TJ Chambers - who was due to turn 17 next month - died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash involving a tractor which occurred on the R458 at Bunnahow, north of Crusheen, Co Clare.

Christopher McCudden of Robin Hill, Sandyford Road, Dublin 14, appeared before Cork District Court, where he was charged with eight offences.

Gardaí are appealing for information in relation to the fire, which broke out in the Creston Avenue area at about 12:45am on New Year’s Eve.

Some of the patients underwent gastric bypasses, which redirect food away from parts of the stomach and small intestine so they absorb fewer calories.

The new unit (MAIU) will carry out marine safety investigations into accidents involving vessels in Irish waters, and Irish-flagged vessels anywhere in the world.

An Irishman who lost his life in a drowning accident at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia has been named locally as Sean Kearney (35) from Ballinagh, Co Cavan

Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae has broken ranks with the Government over plans to tighten rules on short-term letting

The incident happened on Barrack Street in Ballaghadereen in the early hours of Thursday morning

An inspection of the George’s Dock Bridge, which carries Luas trams in Dublin, showed visible buckling of steel while concrete lost most of its structural strength.

The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for further analysis.

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruled that the teacher, Susan Quain, had been constructively dismissed by the board of management of Catherine McAuley Special School, Limerick

The Strangford MLA is the first person to lead the party twice.

Last year, the Department of Foreign Affairs assisted nearly 2,000 citizens last year

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence.

Kara Owen became the UK Ambassador to Ireland in September.

Pathologists based in University Hospital Waterford (UHW) are no longer available to carry out coroner-requested post-mortems for the entire southeast

After the disappearance of Kyran Durnin, in July this year, a Children Missing in Education (CME) team was set up to help find children who are missing from school.

Tom Delaney, who runs Ould Crafty from a small home in Mayo, says he feels a ‘responsibility’ to keep the ancient tradition alive.

Temperatures will be falling to between -2 and -4 degrees in many areas, with "sharp or severe frost and icy stretches".

Arsonists attacked the wrong house for the second time when they threw a petrol bomb into the property in Finglas at around 12.45am on Wednesday. Five people, including three children, were rescued.