The bodies of two men have been discovered on separate farms in Bagenalstown, Co Carlow. One of the men was found at a farmhouse in Ballycormac after the fire brigade responded to a report of a fire at 4am. The...

Wolves have sacked boss Mick McCarthy following Sunday's 5-1 home thrashing by Black Country rivals West Brom. McCarthy has been in charge at Molineux since July 2006 but his side have won only one of their last 13...

The actor David Kelly has died in hospital after a short illness. He was 82. He was one of the most recognisable voices and faces of Irish stage and screen, playing everything from Beckett to Shakespeare. He...

Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48. Houston's...

A teenage girl has died in hospital following a shooting incident in Tallaght in Dublin last night. The 16-year-old girl was one of four people sitting in a car at Brookview Way at around 10.30pm. She was shot in...

At least 73 people have been killed and hundreds of others injured after a pitch invasion at a soccer match in the Egyptian city of Port Said this evening. Witnesses said most of the deaths appeared to have occurred...

There may be more tremors to come reports the Belfast telegraph after Donegal was hit by a mini-earthquake yesterday. The quake, measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale, rocked an area of 30 square kilometres between...

A man in America fired a 3.5in nail into his head but didn't notice for 24 hours. Dante Autullo, from Chicago, was building a shed when he brushed the gun past his head, apparently causing it to automatically...

A matrimonial website has developed a video game that takes off on the hit game Angry Birds to protest the practice of demanding dowries. "The Angry Brides game is our way of throwing a spotlight on the nuisance...

Antony Worrall Thompson has been arrested for allegedly shoplifting at a Tesco store, according to a report. The Ready Steady Cook star, was detained by police on suspicion of theft in front of stunned customers in...