'Until this referendum, I was going to my grave with that secret' Ursula Halligan speaks out
LISTEN: TV3's political editor wrote a piece in the Irish Times today
Journalist and broadcaster Ursula Halligan has talked of her struggle to come to terms with her sexuality.
TV3's political editor wrote a piece in the Irish Times, detailing how she felt isolated and alone after falling in love with a girl at the age of 17.
Dublin flats evacuated over fire safety concerns
Court find owners of flats had failed to engage with fire safety officers
A set of flats on Dublin's Northside are being evacuated over fire safety concerns.
The High Court has today granted an order saying they are not fit to be lived in.
Dublin City Council took the owners of the flats at 3 Kelley's Row off Dorset Street in the north inner city to the high court saying they had failed to engage with fire safety officers and have improvement works carried out on the complex.
Homeless man charged with Phoenix Park murder changes plea to guilty
Ciaran Moran is accused of murdering Gerard Donnelly in November 2013
A 29 year old homeless man charged with murdering another homeless man in the Phoenix Park in Dublin has changed his plea to guilty.
Ciaran Moran - with an address at Camden Hall, Camden Street in Dublin - is accused of murdering 36 year old Gerard Donnelly in November 2013.
Gardaí stress that appeal over baby 'Maria' is not a criminal investigation
LISTEN: The baby girl was found abandoned in Dublin last Friday
Gardaí are emphasising that the investigation into a baby found abandoned in Dublin last week is not a criminal one.
Baby 'Maria' was discovered by passers-by in Rathcoole one week ago today.
Sturgeon tells Cameron: We want even more powers for Scotland
Powers could include business taxes, employment legislation and the minimum wage
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has told British Prime Minister David Cameron she will be pushing for devolution powers for Scotland beyond those put forward by the Smith commission.
He is in Scotland for showdown talks with the Scottish First Minister, just a week after his stunning Tory election victory and the SNP's landslide north of the border.