A High Court judge has directed a mediation of actions brought against the HSE by the family of a pregnant woman who was kept on life support for almost four weeks due to the legal position of her 15-week-old unborn child.

The powerful full-forward suffered a fractured ankle while playing a charity soccer match on St Stephen's Day last winter.

A man who suffered a serious back injury after he fell off his bike which slipped on a road surface where he claimed excessive sealant had been used has been awarded €64,000 by a High Court judge.

Antonio Conte's future as Chelsea boss was cast into further doubt as his 10-men were thrashed 4-1 by Watford in the Premier League.

Last year's winner Sizing John and ante-post favourite Might Bite feature among 38 entries for the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup.

A young Adele superfan from Belfast who got a visit from her idol last year in Belfast has died.

Latest: Kerry Mountain Rescue and the Valentia Coastguard have stood down their search for a missing hillwalker.

Jose Mourinho claimed Manchester United have not spent enough money after seeing them drop another two points in their faltering title challenge.

Munster back-row CJ Stander has signed a new three-year contract with the IRFU.

The key moment, talking point and key man from an intense game at Welford Road.

Manchester City forward Nolito claims the English weather has made his daughter's face change colour as he looks for a way out this summer.

An elderly man has been jailed for 16 months for molesting his nine-year-old niece.

Millwall produced the shock of the day.

Swansea are set to appoint Paul Clement as their new manager, it is understood.

In-form Irish champion trainer Willie Mullins signed off for 2016 with a double at Punchestown to make it a remarkable 24 winners since St Stephen's Day.

Chelsea equalled the Premier League record for the most consecutive wins in a season despite conceding twice for the first time since September.

Police in the North have warned of the lethal consequences of drug use in the wake of three sudden deaths in Belfast since St Stephen's Day.

A Limerick youth has been arrested for driving a scrambler bike on a footpath on St Stephen's Day.

Reading maintained their automatic promotion push in the Sky Bet Championship and piled more pressure on Alex Neil with a 3-1 victory over Norwich.

The pressure's on Man City to win at Hull this evening.

Leicester have given out around 30,000 Jamie Vardy masks to supporters ahead of their St Stephen's Day game against Everton in a move widely regarded as being in response to the striker's ban.

Chelsea strengthened their grip at the top of the Premier League as they claimed a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.

Talks aimed at averting strikes by baggage handlers and other staff at 18 airports in the UK will be held at Acas next week.

The name “Lemmy” will always live on for fans of hard rock, but now the singer’s moniker could be immortalised far beyond the bounds of music – in chemistry’s periodic table.

Arsene Wenger does not know when Jack Wilshere will be back for Arsenal, raising serious doubts about the injury-plagued England midfielder's availability for Euro 2016.

Louis van Gaal insists he still has the backing of the Manchester United squad as he prepares for what could turn out to be his final game in charge.

Travel woes on St Stephen's Day have been compounded by flooding as the UK's roads struggle to cope with the deluge of rain.

A family syndicate from the Midlands has picked up a half a million euro cheque, from a EuroMillions plus draw.

Alan Pardew has been confirmed as Crystal Palace's new manager after being released from his contract at Newcastle.

Gardaí in Cork are seeking the public's assistance in tracing missing 17-year-old Megan Higgins from the Fairhill area of Cork city.

Louis van Gaal has told Manchester United fans 2015 will be a year to remember - for all the right reasons.

The funeral takes place today of the young mother at the centre of the recent right-to-die case.

Crystal Palace ambassador Mark Bright believes there was a “lack of confidence and faith” in Neil Warnock, who was sacked as manager of the club today.

Yaya Toure shrugged off John Terry’s claim the title-race pressure is all on Manchester City by leading Manuel Pellegrini’s men to a 3-1 victory at West Brom.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Diego Costa is continuing to blossom in a new attacking set-up at Stamford Bridge.

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Animal rights activists are calling for an outright ban on fox hunting.

Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea made one change for the St Stephen's Day visit of fourth-placed West Ham, with Oscar included from the start.

Louis van Gaal believes other Barclays Premier League managers are wasting their time by shouting and bawling at their players from the touchline.

The Archbishop of Glasgow has revealed that he tried to comfort a woman who had seen her teenage daughter and both her parents “killed almost right in front of her” in the bin lorry tragedy.

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has welcomed manager Louis van Gaal’s decision to give his players Christmas Day off.