Wales’ Guinness Six Nations clash against Scotland in Cardiff on Saturday has been postponed in a U-turn from Friday morning’s insistence that the game would go ahead.

A multiplicity of errors and omissions led to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) green energy scandal that brought down powersharing in Northern Ireland, not political corruption, a public inquiry has found.

Fianna Fáil will be the biggest party in the 33rd Dáil after the counting finished in General Election 2020 with Cavan-Monaghan the final constituency to announcing their result just before midnight.

Ryanair has said that a Government “subsidy” for Flybe “cannot comply with competition and state aid laws”.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on UEFA to come up with a "real deterrent" after England's players were racially abused last night.

A legal challenge in Belfast High Court that argued the UK government’s Brexit strategy will damage the Northern Ireland peace process has been dismissed.

The German Bank intends to completely exit activities related to the buying and selling of shares.

William Hill said of its store closure plans: "This follows the Government's decision to reduce the maximum stake on B2 gaming products to £2 on 1 April 2019.

Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been released after being questioned by police over the awarding of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar.

Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been detained for questioning by French police over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

The group which includes titles like the Irish and Sunday Independent has been bought by the Belgian Dutch media group Mediahuis.

Hendrick’s sweet volley handed Burnley the lead against the run of play, Chelsea failing to clear a corner.

The DUP’s Brexit spokesperson Sammy Wilson MP is adamant that his party’s message to British Prime Minister Theresa May is that the current withdrawal agreement is not acceptable.

There was no indication of any possible retaliation from Beijing.

The incident took place at a mining complex owned by the Brazilian firm Vale.

Supermac's has won its long running case against McDonald's to have the use of the "Big Mac" trademark cancelled throughout Europe.

"Deputy Ó Cuív’s continued membership of the Party’s Front Bench is no longer tenable."

The discovery came after a series of glass-filled pipe bombs targeted Hillary Clinton, former president Barack Obama and other prominent Democrats.

There was nothing romantic about the manner of USA’s loss to Europe in Paris, the city of romance, or the divisions that have now emerged from within the camp following their comprehensive defeat by a better prepared and more unified European team.

While assessing Europe’s dramatic performance in the Ryder Cup yesterday for today’s article, I was conscious of a number of factors;

The Central Bank’s Philip Lane and fiscal watchdog Seamus Coffey have warned about the many risks facing the economy. They should add online shopping to the list, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

Japan’s meeting with Russia at the 2002 World Cup produced one of Eamon Dunphy’s most famous RTÉ moments.

The telecoms regulator is in a row with Eir, the country’s largest telecom firm, about whether it should be obliged to provide public pay phones.

And then there was one. Well, two actually, but the World Cup third-place play-off is definitely one of those nominally competitive fixtures which presents a fairly robust challenge to my old friend Declan Lynch’s wise maxim that there’s never a good reason not to watch a football match.

Antonio Conte has reportedly been sacked by Chelsea.

Sponsorship of RTÉ’s Big Big Movie by McDonald’s does not breach the rules on children’s programming, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Whatever the outcome of England’s World Cup campaign, Irish business will be hoping that sterling wins on the currency markets.

Facebook’s head of safety, a former FBI agent, has warned people against operating as “undercover” investigators online.

Megan Frazer has been included in Graham Shaw’s squad of 18 players for next month’s World Cup in London despite concerns over her fitness.

Scouting Ireland will receive €220,000 in State funding after it was granted a three-month reprieve by Childrens’ Minister Katherine Zappone.

Norwegian women’s basketball head coach Gunnar Nesbo expects a “very tough” battle with Ireland in tonight’s FIBA Women’s European Championship for Small Countries game (Mardyke, 6.15pm).

One of the country’s main farming representative organisations has warned that Ireland’s view of Brexit cannot be anchored entirely to the issue of the border and that more attention should be paid to cross-channel trade.

A day after being put under investigation by Fifa for complaining about the refereeing of their 2-1 World Cup loss to Switzerland and misbehaviour by fans, Serbia’s football association has filed an official complaint with the sport’s governing body alleging “biased officiating” by referee Feliz Brych.

Russia’s impressive running statistics at the World Cup are based on hard work and motivation, not doping, national team coach Stanislav Cherchesov has insisted.

A mother and son separated through an illegal adoption from St Patrick’s Guild will end a four-year battle with the State and the guild in the High Court next month.

Volunteers are being sought to support Men’s Sheds in parts of Co Cork in a bid to effectively treble the level of support for the movement locally.

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The IRFU will continue to assess the recruitment of players with doping convictions on a case-by-case basis in the wake of the controversy sparked by Munster’s signing of Gerbrandt Grobler last summer.

Cork midfielder Daniel Kearney says the Rebels’ refusal to get frustrated was the key to their victory over Waterford in Sunday’s Munster SHC round-robin game.

Gareth Southgate believes England’s players are as prepared, focused and ready as they can be for their eagerly anticipated World Cup opener against Tunisia.

Spain’s World Cup preparations are in turmoil after the sacking of head coach Julen Lopetegui on the eve of the tournament.

To most rugby fans in Ireland he was the Wallabies’ debutant hooker, an emergency selection for Michael Cheika after the first three in line fell by the wayside.

Irish Water’s efforts to replace lead in the country’s water network has been “slow”, and more needs to be done to encourage householders to replace the old piping in their homes, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Moves to double Ireland’s global footprint and strengthen alliances will be announced today in an effort to better protect the country in a post-Brexit European Union.