A proposal to rename a park in Dublin named after an Israeli president is not “legally sound”, the city council has heard.

A motorcyclist who lost his life in an early morning road crash in Co Wexford on Monday morning has been named locally.

A mother has begged a court not to jail her partner, who threatened to kill her in front of their children, and pinned her down, barely able to breathe, until gardaí intervened.

A man who claims he and his son were ejected from a Garda station for speaking in Polish said he was prepared to take a “lie detector” test – and challenged a senior garda to do the same.

New rules around the amount of cigarettes and tobacco a person can bring into Ireland from another EU member state will see the entire amount confiscated if it is above their individual allowance.

My beloved husband and soulmate… I am heartbroken’ Renowned architect and RTÉ presenter Hugh Wallace dies aged 68 Well-known architect and RTÉ presenter Hugh Wallace has died aged 68. Mr Wallace was a ...

There are more than 1,500 hair salons in Ireland but Josephine (96) no longer goes. Why go when there’s expert help to hand in your very own sitting room? Kathy Raftery’s photograph, Fireside Beauty ...

Rieko Ioane is expected to take a full part in training this week and is primed to debut in Champions Cup action against Harlequins at the Aviva this Saturday (5.30).

Women’s Premier Division Player of the Year Kelly Brady is set to sign for WSL 2 side Crystal Palace. The Irish Independent understands that the 23-year-old will join the London club on an ...

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has said his side produced a special effort to earn a draw after Moises Caicedo’s red card left them with 10 men.

A man has been jailed for his role in an attack on two sex workers in Dundalk. The Spanish women had only arrived in the country a matter of days before their house was broken into by three people in ...

Indonesia’s president told survivors of last week’s devastating floods that help was arriving to those in need Monday as Asian governments scaled up their responses to a disaster that has left more ...