Two men have been arrested by police investigating the discovery of an improvised mortar bomb in Northern Ireland.

Rugby fans in Japan and around the world bemoaning cancellations due to Typhoon Hagibis.

In his daily dispatch, Donal talks about the wider repercussions of game cancellations in the face of typhoon Hagibis.

Ireland’s final World Cup pool game against Samoa on Saturday was given the green light by tournament organisers in Tokyo on Thursday morning but the effects of Typhoon Hagibis could still have far-reaching consequences for Joe Schmidt’s team.

Musician and broadcaster Philip King is originally from Cork, but has been living on the Dingle peninsula for many years.

South Africa produced late drama to hold New Zealand to a 16-16 draw in their Rugby Championship clash at Wellington.

New Zealand has launched an investigation into the incoming governor of the Central Bank of Ireland.

New Hampshire, which has not executed anyone in 80 years and has only one inmate on death row, has become the latest US state to abolish the death penalty when the state senate voted to override the governor's veto.

Mayo got their 2019 championship campaign off to an impressive start with a facile win at Gaelic Park against a New York side who were outclassed.

Mayo look set to be without their inspirational captain Diarmuid O’Connor for Sunday’s Connacht SFC quarter-final with New York at Gaelic Park.

Rank-and-file gardaí want more armed units to deal with organised crime and the threat posed by the New IRA, as well as better counselling services, more frontline police and improved equipment.

Almost €8.6bn has been spent on Irish office property since the start of 2013.

US lawmakers waited on Sunday for details of a confidential report into an investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election that has cast a pall over Donald Trump’s presidency and raised questions about possible collusion between the Republican’s campaign and Moscow.

The time has come for Ireland rugby to believe the hype and go to Japan this year confident they can and will win the World Cup.

When Ireland last fielded their front line troops at the Aviva Stadium, against New Zealand in November, the rapturous response from players and fans alike at the final whistle could not have been more exuberant. Unbridled joy. Kings of the world.

Implicated by his own justice department in a felony, Donald Trump has seen the stock market plunge as the tide begins to turn against him, writes Elizabeth Drew

Swapping the hoops and green shirts of Páirc Uí Chaoimh from earlier in the day for uniform black tie in City Hall later that night, it was quite the parade of football luminaries who took to the stage to pay further tribute to Liam Miller at the gala dinner in his honour last Tuesday.

The party says it wants to raise public awareness about ways to go green and convince people why we need to tackle climate change.

Progress in attracting overseas farm workers has been reported by FRS (Farm Relief Services).

Will Genia has learned to his cost the dangers of underestimating Ireland and the Australia scrum-half believes the next generation of Wallabies are at no risk of making the same mistake as he did at the 2011 World Cup.

Kilkenny teenager Mark Power is gunning to become the youngest winner of the West of Ireland since Rory McIlroy in 2006 after he completed two impressive wins on the opening day of matchplay combat at Rosses Point.

Dundalk skipper Stephen O’Donnell doesn’t miss a beat when asked to nominate a dark horse contender for the new SSE Airtricity Premier Division season which kicks off tomorrow night.

Racing’s vast resources are best illustrated by the options available to their management in the second row alone compared to Johann van Graan, writes Donal Lenihan.

New West Brom boss Alan Pardew insists he has a point to prove after his exit from Crystal Palace last year.

Peter Jackson gives his progress report on the best and worst teams, players and moments of the Autumn Internationals.

Liz Smith, the syndicated gossip columnist whose mixture of banter, barbs, and bon mots about the glitterati helped her climb the A-list as high as many of the celebrities she covered, has died aged 94.

Everything about Francois Louw screamed ‘Springbok’ as he stood there on Saturday night trying to make sense of it all.

GAA fans can start planning their summer this evening.

Talks between Air Berlin and bidders Lufthansa and EasyJet are reportedly at risk of falling apart.

Plastic fibres have been found in tap water around the world, including Ireland, it has emerged.

Ireland should begin preparing for “peaceful reunification” to address the long-term consequence of Brexit, an Oireachtas committee has urged.

Leading qualifier Mairead Martin (Kanturk) is safely through to the last 16 at the Irish Women’s Close Championship at Mullingar.

French stocks outperformed upbeat European indices following a convincing parliamentary majority for President Emmanuel Macron, while the banks bounced following upgrades and the country’s retail sector recovered from last week’s losses.

Banks and other financial companies have led a slide in US stocks, erasing some of the gains from a day earlier when indexes soared to record highs.

Ireland captain Rory Best has warned his side they will have to play better than they did to beat the All Blacks if they want to get their 2017 RBS 6 Nations campaign off to a winning start in Scotland next week.

Holiday humour makes its seasonal cameo, says Annmarie O'Connor

Here's how we rated the players at tonight's clash at the Aviva.

Both Munster and Ireland will have confidence soaring after success against All Black sides, writes Donal Lenihan. 

New Zealand 29 Ireland 40

Donal Lenihan looks at three key areas where Ireland must excel just to compete against New Zealand at Soldier Field tonight.

He’s not an All Black anymore but Dan Carter’s still got it.

Irish coach Nigel Carolan said he feared the worst when New Zealand cut the gap to four points in the closing stages of their thrilling World Rugby U-20 Championship clash but felt his men had the composure to respond.

Olympic Council of Ireland boss Pat Hickey believes Nike may have missed a golden opportunity to sponsor Rory McIlroy’s bid for a gold medal in Rio.