Brian Kilmeade, a Fox News anchor, has come under fire for saying the network sources his female colleagues by flipping through a Victoria’s Secret catalog and making sure “they went to college.”

On the campaign trail the former Republican House speaker Newt Gingrich is making much of his connections to Ronald Reagan as he battles Mitt Romney in polls.

Maternity hospital staff in Belfast are still searching for the source of the deadly bacteria that has claimed the lives of three babies so far as anxious parents await results of tests on more children.

Sources close to Joseph P. Kennedy III suggest it is “looking more and more like” he will run for Congress this year.

The lawyer who cleared the name of missionary priest Fr Kevin Reynolds is ready to take on Irish state broadcaster RTE again – this time to discover the source of the libellous claims against his client.

Niall O’Dowd, founder and CEO of IrishCentral LLC announced today a strategic alliance with Feis America LLC.  Feis America LLC in Niantic, Connecticut, is the premier source for Irish dance fans and the publisher of Feis America Magazine, since 2008.  Its acclaimed editorial platform appeals to multiple generations of Irish dancers, teachers, their families and fans.  Feis America mails to paid subscribers in 48 states, Canada, Mexico and abroad to American expatriates and Irish dance enthusiasts on five other continents.

Fears that the new Craigslist killer, who is suspected of killing eight women, at least four of them prostitutes, and dumping their bodies on Long Island beaches, is a cop or someone in law enforcement have been raised by police themselves.

What would you do if one morning you woke up in someone else’s body? Would you freak out? Would you run to the mirror to find out if you’re younger or slimmer? Or would search for someone to explain what is going on -- and why? In Source Code, the mind-bending new thriller opening Friday, Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan star in the spring’s first blockbuster. CAHIR O’DOHERTY reviews the big budget flick.

President Obama is set to visit Ireland in late May, a senior White House source has apparently confirmed.

Studies have found that a belching cow produces 120kg of methane gas a year which means that the cows eating their cud and burping are the largest source of greenhouse gas in Ireland.
 
The farming body, Teagasc's Moorepark in Cork have fitted cows with devices that look like jet packs. Their aim is to find methods of reducing the amount of potent burps emitted.
 
Matthew Deighton, a scientist on the project, spoke to the Irish Independent,  it was a significant challenge for agriculture. Especially as milk production is expected to increase.
 
He said “It is early days. We have some very interesting results which I think are going to support the efficiency of Irish pastoral milk production but the research is ongoing and it is a complex interaction between the cow and diet…It is a little bit early for a solution in terms of providing a directive to farmers at this point.”
 
Ireland has committed to lowering greenhouse gas emissions to 20 percent by 2020 but the Department of Agriculture has already ruled out reducing the nations herd.
 
The methane gas is produced as the cow digests its food. The gas is then burped out silently through their mouth and nostrils.
 
“The majority of the methane gas is expelled through the mouth and nostrils. It is a four-stomach fermentation of feed, which is then belched and exhaled," said Mr Deighton explained. "Approximately 95pc is expelled in that route."
 
The study looked at the gas emissions of 50 cows. The devices were attached to their backs and allowed the scientists to examine the concentration of methane in the exhaled gases.

An Irish journalist who would not reveal infornation about dissident republican group, the Real IRA, to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, has won her case to protect her sources in a Belfast Court.