Man arrested over disappearance of Ciara Breen in 1997
LISTEN: She was last seen at her home in Dundalk on February 13th
A man has been arrested over the disappearance of a Co Louth teenager 18 years ago.
Irish division of betting firm Ladbrokes enters examinership
The company suffered losses of some €5m last year
Betting firm Ladbrokes has been placed into examinership by the High Court.
The bookies has a chain of 196 shops operating in the Republic, and employs 840 people in Ireland.
The company says it has sought court protection after a number of years of falling profits.
Trial of alleged assisted suicide hears deceased "made up her mind to end her life"
Bernadette Forde took her own life with the drug pentobarbital
The trial of a woman accused of assisting the suicide of her friend, Bernadette Forde, has heard the deceased had 'made up her mind to end her life, her way'.
Bernadette Forde was described by her nephew in court as a 'very strong, determined woman'.
Bernard Forde Monaghan gave evidence that she told him after another of his aunt's died from cancer in 2010 that she wanted to go on her own terms.
Auschwitz 'bookkeeper' begs for forgiveness on opening day of trial
Oskar Groening is accused of being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 people
The man known as the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz" has asked for forgiveness on the opening day of his trial in Germany.
Oskar Groening (93) stands accused of being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 people at the Nazi death camp during World War II.
Addressing the courtroom, which is packed with Holocaust survivors and victims' relatives, Groening acknowledged he knew about the killings.
Prince Charles and Camilla are to visit Ireland this summer
LISTEN: It comes 20 years after his first visit to the Republic
Clarence House has confirmed that Britain's Prince Charlies and Camilla The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Ireland next month.
It will take in events in both the Republic and the North, from May 19th to 22nd.
It comes 20 years after the heir to the British throne first came to the Republic in May 1995.
