The Cork-born art historian, Patricia Curtin-Kelly, has long been fascinated by the work of Harry Clarke — the famous stained glass artist and illustrator responsible for the magnificent windows in the Honan Chapel, University College Cork.

Returning Irish migrants whose partner is not a native of the EU could be adversely affected by the reversal of a recent ruling on cohabitation requirements.

The scoreline at Whyte’s sale of sport and entertainment memorabilia on Monday could be summed up as GAA one, rugby nil. And James Bond trumped Madonna.

Looking for a holiday read? Eoghan O’Sullivan rounds up some of the best music-related books around at the moment.

“Who the f**k is Richard King?”

A police officer has today been cleared of the manslaughter of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests in 2009.

THE FA have fined Chelsea £20,000 after admitting a charge of “failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion” in last week’s Barclays Premier League match against QPR.

Chelsea were today defeated in their bid to buy back the freehold of Stamford Bridge following a dramatic extraordinary general meeting of Chelsea Pitch Owners shareholders.

Chelsea were today set to be defeated in their bid to buy back the freehold of Stamford Bridge following a dramatic extraordinary general meeting of Chelsea Pitch Owners shareholders.

A priceless stained-glass window commemorating teenage IRA volunteer Kevin Barry has been given a new home at his alma mater.

SAFETY concerns over a hit Christmas gift – the Mr Squiggles Go Go Hamster – are “entirely groundless”, the British distributor said yesterday as it launched a strong defence of the toy.

Toy firm Character today posted a 122% jump in profits and said it was set for an exciting six months after the launch of a range of Spiderman toys.

A toy company best known for its robotic reptiles and Little Britain dolls looked to be on course for a bumper Christmas season today.