With three county SHC titles since 2008 and another one to be possibly added next Sunday week, Sarsfields are now a bona fide Cork hurling superpower.

Irish thalidomide sufferers are seeking an apology from the Taoiseach, claiming he misled the Dáil about the progress of talks and that he is falsely trying to claim credit for an improved compensation package they are due to receive from the German government.

The Irish Thalidomide Association is taking its case to the High Court in a bid to gain compensation for Thalidomide survivors.

Thalidomide survivors have begun a legal battle against the State.

Irish families devastated by the anti-nausea drug were awarded a maximum of £21,000. It was never enough, they tell Helen O’Callaghan

IRELAND U21 boss Noel King is adamant his side are still in the mix for reaching the 2013 European Championships after watching them suffer a first competitive loss under his reign in Manisa.

Ireland’s Robert Heffernan today set a new national record as he finished fourth for the second time in four days in the European Championships in Barcelona.

THE Irish Thalidomide Association has described as ‘derisory’ Government support measures for the survivors of the Thalidomide drug in Ireland.

THALIDOMIDE survivors have expressed disappointment at the terms of a new €2m-plus compensation package announced last night by the Government.

Proposed new laws designed to open up the bus market to private companies actually stifles competition, Fine Gael claimed today.

MANCHESTER UNITED could find themselves facing Cristiano Ronaldo and his fellow Real Madrid galacticos when the draw for the Champions League group stage takes place in Monaco today.

Portstewart's Paul Cutler will face Johann López Lázaro of France in the quarter-finals of the Spanish Amateur Championship in Girona tomorrow.

Ireland's Steven Smith, riding Mr. & Mrs. J Allwood’s Quality VH became the first Irish eventing rider to win an international competition in 2007, when he finished on a score of 56.8 penalties in the CIC Three Star class at Barroca D’Alva in Portugal yesterday.

THE Department of Health has confirmed it is investigating the country’s first case of Thalidomide-related illness in almost 30 years.

Chelsea will remain among the second seeds for the Champions League next season despite the almost-certain exclusion of Juventus and AC Milan from the competition.

After leading for much of the day, Ireland’s Darren Clarke was overtaken by Scot David Drysdale and Sweden’s Johan Edfors at the Barclays Scottish Open today.

Third seed and last year's runner-up Lleyton Hewitt will begin his quest for the Australian Open title with a first round match against Czech Robin Vik.

Flood victims waded into their homes to shovel out mud and clean-up crews cleared the debris from streets after heavy rains deluged central and southern Europe, killing 34 people.

Celtic have been handed a tough clash with Spanish giants Barcelona in the fourth round of the UEFA Cup.

European Hockey results

ITA Bourke’s life was celebrated in a very special way yesterday.

German Grand Prix positions

Today’s order of play at Wimbledon

The draw has been made for Wimbledon - and men's top seed Lleyton Hewitt will face Jonas Bjorkman in the first round of Wimbledon.

The seedings for the 2002 Wimbledon Championships have been announced by the All-England Club in London.

UEFA Cup semi-final draw

Collated results from the Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City on Monday February 18

UEFA Cup 2nd rd draw, Nyon:

Padraig Harrington turned a storming finish of birdie-eagle to his third round to finish at 10 under par and is just two strokes off the overnight lead going into the last day's play at the European Open at the K-Club.