Grease smears, gnaw marks and ‘lack of routine cleaning’ found in dry-goods store

Programme designed to avoid premature admissions to long-term residential care

Judge says group’s actions ‘put planned reopening of society in region at risk’

Judge demands organisers explain decision to proceed with event which had 120 guests

Gardaí had been drafted to Longford after court ordered marquee be dismantled

Fáilte Ireland has ‘serious concerns’ about siting and scale of proposed development

Met Éireann says people should “stop everything” and stay indoors during red alert

The very mention of public-sector careers tends to conjure up images of desk-bound days dealing with paperwork and bureaucracy, but the reality is very different

Group water schemes more likely to contaminated with E.coli bacteria in Ireland

Orange alert in place for five counties with gusts of up to 130km/h forecast

Torrential rain and gusts of more than 130km/h forecast by Met Éireann

Labour Court finds Longford County Council unfairly dismissed Michael Neilon

Ballymahon and beyond transformed by €233m holiday village project

Judge Karen Fergus throws out three cases taken by same solicitor at Longford court

Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has sought recount as she faces losing seat

Politicians in the main parties believe 2014 was the high water mark for harder left parties

UK holiday operator plans to open its €233m Longford Forest park in late August

County by county performance on illegal dumping to be documented by RTÉ programme

While we’re all familiar with high-profile places like Glendalough and Newgrange, there are 750 less well-known heritage sites around Ireland, all worth a visit. Here’s a taster of just a few of them

Cinema chain will relocate screens to ground floor of centre, which sold for about €1.2m