Kenny Egan, a light heavyweight boxer from Ireland who advanced to the medal round Tuesday at the Olympics, was trying to figure out how to peak for the biggest events. He went to the right guy for...

Great Britain's light-heavyweight Tony Jeffries celebrates his 10-2 win in the quarter finals against the Hungarian Imre Szello. Photograph: Tony Jeffries/AP Terry Edwards, Britain's performance...

(IDM) BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) - Authorities say a man has used Semtex in a rocket-propelled grenade attack against Northern Ireland police officers. It's the first attack using the deadly...

The Republic of Ireland Under 21s were denied a win over Austria in Vienna when the hosts equalised with the last kick of the game after Keith Treacy's goal had appeared to be enough for the visitors...

The Republic of Ireland's interest in the Four Nations tournament ended when they slipped to defeat with Ukraine claiming a deserved win with an early second half goal against a disappointing home...

Three men have been arrested after a handgun and ammunition was found in Dublin. Two cars were stopped by gardaí at around 3.45pm today on the Sarsfield Road in Ballyfermot. The cars and the...

Boyd Rankin will play for Ireland for the first time since the World Cup after being named in the squad to face Kenya. Rankin, who is now with Warwickshire, is available for the first two games of...

Local authorities across the country must file reports to government on their emergency response to the recent flash floods, it emerged today.Environment Minister John Gormley said he also wants a...

Almost 200 Irish holidaymakers returned home safely tonight after their flight from Spain was delayed and later diverted over safety concerns.The Budget Travel flight from Reus, in the north-east of...

If you've used a credit card reader in Ireland recently you may want to call your credit card company and monitor your account. Scammers posing as bank workers replaced credit card readers in retail...

An independent team of consultants will carry out an investigation into the flooding of the Broadway underpass on Belfast's Westlink at the weekend. Speaking at a special committee hearing in...

A police shoot-to-kill policy against dissident republican terrorists would be accepted by the community in the North, Policing Board member Ian Paisley Jnr claimed today.Paisley Jnr said people...

Steven Reid has been named in the Republic of Ireland team for tomorrow's international friendly with Norway. Reid hasn't played for his country since September 2006 due to a series of injuries...

Close monitoring FIFA added that it had made the decision after closely monitoring the situation in Georgia, and noting that UEFA also decided to ask Georgian clubs involved in UEFA competition to...

TBILISI (SW) - The World Cup qualifier between Georgia and the Republic of Ireland will be played at a yet to be assigned neutral venue. This was decided by world governing body FIFA. The safety...

Cork City Football Club have officially lodged a petition with the High Court to place the club into examinership. City's financial plight has come under the spotlight in recent weeks with the club...

The Government is being accused by Fine Gael of ignoring EU laws that could have prevented some of the damage suffered this month through flooding.Fine Gael MEP Colm Burke said today that at least...

Fifa has ordered the Republic of Ireland's upcoming World Cup qualifier against Georgia to be moved to a neutral venue, following the recent conflict between the Georgians and Russia. Ireland were...

Ronnie Drew was buried today after a funeral ceremony that brought together many of Ireland's finest musicians.Actors, broadcasters, politicians, trade unionists and senior clergy also turned out in...

A special inquiry is to examine how a city centre underpass became flooded below 20 feet of water trapping motorists, officials revealed today.A Stormont committee met in special session to quiz...

Light-heavyweight Kenny Egan and light-flyweight Paddy Barnes advanced to the semifinals in Olympic boxing for Ireland in Tuesday action at the Beijing Workers Gymnasium. Egan blanked Washington...

According to the Financial Times, access to ECB funding was one of the main motives for the decision by mutually held Nationwide to expand across the Irish...

FIFA today decided that the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ preliminary competition match between Georgia and the Republic of Ireland, scheduled for 6 September 2008, will take place at a neutral venue...

An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for a controversial hotel in Cashel, Co Tipperary. The planning board cited the location, type of development and archaeological reasons for refusing...

A Stormont committee is holding a special meeting today to discuss how the public services deal with serious flooding in the North over the weekend.People whose homes were inundated with dirty water...

