James Cox

A new league table ranking local authorities on their performance in delivering new and additional housing has been published, with Louth coming out on top.

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come. Dáil to resume early over fuel supports

Plans have been unveiled for an 8,000 capacity multi-purpose arena for winter sports in Cherrywood , Dublin, which will include two Olympic -sized ice rinks.

Four teenage boys were arrested in a stolen BMW in Cork following a Garda chase in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Troy Parrott sparked the counterattack that led to Real Betis snatching a late winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Valencia on Tuesday night.

A woman, aged in her 20s, has died following a single-vehicle crash in Dublin in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The Leaving Cert Skyclarys funding and the death of Dolly Parton are among the stories that feature on Wednesday's front pages

Wednesday's front pages

Irish dog owners have ranked companionship as the thing they love most about their pets in a Dogs Trust survey for International Dog Day

Marion Quinn , chief executive of the Childhood Development Initiative in Tallaght , has spoken of the impact Dolly Parton 's Imagination Children Library has had on children in Dublin 24