The Irish and British governments are set to present Northern Ireland's parties with their version of a proposed deal to break the powersharing impasse at Stormont, Sinn Féin has predicted.

A businessman has been found guilty of being part of a near-£200,000 conspiracy to pass off 30 tonnes of horsemeat as beef, much of which went on to enter the food chain.

Newry, Co Down-based consumer foods producer Around Noon is looking for further acquisitions in the UK following its purchase of the UK-focused ‘Chef in a Box’ premium snack business from Donegal Investment Group for an undisclosed sum.

Moody’s Investors Service has become the first authoritative international voice to play down the potential shock to the Irish economy were the UK to vote next month to leave the EU.

Kerry forward Paul Geaney has labelled their Allianz League clash with fellow basement battlers Down a “four-pointer” that they must win.

The Irish crew of Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle finished second in the Wales Rally GB, the final round of the series.

Allianz FL Division 3 final

Hockey: Cork Harlequins will aim to stay in the hunt for a wide open women’s Irish Senior Cup when they welcome Pegasus to Farmer’s Cross tomorrow (1.30pm).

Tens of thousands of street lights in the North could be out over winter due to budget cuts, a minister has warned.

Tyrone 2-11 Down 3-8

Munster sides landed three national titles from a possible four over a memorable weekend at Belfield.

A sizeable proportion of the Munster hockey community is decamping to Belfield this weekend as four of the province’s teams go chasing Irish cup glory.

Down 3-20 Armagh 1-11, Newry

We read with concern your editorial (May 22) which suggests, following the publication of the Radiological Protection Institute’s (RPI) report on a “low risk” to Ireland from a UK new nuclear programme, now is the time to reconsider nuclear power in Ireland.

Tyrone 0-8 Cork 0-14

Down and Wicklow booked Christy Ring Cup semi-final berths, while Derry and London, and Meath and Kildare will contest quarter-final ties next weekend.

Irish athletics chiefs and competitors last night played down the poor performances at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.

JIM McGUINNESS feels because colleges have priority over county players in the Dr McKenna Cup, Donegal will be at a disadvantage when the National Football League starts next month.

BARRACK BIMBO (Bexhill Eoin-Barrack Court), owned in Tournafulla, Co Limerick by young Shane Curtin, served notice to all opponents in the Greyhound and Pet World Oaks next month she is ready, willing and well able to challengeall-comers.

The former partner of a woman stabbed to death with her best friend in Turkey has arrived in the country to begin making arrangements to have their bodies brought home.

The former partner of a woman stabbed to death with her best friend in Turkey has left Ireland to travel to the country.

A woman and her best friend were stabbed to death on holiday in Turkey after she refused a waiter’s proposal to marry her 15-year-old daughter, sources said.

THE ex-partner of one of the two Irish women stabbed to death in Turkey has spoken of the concerns he had about the year-long relationship his 15-year-old daughter had with the alleged killer.

A woman and her best friend were stabbed to death on holiday in Turkey after she refused a waiter’s proposal to marry her 15-year-old daughter, sources said today.

CORK hurling legends Jimmy Barry-Murphy, John Fenton and Denis Coughlan are not expected to be involved in the selection of the county’s next senior hurling manager despite being nominated by two clubs to reprise the roles they filled in selecting Denis Walsh in March 2009.

Newcastlewest (Limerick) 2-4 Newry Shamrocks (Down) 1-5

DOWN side Newry Shamrocks got their Féile na nGael Division Two campaign off to a fine start as they won both of their Group C games at the Glen Field yesterday afternoon.

NEWRY’S divide is more pronounced this week but it’s all been good-natured.

NEWRY-BASED specialist technology firm First Derivatives has forecast continued growth in its current year, after seeing profits rise by just over 15% last year.

THERE must have been mixed emotions for the Down football fraternity in Croke Park on Saturday.

JARLATH’S in a Hogan Cup decider is no rare occurrence. Today the Tuam school competes in its 25th final in this competition.

TODAY

Longford, Wexford, Cork, Kerry, Cavan claimed wins, while Down and Tyrone drew in the Cadbury's Under-21 Football Championship tonight.

DOWN 1-16 MONAGHAN 0-11

TWO stunning Caolan Mooney goals secured a second successive MacRory Cup title for St Colman’s Newry in a compelling final at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh yesterday.

ST Gall’s and Portlaoise are the only two clubs in contention to retain their provincial titles as the action in this year’s AIB All-Ireland Club Championships gets cranked up a few notches in the coming weeks.

Attacks launched by dissident republicans are in danger of causing another atrocity on the scale of the Omagh bombing, the North’s police chief signalled today.

A light aircraft spluttered and stalled seconds before it nosedived to the ground, killing three people in the North, an inquest heard today.

FOUR years on and Phillip Austin recalls with clarity his daunting introduction to senior inter-county championship football.

Dublin-based financial software company Cognotec has been bought out of receivership by Newry's First Derivatives for €3.5m.

STEPHEN SWEETNAM’S short corner prowess proved the difference as UCC recorded a valuable 2-1 Munster league win over Catholic Institute at Rosbrien on Saturday.