According to a survey, 56 per cent of Irish adults gift €50 or more to a niece or nephew for their communion or confirmation, while a generous two-thirds of consumers would give the same amount to a godchild.

Sources said the man managed to make his way to a neighbouring property where he raised the alarm.

The increase was necessary, he said, because the service works on a fixed cost, so whether the postman or woman delivers one letter or three, the cost remained the same, but revenue was down

Susan Lawlor from Malahide was abducted from her home at gunpoint in September 2014

Donal Ryan is an award-winning author from Nenagh, Co Tipperary, whose work has been published in over 20 languages to major critical acclaim. 

Gardaí confirmed they are looking into the incident in the Dublin 12 area

There has been huge concern for companies and postal services as the backlog of shipping poses a big challenge in the run-up to Christmas following the damages caused at Holyhead during Storm Darragh

Almost 400,000 customers were without electricity at the peak of the storm.

The pension cap is a result of a 'pension accord' agreed in 2013 between An Post and the Communications Workers' Union (CWU).

The report, which was presented to the Taoiseach last month, contains 10 major initiatives to revive the city centre.

The Taoiseach is to bring a memo to Cabinet on Tuesday to approve the publication of a report from the Dublin City Centre Taskforce.

Susan Lawlor was abducted from her home at gunpoint along with her daughter and an Italian student

Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has said that while the increase in the cost of a stamp is “an awful price”, it was necessary to maintain a five-day postal delivery service

The Grass Ceiling, A Thread of Violence and The Bee Sting are among the books in contention for the overall prize