Fresh faces are needed if the party is to come back from the brink of irrelevance

‘I know the Rose of Tralee drives the Irish crazy. But it is nice to be part of something bigger’

The outgoing head of the HSE’s stroke programme has warned that a lack of funding means advances in care are being missed

Employee released after money was surrendered to raiders in Athy service station

Lusk property has asking price of €1.3m, while Athy site has reserve price of €1m

James ‘Lammon (44) has pleaded not guilty murder of Jason Doogue in Co Kildare town

Athy activist who asked women to resign ‘will not be intimidated out of the parish’

More than 1,200 Irish soldiers died fighting for villages during Battle of the Somme

Gardai recover imitation firearm and money after staff were threatened in Co Kildare

Female staff member threatened with a handgun and money stolen

Banks among 29 branches bought by Layden Group in 2007

What began as ‘complete and utter oneupmanship’ between a group of friends turned into Irish Artisan Charcoal, the only company of its kind in the country

Shamrock Lodge offers someone with deep pockets the chance to embrace country life

Laois native Joshua Molloy in British army for four years but travelled to Syria in 2015

Proposal would see 800-year-old Dublin and Glendalough diocese lose six parishes

Seamus Morgan (49) charged with murder of Laurence Keane (56) in July 2013

Newbridge side make late rally after going three points down and losing Conor Tiernan

Gardaí also arrest fifth person as part of inquiry into killing of Jason Doogue (22)

A man in his 40s, a woman in her 30s and a teenage boy detained after Athy killing

Man in his 40s and teenager also in custody, second boy released without charge

Irish gardeners are reviving ancient crops such as amaranth, kaniwa and quinoa because they are easy to grow and nutritious

Number arrested for drink or drug driving dropped from 805 in 2013 to 696 in 2014

More than 1,000 mourners attend funeral of second Athy crash victim in Carlow church

Possibility that tyre blow-out caused car to swerve and shudder across road into van

Funerals of women who died in crash to take place on Friday and Saturday

Connaughton Auctioneers is seeking €175,000 for this three-bed house in Athy, Co Kildare. We seek similarly-priced properties in France, Turkey, US and Portugal

While property prices are on the increase in north Kildare, recovery has been much slower in the south of the county

‘No doubt’ the issue of homelessness among families a growing issue, says Minister

Sabrina McMahon (36), who has spent a week in a car in Tallaght, feels ‘like a hopeless parent’

Wendy Walsh: April 9th, 1915 - March 3rd, 2014

Baby, aged 16 months, has been ready to go home since July

Internet site had denied liability for posting of offensive pictures and tweets

Santa Claus is coming to town so you may well wish to get out of it. Here are some options

Babies still ‘trapped’ in hospital due to lack of home-nursing supports from HSE

Two infants are left waiting for homecare before they can leave hospital

Maureen Sullivan was put in a laundry at 12

Innovative Student Engineer of the Year Awards highlight excellence in engineering

Teenage relative of latest victim witnessed Thursday’s murder and two earlier killings

47-year-old questioned by gardaí investigating killing of prominent republican Larry Keane

Patrick Crowley is jailed for 12 months for abusing two altar boys in Cork over 20 years ago