As he stood over his late free kick in Croke Park on Saturday, David Clifford trusted the rituals, routine, and mindset which have always governed his freetaking process, writes Christy O'Connor.

Unlike many in the current Dublin panel, Paul Bealin and Johnny Magee know what it’s like to lose to Meath.

At last month’s Stewarts Care Golf Classic in Hollystown, organiser Dean Rock had the backing of public utilities company Veolia. 

The 'deep violet' shade is described as "a striking alternative to the traditional red home strip".

On the day Dublin destroyed Derry in the 2014 Allianz league final, you’d have got long odds on Dean Rock featuring in their next 60 competitive games.

“People were raving afterwards about Tommy Craig. He has great skill and he is strong… When you are watching a game it looks like he’s making a great contribution. But that is on the premise that what he is doing on the ball is what it’s about at that level. And it is not. Maybe it should be. It would be nice if it were.

Not part of the bay but part of the view of the bay was this elderly man, springy of step and healthy of complexion, forging along with his walking stick at a lively clip and no-nonsense gait, in latter years wearing an overcoat in late autumn and winter and, only in the last few years or so, companioned by a daughter or son.

Dean Rock envisages Stephen Cluxton will take the new 20-metre kick-out rule in his stride when All-Ireland champions Dublin begin their 2018 season next month.

Cyclists lay down on Tuesday evening outside the Dáil to protest at the unsafety of our cycling infrastructure, with 13 cyclists killed on our roads this year so far, writes Victoria White

The morning after the madness of the day before and normality was holding sway in the heart of the city.

Last week, representative of civic organisations crowded in for the “National Economic Dialogue”.

Radio hits galore, a kicking live sound, and arguably the most vocally gifted, naturally charismatic Irish frontman since Phil Lynott, — it’s not hard to see why everyone loves The Coronas.

Eoghan Cormican looks ahead to the action in the Cork club championship this weekend.

The fatal shooting of a Belfast man by British soldiers during rioting in 1971 was unjustified, a coroner has ruled.

The former sister-in-law of a man charged with murdering a woman 30 years ago has told his trial that the accused confessed the killing to her.

They say no-one knows the son quite like the father, though it must be getting increasingly difficult for the elders of Dublin football to identify with their sons’ remarkable achievements.

The Arts Council is urging people to share the joy of reading with children this Christmas, writes Marjorie Brennan. Here, some of the well-known people backing the ‘Story for their Stocking’ campaign select the books that captured their imagination as youngsters

Fifteen-year-old Darby Risner fell victim to her own prank when she tried to scare her friends with a Barney prop and ended up stuck inside the head of the big purple dinosaur.

Anti-Treaty leader’s personal steel was cloaked by his inoffensive character, writes Conor McNamara

Our tinkering with cycles that had stood the test of millennia has left entire populations, cultures and ecologies marooned on extinction’s floodplain, writes Damien Enright

Time to test this guy’s patience…

Scouting Ireland is conducting a thorough review of protocols and procedures after two of its venture scouts were swept out to sea in Co Wexford on Sunday.

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"We share this world with animals so it's all in a days work."

Remember the heroic firefighters who last week rescued a horse stuck in a gully for two days in Cork?

It’s Oscar season again in Hollywood and that means new movies, new outfits, new music and of course, it’s time for a brand new host for this years show.

The theme of violence was a poignant tone at the funeral Mass of Bernard McGinley, who died from gunshot wounds at a wedding in Co Fermanagh last week.

The funeral is taking place of Barney McGinley, who was killed as part of an alleged Traveller feud in Co. Fermanagh last week.

Sixteen-time world champion Phil Taylor survived another scare in the PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace before seeing off Vincent van der Voort to move into the semi-finals.

When Willie Mullins won the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle with the mare Tourist Attraction in 1995 you would have needed more than a crystal ball to predict how dominant he would become in the world of National Hunt racing.

More than €63,000 and £2,160 Sterling has been found during a routine check at Dublin Airport.

ANDREW FLYNN of Galway-based Decadent Theatre Company is bringing Stuart Carolan’s debut play, Defender of the Faith, to Cork’s Everyman as part of a national tour.

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Antonio Banderas flex their muscles in The Expendables 3, and a talented table footballer learns to play the beautiful game for real in the computer-animated fantasy The Unbeatables.

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With more food tours and trails in Ireland than ever, there’s never been a better excuse to eat your way through a short break, says Pól Ó Conghaile.

Barney is a very good dog.

Former Dublin footballer Barney Rock believes Brian Cuthbert’s Cork represent the greatest threat to the county’s double-double bid.