Flynn decides to give up allowance amid intense pressure

Beverley Flynn is to give up a €41,000 allowance she was allocated as an Independent TD, the Fianna Fáil deputy said this morning.

Avril Doyle declines to contest European election

Fine Gael MEP Avril Doyle has announced she will not be running in the forthcoming European elections.

Tourist numbers drop for first time in seven years

The number of overseas visitors to Ireland fell for the first time in seven years in 2008, according to new figures published by Fáilte Ireland.

Man (25) charged over death of Estonian man

A 25-year-old man has been charged over the death of an Estonian man who was pulled from his parked car and beaten to death near Dublin airport in 2007.

Tara crisis talks to resolve dispute under way

Management and union officials at Tara Mines are holding talks today to resolve a row over cost-cutting plans which threaten the future of 670 jobs.

Report into clerical sex abuse to be published

An audit examining the child-protection policies and protocols in every Catholic diocese in the State will be published later today.

Family pays tribute to rabies victim

Family and friends paid tribute to a woman who died after contracting rabies abroad.

Melanoma patients more likely to suffer another cancer

People suffering from skin cancer have a higher chance of developing another type of cancer, researchers said today.