Garda security units have conducted searches and arrests to prevent people travelling to Syria or Iraq as the country is described as being “not immune” from a jihadist attack, writes Cormac O'Keeffe.

Standing in the lobby of a hotel in Rio last year, just days before his arrest by Brazilian police, Pat Hickey did an interview with RTÉ news.

Suspected Islamic extremists have attacked a Turkish restaurant popular with foreigners in Burkina Faso's capital, killing at least 18 people.

Kevin Markham reflects on the Open at Royal Birkdale.

Munster U21 Football Championship: The casualty list is nowhere near as extensive as it was this time last year, but Jack O’Connor says preparations have been no less challenging.

US first lady Michelle Obama has told Oprah Winfrey that the past election was "painful".

He has been re-elected leader of the British Labour party, despite a coup attempt, because he wants a fair society for everyone, says Tom O’Connor

Rio 2016's organising committee has confirmed that its appeal against an injunction blocking the release of public funding to pay for the Paralympic Games has been successful.

Huawei revealed its financial results for the first half of the year, and reported a significant increase in sales revenue and smartphone shipments.

Rohit Khandelwal has been named the ’world’s most desirable man’ after winning Mr World 2016 beauty pagent.

Sony has announced the four games that make up the PLAY 2016 line-up. Headlander, ABZÛ, BRUT@L, and Bound will be highlighted over the course of PLAY 2016.

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EA’s chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen revealed that Titanfall 2 will be released within three weeks of Battlefield 1 (which will be released on October 21.

Travelling under no pressure, non-league St Peter’s are relishing their visit to Turner’s Cross to take on Cork City in tonight’s FAI Cup second round tie.

Celebrating the art and the craft of writing annually in Ireland’s oldest city, the Waterford Writer’s Weekend kicks off this week.

Paul Casey might not be available for Darren Clarke’s Ryder Cup team but the Cheltenham thoroughbred could change his mind if he wins the Masters.

Government tax revenues are on target, but analysts warn fears about the global economy and jitters about the UK staying in the EU could yet disrupt finances in the months ahead.

World Cup winner and former Arsenal star Emmanuel Petit has raised fears of a possible terrorist attack during Euro 2016 and has warned that France’s over-stretched police force will need assistance from other countries to combat any threat.

Irish absentees in defence, midfield and up front tip the balance the way of the Bosnians in Zenica tonight, particularly when you factor in Edin Dzeko and Miralem Pjanic, two players better than anyone in our team, writes Liam Brady

US vice-president, Joe Biden, has said he is overwhelmed by his son’s death and unconvinced he could commit to being president, in an emotional interview that cast a deep pall over his deliberations about the 2016 presidential race.

An estimated 24 million Americans watched Fox News Channel’s prime-time debate with the top 10 Republican presidential candidates, the highest-rated broadcast in the network’s history.

Ford will compete in the Le Mans GT Endurance class for professional teams (LM GTE pro), rather than the top tier Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) category which has been dominated by Audi recently.

Secret police files from one of the most pivotal periods in Irish history are being made public.

Dublin’s O’Connell Street will take a step back 100 years on Easter Monday as part of RTE’s ’Road to the Rising’ commemorations.

When the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, the custodians of the world’s oldest professional golf championship (the Open Championship), confirmed last week that it was severing its 60-year exclusive TV partnership with the BBC in favour of Sky, it divided opinion amongst those most qualified to talk on the subject.

Mark English has confirmed that Nic Bideau will be his new coach as well as his agent next season.

President Barack Obama said he has heard the message from voters who put Republicans in power in the US Senate and extended their majority in the House of Representatives in a mid-term election that was a clear repudiation of his leadership.

Roy Keane will face the media today for the first time since his updated autobiography accidentally hit the shelves three days early.

The bid to restore sport’s savaged funding levels kicked-off yesterday with a call for the Government to increase their commitment to the sector by €4.4m in the next two years.

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Franck Ribery could face a suspension if he refuses to represent his country again, according to Uefa president Michel Platini.

Scotland put up a spirited show in their first Euro 2016 qualifying match, going down 2-1 to world champions Germany.

Former captain Rio Ferdinand accepts a “naive” England did not deserve to stay in the World Cup, but is confident the young squad will grow stronger from the disappointment of Brazil 2014.