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RIP.ie has more than 250,000 visitors each day with more than 50 million page views each month

Accumulated profits at RIP.ie operator rise to €1.42m

Profits at the company that operates the online death notice RIP.ie website last year decreased by 37% to €130,615.

Kim Jong Un appeared in a mask on television for the first time this week to order a nationwide lockdown

North Korea reports 21 more deaths from 'fever'

North Korea has announced 21 new "fever" deaths and said more than half a million people had been sickened nationwide, two days after confirming its first cases of Covid-19.

Coronavirus • 14 May 22

Paul Reid said there are a total of 27 labs doing testing for the Health Service Executive (File image)

HSE says 'zero backlog' in Covid-19 testing

The backlog of testing for Covid-19 has been eliminated, according to the Health Service Executive.

Coronavirus • 19 Apr 20

Locals were evacuated after the blast went off in a van in Colombo

Sri Lanka imposes emergency as death toll climbs to 290

Sri Lanka has said it is invoking emergency powers in the aftermath of devastating bomb attacks on hotels and churches, blamed on militants with foreign links, in which 290 people were killed and nearly 500 wounded.

World • 22 Apr 19

The 2015 figures represent the second lowest number of road deaths since recording began in 1959

Number of road deaths falls by 15% in 2015

Provisional road casualty figures for 2015 show that there were 158 fatal collisions across the year, resulting in 165 fatalities.

News • 01 Jan 16

Girls are given a wider variety of names than boys

Jack and Emily still the most popular baby names

Jack and Emily were again the most popular baby names registered in 2014, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office.

News • 29 May 15

Family members mourn at a memorial which is located in the park next the scene of the crime

Mother charged with murder over Cairns deaths

An Australian woman has been charged with murder over the deaths of seven of her children and her niece, whose bodies were found inside her home.

News • 21 Dec 14

It is believed the greyhounds suffocated during the 14-hour ferry journey from Rosslare to Cherbourg

Investigation into deaths of greyhounds on ferry

The Department of Agriculture has said it is investigating and incident in which 11 greyhounds were discovered dead in a van on board the Irish Ferries Oscar Wilde vessel just before it docked in France on Monday afternoon.

News • 29 Oct 14