More than 2,000 people have expressed an interest in the eight calves in Thurles

Charity urges public not to pay over the odds as demand outstrips supply during lockdown

Country kept traditional family structure for much longer than other countries, meeting told

Images of the Heinkel Kabine vehicle are part of the new Dublin Port Archive

Former tánaiste says world admires Irish values, peace process and overseas aid

Sector worth €500 million a year to get bigger as new opportunities arise

Asthma Society of Ireland says many deaths and hospitalisations could be prevented

Ireland earned independence through suffering and ‘without giving up’, says Larcher

Taoiseach and Dutch PM Mark Rutte ‘strongly believe’ tax is for members states

Mild spring not forecast to continue with freezing temperatures predicted

Met Éireann issues two status yellow alerts with wet, windy, unsettled conditions due

Global index finds State is fifth most generous in the world for helping those in need

Helicopter will serve most of the south of Ireland and cost €2 million a year to run

Deep freeze looms as Ireland to experience coldest temperatures since December 2010

State contributes more to prosperity and equality of world than any other country

John Fitzgerald: by 2014 it was clear that we were not going to meet our targets

Religious service attendance still much higher than European average

More than 90% of State’s premises to be covered by fast broadband by end of decade

Australian firms now looking to Ireland for an EU base, says Julie Bishop

Watchdog urges model where hospitals and institutions compete to provide services

Former government minister slams EU Habitats Directive as ‘impossible test’

Unseasonably high temperatures predicted as tropical air moves up from the Azores

Former Greek finance minister addresses Right2Change meeting via videolink

Daffodils blooming with very mild weather forecast to continue until Christmas Day

Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud takes top prize at Irish Restaurant Awards

Mobile network says unauthorised work by BT caused second disruption in a month

Government decides not to use disputed term to describe events of 100 years ago

The Beer Market will sell beers by numbered tap, rather than by name

Customers unable to make phone calls or send text messages due to technical fault

2014 was the hottest in Europe since 1500, preliminary data suggests

‘I’ve done the things that are not only in my heart, but are worthwhile doing’

Conference on performance art examines operatic ‘elitism’ and female metal’s ‘death growl’

Ballymakenny College in Drogheda hopes to expand to 1,000 pupils within seven years

Joe Dunne from Offaly won a Distinguished Conduct Medal at Anzio in 1944

First national homecare conference will address issues relating to the sector

Cmdr Chris Hadfield has agreed to promote Ireland without demanding a fee

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects almost one in 10 Irish people