A bad season got worse for Cork City as they crashed out of the FAI Cup at Eamonn Deacy Park tonight.

Michael D Higgins has been earning €247,000 for the last seven years and receiving his €19,000 lecturer’s pension, writes Victoria White

President Michael D Higgins and his main rival for the Áras, Sean Gallagher, are set to miss the opening debate in the race for the presidency.

Michael D Higgins must reimburse taxpayers for using publicly funded services, including cars, offices, or staff at Áras an Uachtaráin during his campaign for re-election, the State’s ethics watchdog has declared.

Foreign donations will be banned and individual contributions to candidates limited to €1,000 under draft guidelines for the presidential election.

Michael D Higgins’s hold on the presidency is “vulnerable” and could allow for a shock Seán Gallagher win if the businessman targets his rival’s one-term U-turn, his age, and record compared to previous presidents.

Fiachra Ó Cionnaith breaks down the potential list of candidates for the Presidential race.

Millions of eyeballs will focus on a small rectangle in Cardiff tonight, with three of the four major world heavyweight titles on the line. Both fighters are undefeated, both are heroes in their own countries.

He may live in the nearest thing we have to a palace, yet, in his annual Christmas message from the grandeur of Áras an Uachtaráin yesterday, President Higgins exuded more empathy and personal connection with Ireland’s homeless than many of our senior politicians.

Like their last two All-Ireland final clashes, champions Dublin have pipped Mayo by one in the 2017 PwC All-Stars, picking up seven to Mayo’s six.

Judgment on Mayo will wait three weeks, though Heaven knows why. It’s not as if their defiance, determination and desperation is at issue.

TWO reminders of the horror of the Holocaust emerged yesterday, one in the German town of Luneberg near Hamburg; the other in Dublin.

The road of the newly-acquitted Paul Murphy from his privileged past to the criminal courts has included its fair share of ups and downs.

An Irish mother shared a disturbing message about her future just days before police discovered her body and that of her young son in their London home.

A Co Mayo law firm representing hundreds of claimants has become the first in Europe to have a case relating to the global Volkswagen emissions scandal heard in court.

President Michael D Higgins has criticised the fact that in some countries women have no rights to control their own fertility.

Unscripted remarks by President Michael D Higgins’ wife, Sabina, on abortion have provoked outrage in the pro-life movement, which described them as “calculated and inappropriate”.

Caretaker Taoiseach Enda Kenny will not have to go to Áras an Uachtaráin today if he fails to win enough votes to form a new government.

What the banking inquiry really exposed was that there was no ‘gotcha’ moment, just a long period of bad politics, negligible regulation, and reckless trading, writes Michael Clifford

A string of vile abuse including a threat to fill her “rat’s mouth with lead” and “blow her big fucking jew nose off” will form the basis of a complaint to gardaí this morning by Labour senator Lorraine Higgins who has again been targeted by online trolls.

Last Christmas is unlikely to be forgotten anytime soon by Mayo footballer Keith Higgins.

One of Ireland’s wealthiest boom-time developers and key Anglo customers has insisted “I too lost” because the crash forced him to emigrate to Switzerland and Abu Dhabi to repay debts.

JOHN CREEDON presents a music show on RTÉ Radio 1 weeknights from the RTÉ Cork studios, and also the Fleadh Cheoil series on RTÉ One television on Fridays at 7.30pm.

A TD has defended water charge protesters who targeted the President after footage of Michael D Higgins being verbally abused by demonstrators provoked outrage.

Just like after the Second World War, countries must co-operate, not ply their own path, writes US secretary of state John Kerry

Just over three weeks ago, James Horan sat in Hotel Ballina’s Ox Room and dished out quotes ahead of last Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry with all the usual boxes being ticked before journalists, players and coaches went their separate ways into the still balmy night.

Mayo and Kerry will meet again at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick next Saturday after finishing level in an epic, breath-taking All-Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park.

Heidi Higgins is a label of substance for the modern woman.

Sitting Fine Gael MEP Jim Higgins has been eliminated after the fourth count in the Midlands Northwest European election constituency.

THE garlic man has resurfaced. So has our old pal — mandatory minimum sentences. All in the name of anger looking for a home.

For their historic state visit to London, President Michael D Higgins and wife Sabina have both shown considerable sartorial flair.

A return to Ireland by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is looking increasingly likely after the success of President Michael D Higgins’ visit to London.

The Queen asked a fishmonger if he had brought any fish with him during a reception at Buckingham Palace.

A senior presidential adviser whose sudden resignation caused controversy has insisted her parting with Michael D Higgins was “amicable”.

Michael D Higgins has diverted part of the presidential funding provided by taxpayers to increase the number of advisers he has compared to his predecessor Mary McAleese.

Mary O’Regan reports (Nov 18) that President Higgins’ first UK state visit “is expected to build on the political, economic and cultural ties between both countries”.

David Higgins cruelly came up short in an heroic effort to win the Italian Open in Turin yesterday.

John Higgins will take a slender 5-4 lead over Neil Robertson into tonight’s final session of the Wuxi Classic, in what looks set to be a closely fought match.

Four-time winner John Higgins crashed out of the Betfair World Championship today as Mark Davis sent the Scot home.