Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery prepares for fiance's funeral

Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery was preparing to bid a heartbreaking farewell to her fiance in Co Cork after spending her birthday making preparations for his funeral. The Golden Globe winning actress was engaged to public relations director John Dineen, who died on Sunday morning in Marymount Hospice after a long illness.

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Peter Robinson says cross-border relations never better at his last NSMC meeting

Relations between Northern Ireland and the Republic have never been better, Stormont’s outgoing first minister has claimed at his last cross-border governmental meeting. Peter Robinson used his final appearance at the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) to hail the current levels of co-operation as the most positive since partition.

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Dublin's Ibrahim Halawa remembered as he spends 20th birthday in Egypt prison

Thousands of well-wishers have sent messages to an Irish teenager potentially facing execution in Egypt as he prepares to spend his third birthday behind bars. Ibrahim Halawa is said to have endured “torture and inhumane treatment” – including regular beatings – while in detention at the notorious Wadi Natrun prison, where guards are alleged to… Continue reading Dublin's Ibrahim Halawa remembered as he spends 20th birthday in Egypt prison

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Nearly half of released prisoners reoffend within three years

Almost half of prisoners released from jail in Ireland reoffend within three years, figures indicate. Recidivism is more common for men than women and is also more prevalent among younger offenders, according to the analysis published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

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Police name Irish man killed in Wales motorway crash

An Irish man killed in a motorway crash in Wales has been named by police. Andre Murphy, known to friends as Nick, was killed on the M4 near Newport in a two-vehicle collision at 4.15am on Monday.

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Nurses call off A&E strike amid fresh proposals

Nurses have called off planned strikes in emergency departments over the overcrowding crisis. In an 11th-hour deferral, the Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation (Inmo) said it had been given new proposals from health chiefs to ease the pressure in A&E units.

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Murdered forestry worker's family take justice campaign to Dail

The family of a forestry worker murdered in the Irish Republic almost 40 years ago have taken their campaign for justice to the Dail. Relatives of Seamus Ludlow have already launched a legal action against authorities in Northern Ireland for alleged collusion.

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