Pierce is thought to have proposed to journalist Keely in 1999, but they were forced to delay their wedding three times amid family misfortune. Initial plans were called off after Keely and their son ...

Railway 200 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway. So far, over 300 events celebrating the past, ...

Two new houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) have been approved - despite fears the growing number of such properties “destroys community cohesion”. It means Dover now has 66 HMOs, with 31 of ...

Due Date Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks: Home Grown RTÉ One, 8pm Reports on protecting the nation’s plants, efforts to turn food waste into ...

A dad seen on CCTV taking cocaine has been hauled before the courts after breaching a driving ban. Plans to demolish a block of old science labs and replace them with 11 family homes have been ...

On the campaign trail, President Trump distanced himself from Project 2025’s radical conservative vision. Now, more than half of his executive orders align with recommendations made in the ...

A £9bn road crossing between Kent and Essex has been given the go-ahead by transport secretary Heidi Alexander. The Lower Thames Crossing is set to connect the A2 and M2 in Kent with the A13 and M25 ...

Cllr Shane Langrell continues to push for a new secondary school for Newtownmountkennedy, having met with Tánaiste Simon Harris in an effort to advance the project. Land was zoned for community ...

Developers will be forced to pay a building safety levy charge of up to £10,000 a unit for homes they build in upmarket ...

For three decades Eurostar has held a monopoly in running passenger train services through the Channel Tunnel since it opened in 1994. But five companies are now bidding to compete with the ...

A third company looking to compete with Eurostar in running passenger trains through the Channel Tunnel has emerged. Gemini, chaired by Labour peer Lord Berkeley, plans to operate trains connecting ...