Talks have been held overnight to try secure the release of an Irish aid worker in Haiti. Gena Heraty was kidnapped over the weekend from the orphanage where she works.
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Gardaí believe a man found dead in his County Tipperary home may have been there for some time. The body of 49-year-old Ian Walsh was discovered at the property on Cregg Road in Carrick-on-Suir yesterday.
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A man has been hospitalised after an alleged assault on Anderson’s Quay last night. Gardaí say the man was taken to Cork University Hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
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The average person will spend €10,000 on ice-cream over their lifetime. New research shows we will consume more than 6 thousand scoops and ice pops, with 32 per cent of people saying ice-cream is their favourite indulgence.