Since Jose Mourinho was sacked as Manchester United boss on Tuesday the search has begun for the club's next permanent manager.

Raising expectation ahead of delivery, and way ahead of what should be delivered at all, is taking a toll, writes Gerard Howlin.

Former Kerry captain and manager Mickey Ned O’Sullivan has criticised the county board executive for attempting to “micro-manage” the appointment process to find Éamonn Fitzmaurice’s successor.

The Tottenham chairman is reportedly the highest paid director in the Premier League.

Would this be “like trying to turn around an oil tanker with a canoe paddle”?

Still to come are storms Karen, Larry, Octavia, and Paul.

Hillary Clinton has said she was "dismayed" by sexual harassment accusations made against a senior adviser to her 2008 presidential campaign.

Simon Harris is to formally seek approval for a referendum as a poll shows majority back repealing the Eighth Amendment, writes Daniel McConnell.

The mother of 13 children kept locked in filthy conditions was "perplexed" about why police came to their home.

Actress Lena Dunham claims that she warned Hillary Clinton’s communications director about Harvey Weinstein’s behaviour, according to a New York Times report.

Fernando Torres is eyeing a return to the Premier League and could be interested in signing for Newcastle or Southampton.

A French attorney has said he is aware of new allegations by a German woman who claims filmmaker Roman Polanski sexually assaulted her 45 years ago.

Hillary Clinton will speak "candidly" about her US presidential election election defeat at the hands of Donald Trump when she visits Britain to publicise her book about the contest.

What it says in the papers and online.

Theresa May is expected to be back in Downing Street this week as ministers prepare to flesh out their negotiating position on Brexit.

US President Donald Trump's eldest son was reportedly told that the Kremlin was behind supposedly damaging information he received about Hillary Clinton.

The 11th-hour decision to shelve Kensington and Chelsea Council's first cabinet meeting since the Grenfell Tower disaster has been branded an "absolute fiasco".

The UK intends to subject Rupert Murdoch’s takeover of European pay-TV group Sky to a lengthy in-depth investigation after finding the $15bn (€13.2bn) deal risks giving the media mogul too much power over the news agenda.

Pictures released show the extent of the devastation in the London tower block, as the search continues for the many missing.

Britain’s major share index climbed, flirting with its record high level but underperforming European peers,

The 22-year-old's visit to his family's native country fuelled concerns he was preparing for Monday's deadly assault under the guidance of hardened jihadists.

University of Limerick (UL) needs to improve its world ranking if it the region is to realise its potential economically, its incoming president has said.

President Donald Trump said the first day of his maiden international trip has been "tremendous".

The Flynn investigation was part of a broader probe into Russian interference in last year's presidential election.

Mark Zuckerberg now acknowledges the dangerous side of the social revolution he helped create. But is the most powerful tool for connection in human history capable of adapting to the world it created, asks Farhad Manjoo.

IN a curious twist of fate, the Taoiseach will be the flagbearer of the EU when he meets President Trump at the White House today. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was to have met the President yesterday but snow storms in the US have delayed that meeting until tomorrow.

Company confirms reports of the presence of software intended to circumvent the efforts of enforcement officials.

A leading British child protection officer has suggested paedophiles who view indecent images should not be given criminal sanctions unless they pose a physical threat to children, according to The Times newspaper in the UK.

The White House has barred several media outlets from a press conference held by President Trump's Press Secretary, Sean Spicer.

The Kremlin has denied reports of intercepted phone calls between Russian intelligence officials and members of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Virgil van Dijk remains happy at Southampton but has ambitions to play at "the highest level".

Donald Trump wants to help Hillary Clinton "heal" and will not pursue a probe of her private email server, according to a senior adviser to the president-elect.

Raheem Kassam, a former aide to Nigel Farage, has quit the race to become Ukip leader three days after launching his campaign in a Westminster pub.

A protest was held outside a pregnancy counselling centre last night, over reports it told women that abortion increased the risk of breast cancer.

Two of journalism’s most radical figures, Julian Assange and Nick Denton, have, for different reasons seen their power and influence in the modern world decline, writes John Lloyd.

The New York Times said its Moscow bureau was targeted by a cyber attack this month but there was no evidence that the hackers, believed to be Russian, were successful.

Mrs Brown’s Boys has beaten The Office and Gavin & Stacey to be named best British sitcom of the 21st century.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is questioning Donald Trump’s top political aide’s ties to a pro-Kremlin political party in Ukraine, claiming it is evidence of the Republican nominee’s cozy relationship with Russia.

Andrea Leadsom has apologised to Theresa May "for any hurt I have caused" after the row over comments which appeared to suggest being a mother gave her an advantage as a potential British prime minister.

Glastonbury Festival organiser Emily Eavis has called for everyone to “rally together and not lose hope” in the aftermath of the EU referendum.