Bernie Carroll built this five bed off Brighton Road in the early 1980s just as his building business was taking off

‘That’s in the UK, right?’ she asks, when I tell her I’m from the same county as Joe Dolan

Assault on victim who was staying at Royal Hotel in the town was captured on CCTV

Misleading information made it almost impossible for people to find each other following an adoption

Families involved in campaign promoted by Leitrim youths could save lives, says garda chief

Drac made his first appearance at the St Patrick’s Day parade in 1968

Employment in Ireland’s tourism industry has risen by 60,000 since 2011

Decline in visitors from UK in 2017 hits rural hospitality more than popular ‘honey spots’

Its 10 ‘infuriatingly catchy’ and exceptionally efficient pop songs take up just 33 minutes

The mother of a victim of a fatal assault is backing campaigns to make Irish streets safer

Hoteliers report sharp drop in bookings from Britain following sterling decline

‘Maybe it wasn’t our ways . . . but the way they respected us was huge’

New report shows hotel bookings up despite fall in number of visitors from Britain

Local campaigners say the proposed development would be a ‘garish carbuncle’

And all change at the Abbey and Gate – our rigid cultural venues are, at last, mixing it up

John Bruton says he believes EU members would be willing to give UK extra year to leave

Initiative due later this year to push walking, cycling and boating routes in midlands areas

State papers 1986: Government under pressure over proposed ban on South African produce as Dunnes Stores strike continued

News Review of 2016: This year 10.5 million people visited Ireland, up almost 1.5 million on 2015

Labour TD Willie Penrose calls for return of sponsored programmes while moving Bill

OPW proposals to build flood defence wall have met scorn, anger and derision from locals

A winding but pacey narrative featuring Joe Dolan, Oscar Wilde and the Eiffel Tower

Manchester United's forgotten Stranbane boy who was better than Ryan Giggs

The midlands town that gave us Joe Dolan and Bressie has more than talented singers

City is second only to Madrid for revenue per room growth but it is also one of the most volatile markets survey finds

After ’16 films include animation telling the story of teenage rebel Vincent Byrne

Meet the young enthusiasts will represent Ireland in new technology competition at the F1 race

Ireland went to Italia ’90, Nelson Mandela was released, the Berlin Wall was demolished – and the Féile festival changed Irish music forever

The community of Kurds came to Leitrim in 2006 under a UN-resettlement programme

‘After 29 months and 21 gruelling court appearances, just one person was convicted of his manslaughter’

Paul Clinton co-owns nearby Cassidy’s pub on Camden Street

How does a 23-year-old Scouser become the poster boy of the Irish country music scene? Nathan Carter’s mix of Daniel O’Donnell’s nice-guy demeanour and Tom Jones’s sex appeal has turned the ‘Wagon Wheel’ singer into both a star and a heartthrob – knickers included

More than 150,000 tickets for Croke Park concerts sold in two hours