Increased inspections put teaching standards under scrutiny

Over 1,700 school inspections took place last year

Cyclone Pam kills eight in Vanuatu

Dozens more are feared dead

Man dies following collision in Cork

The two-car crash took place at Coolfadda, Bandon yesterday evening

Jeremy Clarkson hints at BBC exit in newspaper article

In a Sun column, the presenter compares himself to a dinosaur

Taoiseach congratulates Paul O'Connell on 100th cap

The captain faces one of the biggest games of his international career today in the Millenium Stadium

Spire turns green as four day festival kicks off

Grand Marshal Brendan O'Carroll pushed the button to illuminate the structure this morning