Tipperary forward Michael Quinlivan insists that he has no regrets about turning down the chance to pursue a professional soccer career.

An Post has apologised after a three-year old girl’s letter to Santa was sent back to her — nearly a month after she had posted it to Lapland.

Two-time All Star Richie Power is back in training with Kilkenny after an extended break from the panel.

Nenagh Éire Óg qualified for their first Tipperary SHC final since 2006 after a convincing semi-final replay win over Kildangan at Semple Stadium yesterday (1-17 to 0-12).

Rangers today clinched the Irn-Bru Third Division title to complete stage one of their journey back to the top of Scottish Football.

Britain’s Katherine Grainger captured Olympic gold at her fourth attempt, winning the women’s double sculls with Anna Watkins at Eton Dorney yesterday.

There was golden glory for the British team today as Victoria Pendleton became queen of the velodrome, its cyclists smashed a world record and rower Katherine Grainger finally realised her Olympic dream.

Katherine Grainger’s quest for Olympic glory is over after she won a sensational gold medal with Anna Watkins in the women’s double scull.

Northern Ireland is a central part of the UK’s Olympic efforts despite itsabsence from the Team GB title, British prime minister David Cameron has explained.

Tipperary manager Peter Creedon has retained the same15 players as his side look to pull off an Ulster double this weekend.

Tipperary GAA chiefs pulled the plug on a number of club games involving 10 members of the county senior football panel yesterday.

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Limerick manager John Allen has handed championship debuts to Conor Allis and Shane Dowling for Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium.

Tipperary manager Peter Creedon has included four Championship debutants in his team for Sunday's Munster SFC quarter-final against Kerry in Thurles (throw-in 2pm).

A HOTELIER and nightclub owner created a tangled corporate web of companies in a bid to avoid legal responsibility for judgments, a court ruled yesterday.

PEOPLE are being treated solely for an addiction to legal drugs on sale in alternative lifestyle shops, the head of the addictions unit at St John of God’s hospital has said.

THE British government rejected advice from its own narcotics advisory body yesterday to lower the penalties for possessing the drug ecstasy, raising questions over the relevance of the expert panel.

An ambulance crew member has claimed he heard former boxing world champion Steve Collins tell a national stadium bouncer: "If you don't know who I am, you will in a few minutes" before he allegedly punched him.

A Dutch woman whose partner has been jailed for one of the state’s biggest-ever heroin seizures in Meath in 2006 has been given a three-year sentence for possession of pistol ammunition on the same occasion.

AFTER the disappointments of the first day of the World Rowing Championships at Eton, there was much better news yesterday for the Irish team at the Dorney Lake venue.

THE Irish men’s lightweight four of Gearoid Towey, Eugene Coakley, Richard Archibald and Paul Griffin will have to take the repechage route in order to qualify for the semi-finals at the Rowing World Championships after they were unexpectedly defeated by the Chinese four in yesterday’s heat.

Alan Campbell has secured victory in the single scull event at the Rowing World Cup in Munich.