The New York Times has revealed that it sought intervention from the Irish government to prevent the expected arrest of a journalist in Egypt.

As Dublin star Diarmuid Connolly looks set to head out to the US for the summer in the coming days, the allure of Gaelic football in Boston is proving extremely attractive, with a host of inter-county and elite club talent basing themselves there this summer.

Ardmore (Waterford) 3-11 Ballybacon-Grange (Tipperary) 2-8: This Munster Club JHC title went to Ardmore, who finished the game with 12 players, played the entire second half without two men — and yet never looked in serious danger of losing.

Incarcerated in Egypt for four years and unsure of whether he’d ever get to return to his native

Ministers and diplomats are working to get Ibrahim Halawa home “as soon as possible” after his four-year ordeal in an Egyptian prison came to an end when a Cairo court acquitted him of all the charges against him.

Academics and students have united to criticise University College Cork for naming a new research building after Nobel laureate James Watson, who has been roundly condemned for his racist and sexist views.

Two men have been released without charge after being arrested in connection with the death of a Cavan man in the UK.

Donegal 0-12 Fermanagh 2-5

Dealing with 2m Twitter followers is a mixed blessing for Dara Ó Briain, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

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Brian McEniff fancies Jim McGuinness on Sunday to make up for the last time he faced Jim Gavin in Championship football.

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Donegal 3-16 Antrim 0-12

An embarrassing oversight has prevented Waterford hurler Brian O’Sullivan from appealing a two-match ban. The forward picked up the suspension retrospectively following Waterford’s Munster SHC quarter-final defeat by Cork last Sunday week.

Armagh 1-8 Donegal 2-10

Donegal moved back to the top of Division 2 this afternoon as they defeated Monaghan 2-11 to 0-10 in a repeat of last year's Ulster final in Letterkenny.

Donegal 1-10 Armagh 0-11

Donegal 1-7 Tyrone 0-13

There are just four survivors from last year’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Dublin in the Kerry side to face IT Tralee in the McGrath Cup tomorrow.

It may have been the end of the road for Trap but University College Cork hopes Tuesday’s soccer clash in Vienna might spark the beginning of some students’ ambitions to study there.

Mayo 4-17 Donegal 1-10

The tit-for-tat between the Donegal and Mayo management teams shows no sign of abating ahead of the counties' All-Ireland SFC quarter-final on Sunday afternoon.

Footballer-of-the-year Karl Lacey returns to the Donegal side for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final with Mayo in Croke Park (4pm).

Karl Lacey will make a timely return to the Donegal team for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final encounter with Mayo at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

ALL-IRELAND SFC RD4 QUALIFIER:

Donegal 0-14 Laois 0-8

Reigning Footballer of the Year Karl Lacey will make his first start of the 2013 season when Donegal meet Monaghan in Sunday's Ulster SFC final in Clones (throw-in 4pm).

Karl Lacey will make his first championship start of the season in Sunday’s Ulster final against Monaghan in Clones.

While the majority of Donegal’s panel are eyeing a third successive Ulster final win, Paddy McGrath would prefer to call it his fourth.

Donegal 0-12 Down 0-9

2012 All-Star Mark McHugh will line out for Donegal in Sunday's Ulster SFC semi-final showdown with Down at Kingspan Breffni Park (throw-in 2pm).

Donegal 2-10 Tyrone 0-10

Donegal 2-10 Tyrone 0-10

The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed it asked Pakistan to explain the expulsion of Irish journalist Declan Walsh from the country.

Donegal 1-10 Dublin 0-13

Mayo 1-10 Donegal 0-9, Castlebar

Donegal 1-12 Kerry 0-6

Donegal 0-12 Down 0-7

Donegal 0-12 Down0-7

Kildare 2-14 Donegal 1-13

Thirteen players who started last September's All-Ireland final win have been included in the Donegal team for tomorrow's Allianz Football League curtain raiser against Kildare at Croke Park (throw-5pm).

Tyrone remain on track to defend their Power NI Dr McKenna Cup title after emerging as 2-13 to 1-10 victors over Antrim this afternoon.

Donegal defender Declan Walsh claims there’s no chance All-Ireland-winning manager Jim McGuinness would quit the county to take up a better job offer.

Donegal 2-18 Down 0-13

In the second last minute of normal time and with Tyrone trailing by four points, it was Stephen O’Neill who took receipt of a hand-pass from Pascal McConnell in his own full-back line.

Donegal 0-12 Tyrone 0-10

Match programmes also need to change. The neat diagrams displaying teams in a 6-2-6 formation belong with the bishops throwing in the ball

Donegal captain Michael Murphy is responding well to medical treatment but remains a considerable doubt for the Ulster champions’ championship opener against Cavan in Breffni Park in a month’s time.

Donegal preserved their Division One status after coming from behind to defeat Armagh at Ballybofey yesterday.

Donegal 0-13 Armagh 0-10, Ballybofey