AN Irish government minister who led prayers at a Mass in Dublin last year has called on the Catholic Church to ordain women as priests.

THE Derry-Dublin road upgrade has been stalled again after the taoiseach confirmed that €27 million earmarked for the project will be spent on plugging an overspend on the new National Children's Hospital.

FANS of Co Antrim GAA club St Enda's will today descend on Croke Park in the hope their team can claim an historic All-Ireland victory.

STUDENTS at a young offenders' centre have helped deliver seven pygmy kid goats as part of an animal therapy project.

LIAM Neeson has been praised by some for his "honest" comments after his remarks sparked a racism controversy.

LIAM Neeson's comments that he knew "a couple" of the 10 republicans who died on hunger strike have been met with confusion.