Connacht men will need to bring something different if they are to dethrone Dublin

Hundreds braved the chilly waters as two Dublin swimmers take first place

Incidents of the disease is on the rise in Ireland, but newly published research casts doubts on how prepared Ireland is to deal with long-term ramifications

Funeral told ‘stories mattered’ to the playwright, author and scriptwriter

Judge dismisses argument that citizens who did not vote in effect ‘voted’ against proposal

Lawyer claims judges are inextricably linked to him through King’s Inns membership

30-year-old came off Portrait King at the third last in the Grand National

Bar on use of evidence obtained in breach of a constitutional right has now been removed

Michael McDowell warns against judicial activism in book written for late Rory Brady

Manager alleges discrimination following return to work after pregnancy

Three in charge of Co Wicklow’s fire service declined to answer 1,300 questions on firefighter deaths

Ruling comes after 17 days of evidence in longest inquest ever in Dublin

Bray firefighters Brian Murray (46) and Mark O’Shaughnessy (26) died in 2007

Former chief fire officer tells inquest he feared accusations of ‘grooming’ witnesses

Council fire officers say supplier told them specialist training was not required

Garda crime investigator tells inquest that he took 93 photographs at the scene

Judge orders Dubai firms to discover documents linked to family being sought by bank

Companies deny role in the alleged conspiracy to move assets beyond the bank’s reach

Councillors vote not to debate events at inquest into deaths of Bray firefighters after fractious meeting

Wicklow County Council to debate issues raised at inquest

Inquest hears two men’s deaths would have have been almost immediate

Expert witnesses say three-day failure of radio signal should have been noticed

Practice has long been bone of contention to firefighters

Inquiry into deaths of two firefighters in Bray hears of flaws in service management

Inquest into deaths of two Bray firemen heard multiple errors were made

Officer describes frustration with fire management over staffing levels

Firefighters were available at station to man a second tender but there was no driver

Hearing into deaths of firemen Brian Murray (46) and Mark O’Shaughnessy (26) resumes

A specialised foam system was used on the day of the firefighters’ deaths

Judge describes system at fire station watch room as ‘antiquated, inefficient and flawed’

The deaths of Brian Murray and Mark O’Shaughnessy left Bray in shock and Wicklow County Council running for cover

Members of Bray fire service angry at the council’s refusal to accept responsibility for deaths

‘The council has addressed all of the safety, health and welfare at work issues raised by the case’

Authority pleaded guilty to three charges related to deaths of two men in 2007

Mark O’Shaughnessy and Brian Murray were killed as they battled a fire at a disused glazing and furniture factory in 2007

Statement following trial over fatal blaze criticised by Irish Fire and Emergency Services Association

Brian Murray and Mark O’Shaughnessy died in 2007 blaze

Firefighter tells trial it ‘looked like a 747 crashing’

Brian Murray and Mark O’Shaughnessy died fighting blaze at disused ink factory

Brian Murray and Mark O’Shaughnessy died in blaze in Bray in September 2007