Clonmel chef Ned Shoer shares some tips on cooking Christmas dinner and a festive recipe

Clonmel’s Raheen House Hotel is one of Tipperary’s most atmospheric venues to celebrate Christmas, and Head Chef Ned Shoer is ready to make guests’ visits extra special with his team’s festive dishes. Preparations... Read more »

Prison Overcrowding – The Munster Express

John Lonergan might not be the person that comes to mind when you picture a prison Governor, largely due to his friendly exterior. But that’s exactly what he was, serving as Governor... Read more »

Malin oyster farmer keeps schtum on identity of mystery male who crashed his vehicle

A Malin oyster farmer, who refused to provide the guards with the name of a man who crashed his vehicle last year, “didn’t want to get his friend into bother”, a court... Read more »

Lucky Longford shopper €585 worth of Lidl’s award-winning Deluxe festive food

Shoppers across Longford raised more than €2,300 for Lidl Ireland’s charity partner Family Carers Ireland, contributing to an overall total of more than €270,000 in funds raised from ticket sales of the... Read more »

RIP: An Offaly GAA and Clara stalwart remembered

Brendan O’Meara, a Clara GAA and community stalwart, from Oratory Road, Clara passed to his eternal reward on December 2, surrounded by his loving family.  He was predeceased by his parents Paddy... Read more »

Deaf woman’s evidence-in-chief concludes in familial sex abuse case

The initial evidence of a deaf woman whose allegations have led to the trial of seven men accused of familial abuse has concluded, the Central Criminal Court has been told.   Seven men,... Read more »

INTERVIEW: Maeve Leahy on coping, learning and moving on after abuser Tommy Howard is jailed

Last month, Tommy Howard, a respected Kildare GAA official and former All-Ireland Final referee was sentenced at Portlaoise Circuit Court to six years and nine months in prison for indecently assaulting his niece,... Read more »

Chief Superintendent denies alleged conversations with Gardaí in trial of retired Superintendent and four Gardaí

The Limerick Court Complex on Mulgrave Street. A CHIEF Superintendent denied he told two Gardaí suspected of involvement in alleged unlawful squaring of road traffic summonses that what they told the investigation,... Read more »

Man jailed after downing bottles of spirits and almost causing “multiple loss of life”

A man who drank a bottle of spirits before driving directly at oncoming traffic and creating what a judge said was a “high probability of multiple loss of life” has been jailed.... Read more »

At the end of 2025, what is the state of the current deep-tech landscape?

Mohit Taneja and Stephanus Meiring explore the last 12 months of deep-tech innovation, offering their thoughts on the future. The deep-tech sector is often characterised by the way in which it evolves... Read more »