A new study has shown that Irish parents are among the heaviestdrinkers in developed countries even as teenagers in the country drink less.

The new report by the OECD examining hazardous drinking found that the number of Irish 15-year-olds in Ireland has fallen significantly. Data showed that about 35 per cent of 15-year-olds had tried alcohol in 2010 compared to 43per cent in 2002.

Ryanair Ltd., an Irish low-cost airline, on Thursday announced that it made a mistake in announcing that its board had agreed on the plans to expand to North America.

The mistaken announcement by the airlines doesn't end there as while making that apparently erroneous statement on Monday, Ryanair went quite far saying that it might sell its cheapest seats on those routes for £10.

It has been found that suicide rates of men are among the most crucial health issue faced by the Irish society presently. Therefore, Simon Bracken has taken a step forward to guide and inform people through a documentary on how men can improve their mental health.

The Joint Research Centre's (JRC) 'Climate Impacts in Europe' report calls for measures to tackle climate change. If steps are not taken to control climate change then the report authors warn that the economic cost of sea and river flooding will treble.

In Ireland the extinction of pygmy shrew is feared if the greater white-toothed shrew carries on spreading rapidly. Thanks to temporarily hindrance river Shannon that is stopping this recently discovered shrew to threat the existence of one of the world's smallest mammals - Ireland's pygmy shrew.

Fota Wildlife Park in Ireland has made a significant contribution towards saving lives of Europe's biggest land mammal by relocating them into the forest. The park deserved to be credited for avoiding the extinction of the rare species.

Super material graphene can now be made at home in your kitchen blender, say researchers who have made it a reality.

A group of researchers from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland were working out the best possible method to mass produce graphene. They were banking upon their knowledge that it was possible to remove thin sheets of graphene from bigger lots of graphite.

A study has been published in the 'Lancet Oncology', as per which it has been unveiled that survival rate of people suffering from colon, ovary and kidney cancer is low in Ireland when compared to other countries in Europe.