio 2’s Wake Up To Wogan for 20 years, knew Sir Terry for more than four decades and was also close to the broadcaster’s wife Lady Helen and the couple’s children.

The gay marriage referendum sparked an influx of calls to a support service for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as it recorded its busiest year. LGBT Helpline said almos t 77,000 people accessed information and support through its phone and online services last year, with demand highest in the week leading up to the… Continue reading LGBT support service records busiest year

A commission of investigation is to be set up into allegations of abuse and cover-up at a foster home in the south east. The scandal involves a woman with intellectual disabilities being kept in the home until 2009 – 13 years after other foster children were removed amid concerns over risk.

A man has collapsed and died while walking through central Dublin, gardai said. The man, in his late 30s, was wearing an orange-coloured jacket when he was found on Westland Row on Sunday morning.

Labour would secure a referendum on abortion, radically slash childcare costs and boost weekly State pensions if returned to government, party leader Joan Burton has vowed. In her keynote address to the party’s national conference, Ms Burton also claimed her party would deliver full employment within two years and work to resolve the housing crisis… Continue reading Joan Burton makes Labour commitments on abortion law reform and full employment

Power has been restored to about 20,000 homes and businesses across Ireland in the wake of Storm Gertrude. With the north and north west worst affected, about 5,500 customers in the Republic and about 3,000 in Northern Ireland remained blacked out as the near hurricane force winds swept by.

There will not be political progress in Northern Ireland until it is accepted that victims’ issues need to be dealt with in a transparent way, the son of a Catholic RUC officer shot dead 39 years ago said. Sergeant Joseph Campbell’s murder is one of more than 50 stalled inquests forming part of a review… Continue reading No progress unless victims' issues 'dealt with transparently'