Mary Horan, from Athlone, said Christmas Day is ‘particularly poignant’ for some people while for others it is just another day.

The HSE said the most common type of injuries among bike users were to their heads, elbows or forearms.

An Irish trawler ran into the side of a large oil tanker in the Irish Sea around 90km off the Waterford coast

Marguerita Sheridan died after a silver Ford Transit van ploughed into a set of gates she was standing beside

A 42-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the incident.

A mother-of-four has described how her family stayed in emergency accommodation for 11 months before moving into a house.

Iarla Ace spent 18 weeks in hospital and underwent five surgeries after being born at 25 weeks weighing just 1lb 10oz.

Cash and other items were stolen in the raid in the Castle Lane area at 7.55pm on Saturday.

A 'huge flash of lightning' was seen and a 'massive bang' heard across a wide area of Co Clare

The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle in Ballycumber.

Do Mariah Carey, George Michael or Shane MacGowan take the crown? Or is your favourite Christmas song something niche?

A variety of stories adorn Sunday’s front pages.

The programme for government should include switching off "toxic recommender systems on social media", according to a group that works to counter hate and disinformation

Gardaí appealed for information after a young female pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run road traffic collision in Rathkeale, Co Limerick, on Saturday

Gardaí received a report of a shot being fired in Clondalkin on Friday night

The incident involved a black Porsche Cayenne mounting a roundabout on the Belfast Road in Ballynure.

Gardaí have issued an appeal for information about the incident.

Newgrange is a prehistoric monument thought to have been built by the Neolithics over 5,000 years ago

The total of 630 was a reduction on detection rates during other Slow Down Day campaigns.

Some of Ireland’s most ancient sites including Navan Fort in Co Armagh and Newgrange in Co Meath hosted gatherings.