There has long been a tradition of supporting charities in the comedy scene. Esther McCarthy talks to top Irish comedians about the causes close to their hearts

The mother of tragic schoolboy Brooklyn Colbert paid a heartbreaking tribute to her beloved “brown-eyed boy” at his funeral Mass in Limerick today.

Liverpool FC have won a High Court battle over a multimillion-pound sponsorship deal with American sportswear giant New Balance.

What keeps a man like Jason Smyth running?

The glamourous Hungarian-born actress Zsa Zsa Gabor made the front page of the then

“These were shocking incidents during which two innocent men were targeted and humiliated.”

The Meath man suffered life-changing injuries in an attack before a Champions League match last year.

A man has been killed after he was thrown from his quad bike in Co Donegal.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has said in an interview that he believes both Liverpool FC and competitors Manchester City deserve to win the Premier League this season.

Liverpool FC has said their heart is with Sean Cox on the first anniversary of the attack that changed his life.

Easter Sunday, upstairs in Cashman’s Bar, Academy Street, Cork. Liverpool are one up against Cardiff and on their way back to the top of the Premier League.

The fundraising target of €2 million has been reached by the Sean Cox fundraising campaign.

The actions of a callous, negligent police force led to the worst stadium-related disaster in English sports history. Three decades later, the fight for justice for the 96 victims goes on, writes Daniel McConnell.

Sean Cox has made his first public appearance since he was assaulted at the Champions League semi-final in April 2018.

Today readers will be renewing acquaintance with Pat, who’s appeared on these pages before.

May I be the first to wish you a happy new year, dear reader? Yes, that’s jumping the gun a tad; but being premature is very à la mode, it seems. Because Liverpool FC are the 2019 champions, or so we are told by most of the English media, so we may as well all go home.

Is the world about to end?

Gerard Doherty, senior general assistant, Addiction Services, Castle St and Dr Steevens Hospital

It's quite unexpected when Damo Suzuki, one-time shamanistic singer with the legendary German rock band Can, evokes football as a metaphor for the way he performs now.

Liverpool FC has requested an urgent meeting with Italian officials about security ahead of next week's Roma match.

Liverpool FC have requested a GAA club's jersey to pay tribute to Sean Cox, the Irish fan who was seriously injured in an assault outside Anfield stadium.

A Roma fan has been ordered to pay £415 (€475) after throwing coins onto the pitch at a Champions League semi-final.

Roma have joined those condemning the "abhorrent behaviour" by a group of their fans before Tuesday's Champions League semi-final in Liverpool that has left a home fan, believed to be from Ireland, in a critical condition.

Liverpool have contacted UEFA about ticket prices for the away leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Porto.

A protest calling for Liverpool’s principal owner John W Henry to cancel a sponsorship deal with Tibet Water Resources will be held before Sunday’s visit of Premier League leaders Manchester City.

In a fixture stepped in history, at a ground where legends watch not just from the stands but from the walls and the heavens, Liverpool’s latest hero stepped forward and put his mark on the occasion.

Spartak Moscow have been charged with racist behaviour by UEFA after Liverpool striker Bobby Adekanye was targeted during last week's Youth League match.

It’s not something I usually hasten to admit but my heart isn’t entirely hardened to Everton Football Club — and I know I’m not the only Manc Red who feels like that.

Liverpool have announced striker Divock Origi has joined Bundesliga side Wolfsburg on loan until the end of the season.

JURGEN KLOPP’s not shy of soundbites; the Liverpool manager is as famed for his quirky quotes off the pitch as he is admired for his tactical acumen on it.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has stressed Steven Gerrard is "always welcome" at the club after the midfielder posted a possible farewell message to the Los Angeles Galaxy online.

A row over a child wearing a Manchester United jersey saw a man being hit in the face with a hurley, leaving him with injuries that required the insertion of two metal plates in his cheek.

Footballer Steven Gerrard says he is enjoying going "unnoticed" in Los Angeles, but plans to return to Liverpool "sooner rather than later".

It’s all about Europe now.

Here’s a question for you on a Monday morning. How complicit are you in your sport’s failings?

West Ham 2 Liverpool 1 (AET): Angelo Ogbonna booked West Ham’s place in the FA Cup fifth round with a dramatic extra-time winner, his first goal for the club, to finally sink Liverpool at Upton Park.

There are all kinds of white lies parents tell their kids to get out of sticky situations, like not knowing why the sky is blue and why they should eat all their vegetables, but here is one dad who took things to the next level.

Liverpool are still fighting to find their true identity under Jurgen Klopp, the Anfield boss has admitted in the wake of a 3-0 thumping at Watford.