A teenage girl who has been fighting cancer for 12 years has been the lucky beneficiary of a substantial donation from an English couple whose daughter has beaten the same disease

Conor McGregor has been spared prosecution for motoring offences in Dublin.

Plenty has changed even since the Dubliner was most recently in the desert, a chastening night 15 months back when he was sent scurrying across the sands by Khabib Nurmagomedov, writes Joe Callaghan.

Speaking on his No Shame podcast, Mr Holohan said he would prefer a “family man” to be taoiseach.

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IT will come as news to some that Conor McGregor, the well-known whiskey impresario and threat to public order, is fighting this weekend.

UFC superstar Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson will be among the headliners to appear at Ireland’s biggest-ever mixed martial arts expo and conference, Fight-Con, next year.

Kildare lightweight Brandon McCarthy claimed his 15th Irish title — and his first Elite belt — at the National Stadium last night.

Conor McGregor is due to appear in court this morning in connection with an alleged assault in Dublin earlier this year.

Few heads turned when Tagir Gadzhiev walked into the mixed zone. Then he stopped, perched his distinctive ‘Papakha’ hat on his head, and suddenly a bevvy of Japanese journalists were swarming all over him.

Conor McGregor is expected to be charged with assault after allegedly punching a man in a Dublin pub.

There are many ways to judge a society.

The startling family tree was uncovered by journalist Craig Williams after Kourtney revealed the reason she named her daughter, Penelope Scotland Disick was to honour her mother’s Scottish ancestry.

The parents of a man, who has pleaded not guilty to murdering his mother's partner by reason of insanity, took him to hospital just weeks earlier after he told them he had to kill the deceased.

The results from the local elections have thrown up a few surprise selections, including an ex-UFC fighter and a participant in Googlebox Ireland, write Ryan O’Neill and Louise Walsh.

A UFC fighter who is set to win a seat in South Dublin County Council for Sinn Féin has joked he is unlikely to run for the Dáil next as "I don't know if I'm going to be that corrupt".

Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor has announced his retirement from the sport. This is not an occasion for regret or sadness, rather it is one

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The UFC featherweight and lightweight champion has called time on his career at the age of 30.

Battling cancer for 12 years, young Dublin girl Robyn Smyth faces a new fight against the disease as she flies out to the US today.

Conor McGregor has been banned from competition for six months and fined $50,000 for a post-fight brawl at UFC 229.

The past year produced another crop of bizarre, eye-watering injuries for sport stars. And not all of them happened during the action.

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Public workouts are one of many peculiarities of a UFC fight week. Perhaps the most peculiar ritual.

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis believes Conor McGregor is the rightful ruler of the 155lb division ahead of the Irishman's showdown with Khabib Nurmagomedov this weekend.

Tony Ferguson was stripped of his interim champion status after tearing his lateral collateral ligament.

Conor McGregor admits he "fell out of love" with mixed martial arts during his two-year hiatus from the UFC.

Conor McGregor is being sued by fellow UFC fighter Michael Chiesa over McGregor's attack on a bus last April, according to reports in the US.

Domestic violence campaigners have criticised plans for a proposed statue honouring boxer Jack Doyle in his hometown of Cobh, Co Cork.

Erin McGregor, sister of UFC king Conor, has started a floss dance challenge in a desperate bid to raise money to help save the life of a teenager she has been secretly helping.

The UFC has released a four-minute video showing new angles of the Conor McGregor-led attack on a bus full of UFC fighters.

Conor McGregor has taken to social media to insist that he will return to MMA.

It's a move which mirrors the Professional Darts Corporation's decision.

His continued inactivity has been deemed unfair to his rivals.

The mother of Jake Brennan who died after being knocked down by a car in 2014 has criticised Conor McGregor over his driving.

He is the UFC’s biggest draw but has not fought in the octagon since November 2016.

Since making his boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather in August, Conor McGregor has been taking it easy on the fight front.

Ireland’s most watched videos of 2017 have been announced by YouTube.

Latest:UFC fighter Conor McGregor has been fined €400 for being clocked driving at 158kph on the N7 Naas Road in Dublin.

The UFC have confirmed the line-up for their year-ending events in Las Vegas, and it doesn't include Conor McGregor.

Conor McGregor has apologised for his behaviour at a fight in Dublin last weekend with a smiling selfie on Instagram.