Head coach Scott Bemand said he was “delighted” with the bonus-point win Ireland produced in their opening pool game of the Women’s Rugby World Cup.

The widow of Pulitzer prize-winning author Frank McCourt has described how she was unable to talk about him without getting “choked up” for years after he died.

At 8pm on Wednesday night, the same WhatsApp message pinged on the phones of all the Ireland players at their hotel in Whittlebury Park, Northampton. They knew it was coming. A few players slipped ...

The locals of Ballywilliam were filled with nostalgia over the weekend as the ash tree in the centre of the roundabout was removed for safety reasons.

A child with clamps around her tiny calves, another sitting sideways in her chair because of her curved spine, young men in wheelchairs, flanked by parents, relatives and friends — they were among an ...

Pep Guardiola is crumbling in the face of the first serious setback of his career and taking Manchester City down with him.

One of Drogheda’s most imaginative tourism ideas – a cable car across the River Boyne — is back in the spotlight, with calls for the concept to be revisited as the town looks to grow its visitor ...

Ireland begin their campaign against Japan in Northampton. Can Aoife Dalton and co get off to a winning start against their unfancied opponents? The Hills Are Alive: A Year at Kylemore Abbey RTÉ One, ...

Q I recently bought hearing aids after being diagnosed with mild to moderate hearing loss. They cost €4,200 but €1,000 was deducted, as it was covered by the PRSI Treatment Benefits Scheme.

Oscar winner is moving ahead with plan to renovate Phoenix Cinema in Dingle Cillian Murphy stars in new movie 'Steve'. Photo: Netflix Actor Cillian Murphy has revealed he will step away from acting ...

It is a year last week since the legendary Derry-born journalist Nell McCafferty died, aged 80. Her sister Carmel is feeling “horrible”.

There was a sense of both sadness and celebration at Hillview CPC in Bunclody over the weekend as they marked the young and passionate life of the late Val Brooks.