Jade Rasmussen’s boyfriend was jailed last month. She urges young women in controlling relationships to seek help, assuring they too will be taken seriously

Study from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland highlights socioeconomic inequalities in smoking rates

Performance under the high ball likely to be tested against Fiji and outcome sure to be instructive

Clarkson’s personal crusade against the British government feels very of-the-moment, symbolic of a mode of politics sweeping Europe

Hospitals say spending restrictions will force them to choose between paying staff, suppliers or Revenue

The fact is the film was beautiful, earnest, poetic and sublime. But that’s not what I saw in the moment

New rules introduced by the UK government bring a quarter of farms back within inheritance tax, after three decades of being fully exempt. They’re right to be annoyed, but sympathy is waning

Limerick and Dublin have lost linchpin players, and no amount of forward planning could have prepared them for it

Stark warning from officials comes as all parties make expansive spending pledges ahead of election

Incoming US president will not be all the tech industry is hoping for once he is in power

No records were kept and no actions were taken arising from meeting, says Minister’s spokeswoman

It’s hard to hold back the tech tide from children forever, but there are safer options than smartphones out there

From the owners of Forest Avenue, Forêt is a love letter to the French bistro, where every dish is cooked with precision and served with an unwavering respect for tradition

Patrick Freyne: here are my favourite corporate psy-ops of the season – or Christmas TV ads, as I believe you call them in the suburbs

Bailey’s irrepressible humour and boyish joy are a welcome antidote to the grim news cycle of 21st-century life

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