Follow the latest here on the Irish Independent’s ‘Race to the Áras’ live blog Catherine Connolly: I will represent you to the best of my ability Follow the latest developments in our live blog: ' ...

A 38-year-old man who crawled along a drain as Gardaí quizzed him about a suspicious van before he got away, has been jailed on a drugs charge.

Gone are the days when the All Blacks didn’t know the names of their Irish opponents, a decade of battles have seen the two teams develop a tasty rivalry.

Michael Kelly is no stranger to a crisis in the Irish ­property business – he has been through them all before.

Question: I’ve been with my girlfriend over a year now and we are really compatible but we hit a rough patch last winter. She confided in me that she suffers with SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) and ...

Portarlington are champions for the fifth time in six years after they defeated neighbours Courtwood in O’Moore Park this evening.

Never mind the talk about this being a boring presidential election. Yet again, this was a fascinating contest and an endurance test for those who sought to become our Head of State.

Two dogs that were found in an “emaciated” state on the outskirts of Wexford town in one of the worst cases of animal neglect that the WSPCA have ever encountered have made a miraculous recovery and ...

Despite facing a stubborn resistance from Zebre Parma in the opening 40 minutes of the action, an experimental Leinster side returned to winning ways in the United Rugby Championship this evening with ...

This used to be a real country, with real presidential elections that gave us some great television.

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When the votes began to spill out of the ballot boxes on Saturday morning, two things immediately struck the tally takers: the massive vote for Catherine Connolly and the scale of the spoilt votes.