More than 200 asylum seekers have gone on hunger strike in protest at what they say is bullying and lack of facilities at an accommodation centre in the midlands.Members of 70 families are involved...

The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) says it supports the idea of setting up separate English clashes for foreign students with poor language skills.Yesterday, Fine Gael called for...

Hundreds of mourners have turned out for the funeral of traditional music legend Ronnie Drew near his home in Co Wicklow this morning.The 73-year-old has been laid to rest following funeral mass at...

A taxi man was taken hostage by two armed men and forced to drive at gunpoint across the border as they were chased by gardaí, it emerged today.Two men were approached by detectives after officers...

A £1m (€1.2m) initiative to build better relations in 30 mixed neighbourhoods across the North was launched today.The three-year programme will support community organisations in their efforts to...

Dublin - Ireland's drinks industry is suffering from withdrawal with pubs closing at the rate of one a day, as the party years of the Celtic Tiger boom become a blurred memory. The economic downturn...

It's the news that would have been unthinkable 10 years ago - Ireland is turning its back on the pub. The country's drinks industry is suffering considerably with pubs closing at the rate of one a...

The funeral of singer and entertainer Ronnie Drew will take place in Greystones, Co Wicklow, tomorrow. Requiem Mass will be held at the Church of the Holy Rosary with burial afterwards in Redford...

Former Armagh manager Joe Kernan has ruled himself out of contention for the vacant position in charge of the Dublin senior footballers. Kernan was on the Armagh team that lost to Dublin in the 1977...

Flooding is still affecting a number of parts of the country after torrential rainfall over the weekend. Carlow town remains the worst affected area, while roads are flooded in counties Offaly,...

The body of a man has been recovered from the River Fergus in Ennis, Co Clare. Although Gardaí have not confirmed the identity of the remains, it is believed they are those of the 31-year-old Polish...

A 22-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle collision between a car and a van in Coleraine. The dead man was the driver of the car. The driver of the van was taken to hospital but was...

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Police in the North are appealing for witnesses following a robbery yesterday afternoon in which two people in their 60s were assaulted by three masked men.The attackers broke into a house in the...

The housing association Respond says it may have to close a day-care centre for the elderly in north Dublin because of a lack of funding from the HSE.The organisation says the Nethercross centre in...

One-fifth of TDs and senators are reportedly employing relatives and family members in secretarial or parliamentary jobs worth up €45,000-a-year.Reports this morning say 31 TDs and 11 Senators have...

Bank of Ireland has confirmed that several thousands of its customers have been affected by a scam in which cardholders' details were stolen. The bank said it will issue affected customers with new...

Flood waters have started to recede in some parts of the country after torrential rainfall caused serious problems in many areas during the weekend.AA Roadwatch say major roads in Carlow, Tipperary,...

A post mortem is due be carried out today on a body recovered from the River Fergus in Ennis, Co Clare, yesterday. The remains are believed to be those of a 31-year-old Polish man who has been...

Folk singer Ronnie Drew will be laid to rest today beside his wife Deirdre following his death at the weekend.After a two-day wake in the family home in Greystones, Co Wicklow, a funeral service will...

Nationwide is planning to expand into the Irish Republic next year, giving the UK's largest building society access to European funds to help combat the effects of the credit crunch. The mutual...

Posted on: Monday, 18 August 2008, 18:00 CDT Emergency services battling to contain flooding across Northern Ireland were braced for more downpours last night. With one of the main arterial routes...

LONDON – Authorities rescued people trapped on the roofs of their cars and stranded in their homes after parts of Northern Ireland received more rainfall in one day than they usually experience...

Posted on: Monday, 18 August 2008, 15:01 CDT By DOUGLAS FRASER SCOTTISH POLITICAL EDITOR THE Vale of Leven Hospital faces the removal of key services under recommendations from an expert panel...

UK: August 19, 2008 DUBLIN - Ireland faced further flooding on Monday after a second successive weekend of torrential summer rain drove people from their homes, blocked road and rail links and...