David Keohan is a hugger. At the conclusion of our chat in a Waterford cafe, the folklorist embraces me with enough vigour to fix a minor twinge I’d carried between the shoulder blades all morning.

Séamus Power was pleased to see green shoots in his game and earn some valuable FedEx Cup points with a top-30 finish in the ...

It has been the subject of much discussion around WhatsApp groups in Wexford in the past week. In a significant clampdown on dodgy-box users, Sky has issued up to 200 letters threatening legal action ...

Jasmin covers news across Limerick with a special interest in features. She grew up in the small Gaeltacht village of Cloghane, Co Kerry, but has lived in Limerick for the last seven years. Having ...

While the warm weather is expected to last for much of the week, it will not stretch into the June bank holiday weekend ...

Former members of the Fr Gaul’s St Michael’s Carne Summer Camp Boys Club gathered in Browne’s Bar for a special 65th reunion celebrating the memories, friendships and lasting legacy of the famous ...

A modern countryside cottage has gone up for sale in the heart of the Burren in Clare. The three-bedroom detached cottage in Fahee, Carron, has been put on the market this week at a price of €495,000.

Ramsgrange Community School held their annual awards ceremony on Friday, May 15, in St. James’ Church, Ramsgrange, where their many achievements were celebrated in over 80 categories, along with an ...

The third annual Giob Geab event is returning to the Galway Climate Festival for 2026, and presentation spots are open and up for grabs. Galway City Council has opened applications for parties ...

It was an early start on Saturday morning when I headed for the Greenore Bar where the registration for the Cross Cooley Challenge was taking place. The weather was definitely looking up as the crowds ...

Based in Cashel, Co Tipperary, Eoin covers the south-east region for the Irish Independent and focuses on Tipperary, Waterford, Offaly and Laois. He has a master’s in journalism from NUIG, and has ...

Drogheda United defender Conor Kane says his team will be on a revenge mission when they play host to Waterford in a crunch ...