Local Authority Members’ Association seeks change in impact of maternity leave on pay

Fine Gael councillor was trying to raise issue of poor roads

Singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke mines the darkest corners of Irish history on his latest album

Local authority urges Judge James O’Connor to direct more money to local charities

Gavin James and Walking on Cars top the most-played Irish lists on Irish radio stations

Gathering in Dublin includes Paddy Moloney, Michael Longley and Olivia O’Leary

Biggest public event in Ireland blessed by good weather and a large turnout

Films such as ‘Gravity’, ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Captain Phillips’ to be screened over holiday period

Not enough sites are being targeted by speed vans in Kerry, says Fine Gael councillor

Balladeer was ‘effervescent . . . bubbling over with good humour’

McCann also had a successful career as a solo artist and a member of the Ludlow Trio

After an intense weekend of wit, wisdom and wet whistles, Mark Graham opts to take a gangster nap

Giro d’Italia, Baltimore Fiddle Fair and Galway Early Music Festival

The councils are being merged into one local authority, Limerick City and County Council, on June 1st

One City One Book festival described as ‘world-leading example’ of how to promote literature

Brendan and Domhnall Gleeson nominated in the best actor category

The man from Sheriff Street, known for his expressive singing voice and generosity, left an indelible mark on Irish music and on the Irish singers who came in his wake

The artistic director whose resignation sparked the Limerick City of Culture controversy explains his reasons for leaving the troubled festival

He had many of the qualities of an ‘identikit portrait of the ideal Christian’