Illegal bonfires and lighting fireworks are being discouraged to prevent injuries from happening

When you’re carving pumpkins or hiding behind the couch, what’s your favourite classic Halloween movie?

The Halloween house in Bangor is raising money for the Children’s Cancer Unit on behalf of Tommy Graham, six.

As of Wednesday evening, the hurricane is still passing over the Caribbean, and will soon start to move across the Atlantic towards Iceland

Tourism Ireland ran a campaign in 12 key overseas markets highlighting how Halloween originated in Ireland in Celtic culture 2,000 years ago

Charles Fort in Kinsale, Co Cork, is known for hosting the 'White Lady of Kinsale'.

Those aged 25-34 plan to spend the most this Halloween, with most preparing to part ways with €70 for sweets, decorations, and costumes

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In traditional barmbrack, certain items are added to the dough before cooking, including a ring, a coin, a piece of cloth, a stick, and a pea.

Art work by older people will be on show at the Lourdes Day Care Centre on Lower Sean McDermott Street.

Charleville Castle is number eight in TripAdvisor's spookiest Halloween destinations

Eva Osborne 10 days of free Halloween events have been launched in Dublin's north inner city.

The Ulster Folk Museum in Co Down has used its archive of history gathered from local people to bring the old Samhain traditions to life.

Co Meath's halloween adventure park will run from October 17th until October 30th

This week, a jury was sworn in for the case of plaintiff Gerard McCarthy, who alleged that gardaí broke his shoulder on Halloween night almost 17 years ago.

Gerard McCarthy (55), from Abbotstown Avenue in Finglas, Dublin 11, claims he was falsely imprisoned and assaulted by gardaí on Halloween in 2008.

Dublin Fire Brigade crews had fireworks directed at them and one of the windscreens on their fire engines smashed during Halloween call-outs

Gardaí intervened to disperse a large crowd that had gathered on Dublin’s O'Connell Street for a non-existent Halloween parade

Skeletons, pirates and a marquee of monsters await those in search of sweets.

As preparations are well under way across the country for Halloween festivities, An Garda Síochána is advising people to be safe and sensible.

With Halloween night tomorrow, thus far, 450 tonnes of bonfire stockpiles have been removed from across Dublin city.

The DSPCA said another reason for lower adoption rates for black animals is that they are harder to photograph, making them less likely to stand out in a shelter environment or on social media.

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A macabre marquee on the front garden of Ken Carraher’s home is being filled with ghosts, ghouls and monsters ahead of the big night.

Tourism Ireland is set to push for increased visitor numbers to Northern Ireland outside the peak summer season

PSNI interim chief constable Jon Boutcher made the comment during a meeting of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.

Police said the costume at a Halloween event may constitute a criminal offence under section 13 of the Terrorism Act.

A teenager has been hospitalised after a firework was thrown at a car in Co Wexford last night

The service dealt with 120 calls between 5pm and 7pm on Tuesday evening, which was the busiest period, he told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland.

Dublin Fire Brigade union representative Luke McCann warned that the city’s fire service might not be fully staffed on one of the busiest nights of the year

Arthur Berryman was stabbed to death inside his Belfast home by a masked man.

Adele, the Kardashians and Paris Hilton have all shared images of their outfits before the holiday.

Every year Ken Carraher takes weeks of annual leave to transform his home into a terrifying Halloween haunt.

Children in Halloween costumes can avail of free entry to Dublin Zoo over the October bank holiday weekend, with a paying adult

The CCPC is urging those shopping for children’s Halloween costumes and accessories to make sure to check that they have the CE mark