He will be absent for the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2020 play-off semi-final against Slovakia.

Let's fasten our seatbelts as a trip back in time is on the itinerary when we tune into episode three of the Home of the Year tonight.

Gritty Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk staged a commendable second-half comeback to edge past Scoil Pól, Kilfinane in a thrilling Munster Colleges C SHC Final played at Ballyagran.

Turns out Ciarán Sheehan was tempted to come home to Cork from Australia. While making his way with Carlton, in Aussie Rules football, the All-Ireland medallist kept up with Éire Óg’s performance in the intermediate ranks.

Here is a selection of people who have just begun interesting new roles with companies in Ireland.

Cork-based independent yoghurt, desserts, and dairy product producer Glenilen Farm is targeting a 9% increase in revenues this year.

Don’t mention the war? It would be nice not to have to but Ireland’s Six Nations opener takes place in the engorging shadow of last autumn’s ill-starred Asian campaign. Yes, we won’t be forgetting the debacle in Vietnam – sorry, I mean Japan – any time soon. The horror, the horror remains fresh in the memory.

Mourners gathered at the home of Cameron Blair in Tullymurrihy in Ballinascarthy to pay respects to the student's family today.

Gardaí investigating the fatal assault of Cameron Blair in Cork have arrested a teenager.

A 20-year-old student who was stabbed in the neck and died after he was attacked by a man who had gate-crashed a house party will be laid to rest on Sunday.

Latest: Gardaí have re-issued their appeal for information regarding the fatal stabbing of Cork student Cameron Blair.

The two teenage pals who were crowned BT Young Scientist winners would like to see their resource pack for tackling gender stereotypes introduced into schools around the country.

Both 16, the Coláiste Choilm students claimed the top prize with their project: A statistical investigation into the prevalence of gender stereotyping in 5-7 year olds and the development of an initiative to combat gender bias.

An off day, that was Nemo manager Paul O’Donovan’s summation of his team’s Ennis endeavours.

Heard about the 29-year-old Mayo footballer who went back to college to study medicine and hurl Fitzgibbon? And is now closing on bringing a first-ever All Ireland hurling club title to Mayo? While winning Sam was once his obsession, hurling has always been Cathal Freeman’s passion

"He was hooked up to so many machines which were the only things keeping him alive. He had nothing - no bowels, no kidneys, no liver, no lungs, no heart and no brain."

Amid the usual hustle-and-bustle of the airport, these few days each year have a magical feeling about them.

Waterford FC's financial future has been secured for next season after owner Lee Power decided to fund the club for 2020.

Four years they’ve waited, but results in Páirc Uí Rinn and west Clare mean Nemo Rangers will have the opportunity next month to exact revenge for that never-to-be-forgotten Munster final defeat of 2015.

The Irish Examiner has announced the creation of a Munster Business Hub, to enhance its coverage of the issues that matter to the business community.

After waiting for 32 years, Shamrock Rovers had to wait an extra half hour and a penalty shoot-out before finally reclaiming the FAI Cup.

A mother who lost three sons to heroin in three years has pleaded for more treatment places and for needle- exchange programmes to be scrapped.

Their duels were keenly contested, both winning All-Stars in 2011 when they first clashed in Championship.

Former footballer of the year Bernard Brogan has announced his retirement from inter-county football.

Alan Cadogan will miss the remainder of the club season, because of a hip injury.

Journalists Alan Owens and Andrew Carey have been appointed as communications officers at University of Limerick.

Ballinlough Festival Committee was pulling down the shutters on a highly successful end-of-summer event in the community park when some of the children who had been in attendance came racing through a nearby housing estate shouting “Douglas is on fire, Douglas is on fire”.

A number of eyewitnesses whose cars were parked in the multistorey carpark that was engulfed by fire in Douglas this evening spoke to the Irish Examiner.

Looking for something to sink your teeth into on TV this weekend? Why not check out the latest additions to Netflix instead?

Cork City will hold a testimonial match for long-serving defender and current assistant head coach Alan Bennett.

New Zealand officials have admitted making a mistake by allowing the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques to send a handwritten letter from his prison cell.

The squad for the Euro 2020 qualifier against Switzerland will be announced on Friday.

It’s not so long ago that Jill Hamilton was helping to save countless trafficked migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean Sea.

Sean Desmond has hardly had time to fully take in the magnitude of his victory in the South of Ireland Championship last Sunday before gearing himself up for the AIG Irish Close Championship beginning at Ballybunion on Saturday.

A man whose leg got trapped on the Connemara shoreline during a rising tide was brought to safety in a multi-agency rescue this evening.

When it comes to exercising after having a baby, it’s important to start at your own pace and build it up, says Aoife Hearne

There’s no value in told-you-so’s and there’s no satisfaction in them either but what happened yesterday was in the offing.

Des Bishop got to grips with a Lamborghini Huracan today, along with five-year-old Harrison Clark, five-year-old Belle Walshe and Cannonball founder Alan Bannon to announce that the Irish Cancer Society will be the official charity partner for Cannonball 2019.