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It's been five years and nine months since Bridget McAnallen found her son, the Tyrone football star Cormac, dead in his bed, yet to this day she cannot bring herself to alter his bedroom. His shoes sit where he left...

There are now another 96,621 holders of a full medical card since the end of December. And the amount of GP visit cards -- allowing people free doctor visits -- has gone up from 85,546 to 94,381. The rise has...

Figures for last month are down 7.5 per cent on October 2008 and year-to-date demand has fallen 5.9 per cent compared to the same nine-month period. EirGrid publishes statistics on a regular basis on demand for power, as well as...

If you are bored of potatoes, rice and pasta, here's a super-healthy suggestion. Puy lentils, long considered a budget gourmet product, are a wonderfully healthy, satisfying and elegant accompaniment to serve during the winter months.

Who would have thought that something so fragile could be so dangerous? Dublin -based GP Conor Maguire says that being hit full-on by an egg could cause a multitude of possible injuries. "Depending on where you get hit, it could...

Experts say the keys to good stress management are building emotional strength, being in control of your situation, having a good social network and adopting a positive outlook. Be active -- physical activity can get you in the right state...

Such is the wonder of 21st-century living that we can address our problems in a mere flash...We right that wrong with a pedicure or a trip to the chiropodist. Yet it's no small irony that the one thing that holds...

Linkedin has registered two Dublin companies, potentially signalling plans to follow in the footsteps of fellow internet behemoths Facebook , Google and eBay , each of which has a substantial Irish operation. Documents lodged with the Companies Office show that...

It recently emerged that Breastcheck has now screened over half-a-million women for breast cancer. The national breast screening programme -- which invites women aged 50-64 years -- has detected 3,456 cases of breast cancer in women who availed of the...

Families with young children are invited to take part in a Santa 5K dash in Marlay Park Rathfarnham , Dublin , on Sunday, December 6. The fundraising event is being organised by Barnardos, the children's charity which works with disadvantaged...