Last year, the Fairy Good said yes after her fellow character Gaston proposed to her on the stage at the Beauty and the Beast pantomime at the TLT venue in Drogheda, Co. Louth.

The world’s biggest Irish music and culture festival and competition will be held in Northern Ireland for only the second time in 2026.

It was reported in March that plans were under way to introduce charges for excess water use.

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Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.

Paulina Padlo, a spokesperson for Dogs Trust Ireland, explained that dog welfare is their 'main priority'

The public have been told not to approach the man following the incident in the Chippendale Avenue area of Bangor on Wednesday.

Festive swims are held at locations across Ireland.

Gardaí say that the 36-year-old native of Ghana was not a victim of foul play. The death is being treated as a “personal tragedy.”

Runners wore festive costumes as they participated.

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The Derry North Atlantic Museum in Ebrington Square is expected to opens in 2027.

Eva Osborne The Rotunda Hospital has welcomed two baby boys born early on Christmas morning.

Shannon Airport is the only fully operational airport in Ireland on Christmas Day each year.

Tidying up is the biggest trigger for arguments over the festive season, at 26 per cent.

Over 160 Dublin secondary students marked the 40th anniversary of the charity event by sleeping out over a two-night period

The domestic abuse charity said victims do everything they can to get through the holiday period.

An Irishman, believed to be connected to the disappearance of toddler Daniel Aruebose, has been arrested for deportation in Brazil

An Coimisiún Pleanála said the development site is located on a minor local road, which is seriously substandard in terms of width, gradient, and alignment'.