Garda Commissioner praised for crack-down on Louth crime gangs
The Garda Commissioner is being praised for efforts to crack down on crime gangs in Louth in the wake of the death of Garda Tony Golden. Noirin O' Sullivan has ordered an extra twenty-seven officers to be stationed in the county and has told the Emergency Response Unit to carry out checkpoints in the border region.
Distress call from a mystery yacht off the Cork coast has been deemed a hoax
The widescale hunt that took place off the coast of Cork after a distress call from a yacht has been deemed a hoax. The three-man crew of the 'Bluebird' said they had engine problems and were sinking - however emergency services had been unable to find it.
WATCH: Back To The Future stars reunite to discuss what the movie correctly predicted
The two stars of the Back To The Future franchise have reunited for a little chat about the future. Or should that be the present? Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd met up in a diner as part of an upcoming Toyota commercial, in which they discuss what future predictions the movie got right.
Devastating Argentina tear Ireland apart
Argentina ran in four tries as they ripped apart a weakened Irish side in this afternoon's RWC quarter-final at the Millenium Stadium, but even the might of Sexton, O'Brien, O'Mahony and O'Connell may not have been enough to shackle the Pumas.
Five men arrested in connection with child rapes in Delhi
Sex attackers in India who raped a toddler leaving her with scratch and bite marks all over her body have been branded "animals." The two-year-old was one of two youngsters reported to have been attacked in separate assaults in the capital Delhi, sparking public outrage and demands to crackdown on rising violence against women and girls.