Brexit should not hurt other member states, according to Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari.

Scientists in Belfast have come up with a new test which can identify potential cases of meningitis in a fraction of the current time.

The largest ever study of music therapy's effect on children with depression has found significant benefits.

UL 0-12 Queen’s University 1-8

IT Sligo have been thrown out of the Sigerson Cup, for fielding an ineligible player against Queens University, while QUB have not been reinstated after it also emerged that they fielded ineligible players.

A Belfast-based doctor has made a major breakthrough in the treatment for Cystic Fibrosis.

A company from the North claims to have solved one of the stickiest problems facing towns and cities the world over – discarded chewing gum.

Leinster GAA chairman Martin Skelly has welcomed the return of Antrim to the Walsh Cup and also the inclusion of more Ulster hurling teams in the Kehoe Cup competition.

Ireland Under-20s 18 France Under-20s 7

Queen's University in Belfast is to establish a campus in China, in partnership with the China Medical University in Shenyang.

Ireland under-20s 26 Scotland under-20s 0

Tyrone and Fermanagh will meet again in Sunday's Reigning Power NI Dr. McKenna Cup semi-finals, following the completion of the group stages tonight.

Down brought their shooting boots to Clones as they registered a fine 4-12 to 0-11 victory over Monaghan in the Reigning Power NI Dr. McKenna Cup.

The draws for the 2012 Higher Education GAA Championships, including the prestigious Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cups, were made this afternoon in Croke Park.

IRELAND U-20s 24 WALES U-20s 38

The Ireland Under-20 team to face Wales in their final game of the IRB Junior World Championship has been named.

South Africa 57 Ireland 15

The Ireland Under-20 team to face South Africa in the Junior World Championship has been named.

Scientists from the North have developed a new groundbreaking treatment for those who suffer from Cystic Fibrosis.

Ireland U-20s 30 Scotland U-20s 13,

Although the Ireland Under-20s have failed to register a point in Pool C of the IRB Junior World Championship, head coach Mike Ruddock has been pleased with their performances so far.

Marty Clarke spared Down's blushes as they secured a late draw with Antrim, while Derry ousted Queen's University in the only games to take place tonight in a weather-hit Dr. McKenna Cup.

The College sides were most impressive in this afternoon's GAA action as Queen's University beat Monaghan in the McKenna Cup, and there were hurling wins for NUI Galway, Cork IT and Roscommon.

Mayo native Billy Joe Padden is set to switch club and county allegiances to Armagh, after completing a transfer to Carrickcruppen.

This weekend's entire first round of Dr. McKenna Cup fixtures will not take place due to frozen pitches, while there are some other changes to GAA fixtures today.

A decade-long effort to create a bill of rights for the North could be wasted if the British government does not make speedy progress, an academic and member of the Human Rights Commission said today.

A trio of floodlit encounters will open the 2011 Barrett Sports Lighting Dr McKenna Cup competition on Saturday, January 8.

Ulster Higher Education GAA Chairman John Farrell has criticised the selection committee for the Ulster Bank Sigerson Team of the Century, over their decision to shortlist just three players from the last decade of the competition for nomination, and for failing to consult with colleges in their endeavours.

New research has found that older people in Ireland are fearful of facing financial hardship following the December budget.

The Ireland U20 Team to play England in their second game of the IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina has been named.

Queen's University 17 Nenagh Ormond 16

Aussie Rules agent Ricky Nixon hosted the latest AFL recruitment camp at Gormanston College today with players from across the country in attendance.

The Ireland U20s will travel to Gloucester this weekend to take on their English counterparts in the mid-tournament clash in this year's Under 20 RBS Six Nations.

Neil O'Connell landed the decisive point for Antrim as they overhauled Queen's University in their final Dr McKenna Cup group game at Casement Park.

Derry 1-13 Down 1-15

Derry bounced back from their weekend defeat by Antrim to sweep past Queen's University in tonight's Barrett Sports Lighting Dr McKenna Cup Group C clash at Celtic Park.

DIVISION 1A:

The inclement weather has forced the GAA's Leinster Council to move two of the fixtures in this weekend's opening round of the O'Byrne Cup to other venues.

The first round matches in the 2010 Barrett Sports Lighting Dr McKenna Cup have been postponed - confirmation of the cancellations has come through from the Ulster Council.

Weather conditions have forced the postponement of all three of this evening's scheduled AIB League games.

The postponement of two of the AIB Senior Cup quarter-finals yesterday did not prevent the draw for the semi-finals taking place today.

Tyrone goalkeeper John Devine will miss the start of the 2010 inter-county season after surgery on his left shoulder in Belfast yesterday.

AIB CUP SECOND ROUND RESULTS: