TRESSA Reeves never asked for anything for herself. All she ever wanted was for her son to be told the truth of who he was, writes Conall Ó Fátharta. It was a selfless act of a woman and a mother. A woman and mother ignored year after year by every State agency she asked to help her.

Tressa Donnelly Reeves spent more than 50 years searching for her son. She told the High Court she was informed by a nun during her quest that adopted children don't want anything to do with their birth parents.

Despite protesting otherwise, the State knew about the practice of illegal adoption for years, with Tressa Reeves gathering evidence of her son’s illegal registration in 1997 and the authorities informed in 2001, writes Conall Ó Fátharta.

The Irish Examiner first wrote about Tressa Reeves in 2010. Her case sparked the first-ever audit of records by the then Adoption Board and highlighted again Ireland’s murky adoption history.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic made their entrances at Roland Garros yesterday but both found themselves upstaged by a lucky loser and his 88-year-old grandmother.

It’s funny to consider how much talk there is about hands in Irish sport once you concentrate on it, writes Michael Moynihan

Seven children are to sue European governments in a landmark lawsuit over the impact that climate change is having on their lives.

A resigned Novak Djokovic was at a loss to explain the shocking ending to his French Open title defence.

Swansea climbed out of the relegation zone and left Hull back in the bottom three after a 1-0 win over Everton at the Liberty Stadium.

The two were all smiles as they crossed the line.

Emer Glanville from Cobh, in Co Cork, dropped out of school when she was 16 and became pregnant a year later.

John Ferguson is hoping Godolphin can be in the mix “at the sharp end” in this year’s Investec Derby.

Thierry Jarnet has dismissed claims from Golden Horn’s owner-breeder Anthony Oppenheimer that his star colt could beat Treve “easily” in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Jose Mourinho’s return to former club Porto ended in a 2-1 Champions League defeat as Chelsea’s miserable start to the season continued last night.

Peter Andre is the latest celebrity to be confirmed for 'Strictly Come Dancing'.

New mum Katie Price has shared a tender photo of her new baby daughter which suggests the glamour girl’s relationship with her husband may be back on track.

Check out our guide to tonight's best TV.

Make Believe, winner of the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, is set to take on dual Guineas victor Gleneagles at Royal Ascot after he was supplemented for Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes.

New Bay finished with a flourish to provide Andre Fabre with a fourth victory in the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly yesterday.

Make Believe produced a smart performance to give Andre Fabre his sixth win in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) when making all from his stablemate New Bay at Longchamp yesterday.

Forget hyper-realistic, graphic war games. Forget high-spec computers.

The Daily Show host Jon Stewart makes the leap from small to big screen as writer-director of Rosewater (15A), a political drama about the aftermath of the 2009 Iranian election. 

The best of what’s hitting the cinema this week.

Ireland 5 France 10

Vincent Debaty has won a seat on France’s bench to face Ireland purely because Philippe Saint-Andre expects the prop to extend his dominance over rival Marty Moore.

A Cork-based student who sexually assaulted a woman after climbing into her bed while she was asleep will be sentenced next March.

Declan Burke provides a quick snapshot of new year movie releases.

Declan Burke provides a quick snapshot of new year movie releases.

Tottenham 4 Newcastle 0

Hot licks, boogie woogies, and jive-talkin’ Janes — it has to be the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival.

The tournament’s name may have changed but the key to European rugby remains to target four wins in the pool stages. Nothing else matters. Munster face a tough ask but possess players who can think for themselves and get the job done, writes Ronana O'Gara.

Your spoiler free guide to tonight's telly.

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Yesterday’s Prix d’Aumale at Chantilly was due to be a warm-up for Al Naamah ahead of next month’s Prix Marcel Boussac but Al Shaqab Racing might have a different contender altogether after pacemaker Shahah caused a mighty turn-up.

Zenit St Petersburg have wrapped up the signing of midfielder Javi Garcia from Manchester City.

Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons shows that skills on the court don’t transfer all that well to the bowling alley.

I’m feeling ashamed of us Irish. I’ve just come back from Maastricht in The Netherlands where I attended one of eight concerts given in the city centre by Andre Rieu over a period of two weeks.

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