Sybil Mulcahy

There's a very specific moment every Irish person has on holiday. Usually around day three. Your shoulders drop. Your skin has finally stopped reflecting light like copier paper.

If the scent of fresh lavender wafting through the air about your home sounds as soothing to you as it does to us then a trip to Wicklow is in order at Fragrances of Ireland's lavender yard just beside the gates to AVOCA.

A post‑mortem is expected to be carried out on the body of a woman found dead with head injuries at her home in Killarney, Co Kerry.

Gardaí believe an American woman found dead with head injuries was killed in a jealous fit of rage.

Gardaí believe an American woman found dead with head injuries was killed in a jealous fit of rage.

Gardaí believe an American woman found dead with head injuries was killed in a jealous fit of rage.

Actor San Neill has died at the age of 78, just months after revealing he was cancer‑free following a long battle with a rare blood cancer.

Kate wore a bespoke Emilia Wickstead wool‑crepe midi dress featuring a softly draped cape top. She accessorised with her toffee‑toned DeMellier Nano Montreal bag and gold Ralph Lauren Celia pumps.

Wonderbra model Eva Herzigová looked every inch the supermodel bride as she married her longtime partner, Gregorio Marsiaj, after a 25‑year love story.

Sam Neill appeared happy and healthy in what would become his final public photo, shared to Instagram just four weeks before his sudden and unexpected death at the age of 78.