McCauley was charged with murdering Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Sergeant Sean Quinn and constables Allan McCloy and Paul Hamilton in a landmine attack at Kinnego Embankment near Lurgan on October 27 1982. A prosecution lawyer said the case against McCauley related to forensic evidence found on cigarette butts.

Emergency crews are cleaning up after a storm bearing record-breaking winds left at least one person dead and more than a million without power across the island of Ireland and Scotland

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

There are warnings of danger to life, fallen electric lines, damaged infrastructure and widespread power outages

Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are under the top-level red weather warnings for wind from early on Friday.

Met Éireann forecasts extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h with many schools and workplaces set to close

Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day later than planned.

A red wind warning has been issued for the whole of the Republic of Ireland, with Met Éireann warning of a possible "danger to life". The alert comes into effect at varying times from 02:00 on Friday and will end at varying times. Met Éireann has warned that "severe, damaging and destructive winds" are expected, with gusts of up to 130km/h.

A Dublin Port Company funded study found that despite large-scale marine construction, seals in the Dublin-port area are 'thriving'.

Counties Kildare, Louth, Meath and Wicklow are expected to see dramatic increases in population growth by 2042.

This is what Ireland is like?! I visited Ireland for the very first time and fell in love with the people, food, culture and scenery. Here's a look at how I spent 2 days exploring Dublin. Want to book?

Disney is giving five lucky subscribers a pair of tickets to the Irish premiere of Marvel Studios ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD’ on Thursday, February 13th, at Cineworld Parnell Square.