Two teenage boys have died after they got into difficulty while swimming off the coast of Buncrana, Donegal. The duo were ...

A 'vulnerable' couple traumatised after they fell victim to serial fraudster Samantha Cookes in a surrogate scam have spoken out for the first time.

Ryanair pilot Brendan O'Meara [sic], 62, of An Tulach, Summerhill, Meelick, Co. Clare, was refused bail at a special sitting of Ennis District Court.

Homes and businesses in rural Ireland are significantly more likely to be hit by power-cuts than those in cities, Extra.ie can reveal.

It was not unusual for me to receive phone calls regarding homicides or suspicious deaths at all hours of the day or night.

Doireann Garrihy and her sisters were all style over the weekend as the sisters came together in celebration of their parents, Eugene and Clare, on their 40th wedding anniversary.

The price of the new Pope's childhood home, which in recent years had been used as a drug den, is set to 'skyrocket', Extra.ie has learned.

Businesses are now offering policies such as granting pet compassionate leave - 'basically bereavement leave' - according to Petmania's marketing manager, Emily Miller.

Alan Hawe wrote that he 'enjoyed' killing his wife Clodagh and their three children in a letter written in between their murders and his own suicide.

Jim O'Callaghan was warned that a €159,000 deportation operation needed to remain secret so asylum seekers would not flee their homes or make legal challenges.

An Bord Pleanála has rejected plans for almost 7,000 new homes stuck in the planning system for years, Extra.ie has learned.

Pop singer Lyra admits she still gets 'upset' when she is trolled by malicious 'keyboard warriors' on social media.