Two goals in first-half injury time by Jack Fagan and Stephen Bennett, gave Waterford the platform to record their second successive victory in this year’s National Hurling League as they ran out comfortable nine-point winners over a dogged Westmeath in TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar, Sunday afternoon.

Hundreds of people have “stormed” Stormont to demand better mental health services in Northern Ireland.

Stephen Bennett wants Waterford to make Walsh Park a fortress this year.

I TOOK my place on the bank behind the near goal in Walsh Park yesterday and, a couple of minutes into the match, I was congratulating myself on the decision.

The recovery powers of Waterford’s youth were too much for a typically vapid League performance by Cork in Walsh Park today.

Cork couldn’t have dreamed of a better start, breaching Stephen O’Keeffe’s goal-line twice in the opening three minutes.

Bennett, who signed a two-year deal with the Belgian team last month, held off Jasper Philipsen (UAE Team Emirates) and Erik Baska (Bora-Hansgrohe) in a close race to the line.

New Waterford boss Liam Cahill admitted he was disappointed by Phillip Mahony’s inter-county retirement but said the decision deserved to be respected.

A much improved second-half display saw Waterford finish their Munster Senior Hurling League campaign with a 22-point victory over Kerry in Austin Stack Park this afternoon.

Shane Bennett will not be part of the Waterford senior hurling panel in 2020, the Irish Examiner understands.

Sam Bennett has completed his move to Deceuninck-QuickStep a month after cutting ties with Bora-Hansgrohe.

Few counties have as little time for romance as Kilkenny and their county champions duly put paid to the fairytale run of St Mullins in this AIB Leinster senior club hurling decider in Portlaoise on Sunday afternoon.

Not for the first time in this Munster intermediate hurling club championship has the resolve and character of Fr O’Neill’s been tested. This provincial final victory in Fraher Field, Dungarvan was built on a fierce work-rate and will-to-win, just like they showed in their extra-time victory over Blackrock earlier this month.

Prior to the vaccine, she enjoyed a "very active life, a very active social life and school was no bother".

The Ireland boss was speaking at the PFAI awards which saw Dundalk boss Vinner Perth and Shamrock Rovers man Jack Byrne pick up the manager and player of the year awards.

Waterford intermediate champions, Ballysaggart, had to call on all of their resolve to see off their Kerry senior counterparts, Causeway, in today’s Munster Club IHC quarter-final at Fraher Field.

Derby County pair Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett have avoided prison after they admitted drink-driving over a crash which left their club captain and Republic of Ireland international Richard Keogh seriously injured.

The State in the High Court has expressed “ greatest sympathy” for a 26-year-old woman who is suing claiming she developed narcolepsy after she got the swine flu Pandemrix vaccination.

Republic of Ireland international Richard Keogh could be out of football until December 2020 after damaging two knee ligaments in last week’s car crash.

Two goals in the space of four minutes at the end of the first half saw Derry City move into prime position for a top three finish and Europa League football next season.

The Irish team for tomorrow’s elite men’s road race at the UCI World Championships in Yorkshire are a tried and tested bunch of riders at the top level - with the exception of Rory Townsend.

Behind every great team is another. Driving Ireland's Rugby World Cup ambitions is a special management group led by Head Coach Joe Schmidt. The Inpho Sports Photo Agency spent months compiling this brilliant series of images showcasing the character and personality of the backroom team.

Irish writer Ronan Bennett has teamed up with Drake to resurrect gritty drama Top Boy, writes Ed Power.

Neale Fenn’s managerial reign got off to an inauspicious start as his attacking brand of football was undone by a ruthless Sligo Rovers front-line in this thrilling encounter at Turner’s Cross.

Ireland’s Sam Bennett came within a whisker of making it back-to-back stage wins at the Vuelta a Espana as Nicolas Roche retained the race leader’s red jersey.

Sam Bennett missed out on a second consecutive Vuelta a Espana stage win by the slightest of margins as he was pipped on the line by Fabio Jakobsen in El Puig.

Sam Bennett doubled Ireland’s cause for celebrations in the Vuelta a Espana as he took victory on stage three while compatriot Nicolas Roche kept the leader’s red jersey.

The outstanding Tramore course once again proved a happy hunting ground for Limerick Golf Club over the weekend when they pulled off a highly impressive double in the Munster finals of the AIG Irish Senior Cup-Barton Shield and so qualified for the national finals to take place at Westport on September 20-22.

Sam Bennett will make his debut in the Vuelta a Espana today when the three-week race rolls down the start ramp in the seaside city of Torrevieja, south of Alicante.

It's the first win for his Belgian team since the death of their young rider Bjorg Lambrecht on the Tour of Poland.

A Cork City legends side will be reeling in the years at Turner’s Cross next month as they take to the field for Alan Bennett’s testimonial game.

Ireland’s Sam Bennett completed a hat-trick of victories after a photo finish to stage three of the BinckBank Tour in Aalter.

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.

Sam Bennett completed back-to-back stage wins at the BinckBank Tour after edging a bunched sprint on stage two.

The Tipperary man, who rides for Bora-Hansgrohe, overtook Edward Theuns and Mike Teunissen in the final 100 metres as he came out on top in a bunch sprint at the end of the 167.2km section from Beveren to Hulst.

They had to ride their luck, but Cork City will be in Monday’s draw for the second round of the FAI Cup.

Preston North End took a deserved victory at Turner’s Cross last night, but an outstanding performance from Cork City goalkeeper Tadhg Ryan ensured the Championship side had to earn the win.

Cork cruised past troubled Waterford in Pairc Ui Chaoimh, eventually winning by 13 points.

Last night in Youghal could have been 2002, or 2004. Or 2007. Or 2010. Cork and Waterford were facing off in hurling once again, with all the chips on the table.

His backroom team will be made up of club captain Alan Bennett and Head of Academy Colin Healy.

Cork City’s woes continued as a 76th-minute equaliser from captain Keith Cowan secured a draw for Finn Harps at Turner’s Cross last night.

There was a nail-biting final stage to the Kerry Group Rás Mumhan, as JB Murphy (Team Leinster) powered home to victory in the final dash up the hill in Killorglin in an exciting two-man sprint with his breakaway compatriot Sean Hahessy (Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimo).

Sam Bennett remains in the leader's blue jersey after the fourth stage of the Tour of Turkey.