Donegal’s recent record in the Ulster SFC is exceptional.

Guinness Pro12 final 

Tom Hughes’s character uses his allure to wring secrets from women in a major new Cold War thriller, says Susan Griffin

RBS Six Nations

Tune in to BBC 2 at 9pm tonight for Welcome to Rio, a documentary series exploring Rio's shanty-towns, the favelas.

Your daily, spoiler-free guide to what to look out for on the box.

My idea of misery is a world without jazz. To me, music is bliss.

Frances Quinn was in "complete and utter shock" after winning the 'Great British Bake Off.'

Ulster coach, Mark Anscombe, has made seven personnel to the team that lost to Newport Gwent Dragons last week for tomorrow's clash with Glasgow Warriors at Ravenhill (kick off 19:05).

Royal Bank of Scotland is today expected to announce 2,000 job losses in the wake of boss Stephen Hester’s plans to stand down after five years at the helm.

The best of what's on the box from April 13-19. Simon Cowell is back on Britain’s Got Talent.

Irish-born actor Sam Neill may have left Ireland almost 60 years ago, but he still treasures his Irish passport.

Jimmy Savile is set to become known as “one of the most serious predatory paedophiles in criminal history,” BBC presenter Jeremy Vine has predicted.

Respect MP George Galloway sparked protests by suggesting WikiLeaks campaigners Julian Assange has been accused of no more than bad “sexual etiquette”.

Broadcasting legend Terry Wogan says Ryan Tubridy should “relax and be himself” when he takes over his former radio show, which has an audience of 8.8m, including the Queen.

NEXT month the Hiberno-Prince of radio, Ryan Tubridy, will travel east to take to the airwaves of England.

WITH the advent of a new title sponsor, Valvoline, organisers of the National Forest Rally Championship are hoping for a resurgence of the series as it gets underway next month.

Ireland coach Declan Kidney admitted there was plenty of room for improvement following today's record 29-9 victory over Argentina.

If there’s one weekend where you too can form a Homer Simpson-like indentation in your sofa, it is the three-day jamboree that is the Ryder Cup, writes Simon Lewis

Daredevil Felix Baumgartner is preparing for a life-threatening jump from the edge of space which will be captured by the BBC, it was announced today.

The GAA have confirmed the times and venues for next weekend's Championship matches.

An unknown writer was today plucked from obscurity over well-known figures from the world of film and television as the winner of a national drama award.

Doctor Who, Bleak House and EastEnders were big winners at the Baftas on a night of triumph for the BBC.

VIEWERS of the recent BBC 2 dramatisation of life in ancient Rome will no doubt agree that the old town was a pretty rough spot to be born in.

Iran has engaged in an 18-year programme to develop nuclear weapons and might be intending to supply them to terrorists, one of the United States’ most senior diplomats claimed tonight.

“THE idea of retiring is like killing yourself,” said Rolling Stone Keith Richards in BBC 2’s exclusive Newsnight interview last night.

THE glamour Ulster SFC Final between Tyrone and Armagh will not be shown live by RTÉ on Sunday week.

Four men and a woman will stand trial tomorrow accused of plotting to buy gold bullion with money belonging to award-winning comic Ricky Gervais.

BRITAIN'S immigration minister Beverley Hughes resigned yesterday after admitting she had been tipped off about a suspected east European visa scam more than a year ago.

THOSE of you who are late night political anoraks may have come across a BBC 2 television programme called This Week.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was today due to explain his role in events leading up to the apparent suicide of his government's weapons expert Dr David Kelly.

SERIOUS mistakes were made and the Church got its own teachings wrong when dealing with allegations of clerical sexual abuse, Dr Eamonn Walsh has claimed.

BOOKMAKER Victor Chandler yesterday expressed his disappointment that the Panorama team did not take up his offer to answer any questions concerning letters sent to two trainers regarding no-lose accounts.

Champion boxer Joe Calzaghe is set to go head-to-head with an Anne Robinson lookalike in a unique public clash to publicise a new store opening, it emerged today.

John Thaw’s widow Sheila Hancock fought back tears as she collected a posthumous prize from viewers at the TV Baftas.

Viewers paid a poignant farewell to well-loved star John Thaw with a posthumous prize at the Bafta TV awards tonight.

Soccer star turned TV presenter Ian Wright was today named personality of the year at a major media awards event.

The Attorney General was tonight investigating reports that a newspaper had published details relating to the whereabouts of the killers of toddler Jamie Bulger, which appears to breach a High Court injunction.