Tom Jones is headed to Cork this summer as he is announced as a headliner at Live at the Marquee.

The jury assessing damages in a case taken by an Aer Lingus pilot against the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) over defamatory emails it sent is expected to go out to consider its decision on Thursday.

An “emotional” and “upsetting” few days have come to an end for an emigrant family who have finally scattered the ashes of their loved one in Northern Ireland.

A Dublin couple who emigrated to Australia a decade ago could be deported because their application for permanent residency could mean taxpayers there may have to pay for their son's cystic fibrosis treatment.

At least 16 people were killed in Rwanda and 140 others injured when lightning struck a Seventh Day Adventist church in the country's south, said a provincial governor.

Working in social media or gaming is becoming a more common career aspiration for 21st century youngsters in the UK, a survey has found.

One man has been taken to hospital following a seven car pile-up in Wicklow.

There was heartbreak for Galway United tonight as they make the drop to the First Division of the SSE Airtricity League next season despite a brave second-half comeback.

Cora Staunton will be playing Aussie Rules next season.

At least one person has been killed after a fire broke out in a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.

The UK's Crown Prosecution Service has said it is "considering options" in the case of a man who was spared jail after he admitted beating his wife.

The British Government has announced plans to "close the iPlayer loophole" by making those who use the service pay the licence fee.

There is a certain irony in the fact that as one of the fore-runners of the whole crossover genre, the Toyota RAV4 now finds itself swamped by a whole host of wannabe contenders. As one of the original of the species, the RAV4 was designed and built to give drivers an off-road look with very much an on-road demeanour, writes Declan Colley

We can smell it.

Guinness-owner Diageo is selling the majority of its wine business to one of the world's biggest publicly-listed winemakers, Australia's Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) for $552m.

Galway clinched the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship tonight, piling more misery on Cork in the process.

Some bus trips can be drab and boring affairs, but Dublin resident Collie Ennis captured a journey that was a little out of the ordinary on the 77a to Tallaght last night.

Cosmetic procedure patients should be given a cooling-off period before going under the knife for treatment, according to new guidance from the UK's General Medical Council (GMC).

Three judges who allegedly viewed pornography on official IT equipment at work have been sacked and a fourth has resigned, the UK's Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) has said.

The North's Frst Minister Peter Robinson has been exonerated over claims that he broke Stormont's ministerial code of conduct.

Welcome to your Tuesday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

Welcome to your Friday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

Four people have been killed in bomb blasts in the Kenyan capital Nairobi as British holidaymakers were being flown home early from the East African country’s other main town Mombasa.

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a much-loved teacher who was stabbed to death in front of her pupils.

Welcome to your Wednesday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

Three former employees of Barclays have been charged in relation to the alleged manipulation of Libor benchmark interest rates.

Entertainer Rolf Harris will be prosecuted over three further allegations of indecent assault, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service said today.

UK competition bosses today ordered accountants to bid for work at Britain's biggest companies every five years under plans to shake up the market.

Household drinks brands Lucozade and Ribena are set to be put up for sale for as much as €1.1bn, it was reported today.

Baroness Thatcher’s tempestuous relationship with the BBC looks set to continue after her death as the corporation found itself in the middle of a row over whether to play the Wizard Of Oz track which celebrates her demise.

Some computer games and phone apps are being investigated after claims children are being exploited by manufacturers.

Teachers in the UK are to be issued with a guide on how to deal with ’sexting’ – the sharing of explicit photos or videos through mobile phones and the internet.

A judge today gave the all clear for work to begin on a controversial £100m golf course development near the famous Giant’s Causeway on Ulster’s north coast.

The UK housing market should "feel more stable and positive" in 2013, lenders said today, as they published figures showing that the number of first-time buyer mortgages advanced in October was a fifth higher than a year ago.

English football fans have been attacked in Italy by knife-wielding Ultras, leaving two seriously injured in hospital, according to reports.

Around 6,500 UK retail jobs were under threat today as electricals chain Comet became the latest casualty on the high street.

Mark Quigley continued his remarkable goal streak as Sligo Rovers beat bottom side Dundalk 3-0 at the Showgrounds to edge another big step closer to a first league title in 35 years.

Russia's Orthodox Church have appealed to the country's authorities to "show mercy" on the three members of Pussy Riot who were yesterday given a two year jail sentence for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred".

A Guardian journalist who admitted phone hacking will not be prosecuted, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said today.

Notts County footballer Lee Hughes has been fined after admitting assaulting a woman at a hotel, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

The long-running saga in relation to the transfer of former Cavan senior footballer Sean Johnston from Cavan Gaels to the St Kevin's club in Kildare is expected to come to an end today.

A member of staff from the UK's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has lost a USB stick containing a safety assessment of a nuclear power plant.

The Vatican has rewritten its 2010 anti-money laundering law after European inspectors found that it did not fully meet their tough standards to combat the financing of terrorism.

The General Secretary of the Teacher's Union of Ireland has strongly denied claims made by the Comptroller and Auditor General that the teachers' supervision scheme is not properly monitored - and therefore likely to be abused.

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Selected tips from courses in the UK and Ireland.

KERRY’s Paul Galvin could be ready for a return to Sigerson Cup action — at the ripe old age of 30!

Dublin's O'Connell Street has now full reopened following a suspected gas leak at a Cafe earlier today.

Horse racing tips for selected courses in Ireland and the UK.