Graphs: Here's how car-crazy Ireland was in 2000

Figures compiled by the All-Ireland Research Observatory show just how much car sales in Ireland spiked (especially in 2000) – but how they fell sharply in the crash.

Council worker dies after being hit by car at roadworks site

The 59-year-old was directing traffic at a site outside Maynooth when he was struck by a car and fatally injured.

IBAL Litter League 2012: Where did your town finish?

Kilkenny has been named Ireland’s most litter-free town by Irish Business Against Litter. Did your town feature highly?

Irish universities fail to make Top 100 list

Neither made the Top 100 but who came out on top between TCD and UCD?

UPDATE: Home and Away's Brax on nationwide tour (Scream!)

We haven’t been this excited since Ailsa saw Bobby’s ghost in the fridge.

‘Who are these guys?’ Declan Kidney set to name 30-man Ireland training squad

The Ireland coach will show his hand ahead of the November Series when the IRFU announce the chosen ones.

Catholic newspaper predicts Ireland will have just 450 priests in 2042

The church is preparing for a time of priestless parishes.

Ambulance cuts "will cause fatalities"

Kildare TD says cutbacks in ambulance services that will see night time service curtailed is “a disgrace”.

Traffic disrupted as bus goes on fire in Kildare

The incident occurred on the Straffan Road in Maynooth.

Midnight ambulance patrol for Maynooth

The service has been set up following the tragic death of a young man on Maynooth’s main street.

Missing teenager Sean Kemp located

Parents in Kildare furious as children of gaelscoileanna ignored

About 1,600 primary school-going Gaelgeoirí will be forced to attend mainly English-speaking secondary schools in North Kildare.

Lucky number 13: Kidney prepares to name his Ireland team

Who will get the nod to replace Brian O’Driscoll in midfield when Declan Kidney names his team to face Wales this afternoon?

New test predicts possible success of drug counselling

The research, which was conducted by a team that including researchers in NUI Maynooth, helps to predict how successful addicts will be in treatment for their drug use.

Column: Yes, gender quotas are controversial - but politics is not a level playing pitch

It will take around 370 years for Ireland to reach a 50:50 gender balance in politics – so gender quotas make sense, argue Claire McGing and Fiona Buckley.

Maynooth-Dublin rail services disrupted by signal fault

Watch: student leader confronts FG TD outside his occupied constituency office

The students refused to allow Anthony Lawlor into his own constituency office in Naas as they demand that grants and fees for third-level are left untouched in the budget.

TD 'reluctant to involve gardaí' in student occupation of his office

Fine Gael TD Anthony Lawlor says the protest raises security concerns, but “the last thing I want is to get them in any sort of trouble”

Maynooth students continue occupation of Fine Gael TD’s office

Students are escalating their protests against possible cuts to third-level grants and increased fees.

The Daily Fix: Friday

Catch upon the day’s biggest stories as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

NASA-funded Maynooth research project makes evolution breakthough

International research team headed by an NUI Maynooth scientist says the potential for subsequent research using these findings is ‘endless’.

Sixty-year-old 'loner' questioned over IED found on bus in Maynooth

The man is not believed to have any connections to dissident republicanism. A viable device was discovered on board a bus on Monday prior to the Queens visit.

Back to business at a Belfast shopping centre after a suspicious package was declared safe

Police emptied the Victoria Centre of shoppers after a suspect package was discovered. It follows an incident in Inchicore this morning, and a viable device found in Maynooth last night.

Bomb found in Maynooth ahead of the Queen's visit

A viable IED was discovered on a bus in Maynooth last night, while a security alert at the Luas stop in Blackhorse this morning has been declared a hoax.

Students set off on cycling fundraiser for Pieta House

Senator David Norris has pledged his support for the fundraiser, which will raise money for Pieta House. This organisation helps people dealing with self-harm or suicidal thoughts.

Maynooth scientist makes major breakthrough on life's origins

“Nature’s big bang” uncovered by a Maynooth scientist searching for the earliest ancestor of the human race.