Each medal won at the London Olympics came with a €6m taxpayer price tag — with a further €6.5m going toward training people who failed to qualify.

INCREASING levels of domestic violence and family breakdown is leading to a surge in homelessness among families and young men barred from their family homes.

Irish women Tara Delaney and Danielle McVeigh enjoyed mixed fortunes in Texas this week as they battled the Lone Star State’s infamous winds at the Texas A&M ‘Mo’morial’ tournament.

Cork’s former Southeastern Louisiana University golfer Peter O’Keeffe took a step closer to a European Tour card today when he reached this week’s Q-School final round in Spain.

Strong performances from Irish golfers Gareth Shaw and Seamus Power helped drive East Tennessee State University into America’s top 10 team rankings this week.

The HSBC Waratahs have moved swiftly to secure the outstanding player of the NSW Development Tour of Argentina.

ALMOST 7,000 smokers kicked the habit in the run-up to the smoking ban and close to 10,000 cut down on cigarettes.