MOURINHO. Martin Atkinson. Tottenham away. In January. Bring it all on, football; do your worst.

Latest: Bernard and Carol Devine have been found safe and well.

It used to be like this. A call for coffee with the manager, or a discreet invitation from one of the selectors. In the worst-case scenario a league panel without your name on it might appear in the paper.

The gallant art has always been surrounded with a halo of singular glamour, Nabokov once said, adding: “Aloof, solitary, impassive, the crack goalie is followed in the streets by entranced little boys.”

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

Every GAA supporter will have their own memory, their own keepsake of a ‘Berno’ moment.

His morning radio slot ended earlier this year – but Bernard O’Shea has never been busier, starting with his debut book, writes Esther McCarthy.

Mayo farmer Brendan Kilduff, who received fatal gunshot wounds on Tuesday night last, was described at his funeral Mass as “a man of the land, a man of family, a man of the parish, a generous soul.”

Every single thing always seems to come down to money, be that cuts or a potential return on investment. But where does culture fit into that equation, be that in the music we listen to or the public venues in which we gather, asks Joyce Fegan

When trying to predict which player or players could have a really serious impact on the All-Ireland SFC final replay, one man keeps on springing to mind having watched the drawn encounter back in full, writes Peter McNamara.

Dublin great Charlie Redmond has insisted there’ll be no ‘resentment’ if Diarmuid Connolly beats a lionheart performer like Bernard Brogan to an All-Ireland final bench spot.

Wolves have never hidden their ambitions. At a business breakfast event in the city in September 2018, then-managing director Laurie Dalrymple spoke of his pride at Wolves’s progress over the previous two years.

There was a smile and a handshake for Diarmuid Connolly upon his departure from the field for a black card but Jim Gavin had returned to battle mode by the time he met the press.

Businessman Bernard Rocca and his wife, Theresa, may avoid losing their €1m Castleknock, Dublin, home which a vulture fund claims it is entitled to sell off against Bernard’s personal business debts of up to €2m.

Aileen Lee speaks to woodturner, Hilary Hale.

Mick O'Flynn is a Cork man, a Nemo Rangers clubman, who became the most influential non-native on Kilkenny's hurling prospects.

Cork All-Ireland winner Joe Deane on his grip and the art of free-taking.

Gerald Jennings, a property manager from Carlow Town, claims he was arrested because gardaí wrongly believed he had carried out a savage street assault on his fiancée, beautician Martha Kowalczyk.

A dispute between Clare County Council and members of the Irish Traveller Community over a site earmarked for new social housing units has opened before the High Court.

In his 10th season playing Championship football for Dublin, and in his 100th overall game, the tight-marking defender finally scored a point.

"While the surgeon was down there – job done"

What do you think of the move?

Defeat for Cardiff means relegation is now a very realistic possibility for them.

Businessman Bernard Rocca and his wife, Theresa, face losing their €1 million Castleknock, Dublin home despite having the money in a legal account to clear off a mortgage debt of €131,000 and a second mortgage debt of 10 cent, a court heard today.

Dublin won pulling up in their Division 1 NFL tie at Kingspan Breffni as Cavan fell way short of completing a hoped-for ‘mission impossible’.

Former Dublin forward Vinnie Murphy has written off the All-Ireland chances of both Kerry and Mayo, claiming Mayo in particular don’t have “much in them this year”.

Bernard Jackman has been sacked as head coach by the Dragons.

Daniel Storey shares his Merseyside derby questions

It’s certainly been a week for unlikely bedfellows getting pally. Trump manhandled Macron; the two Koreans hugged; and then, most unexpectedly of all, Old Trafford embraced Arsene Wenger. Where once would rage ‘shooting by other means’ now reigned sentimental applause.

Barney Rock considers the 2014 All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Donegal as one of the toughest lessons this current Dublin side has learned, but suggests last year’s Division 1 final loss to Kerry was just as informative to Jim Gavin.

Alan Brogan expects that his brother Bernard will be aiming to return to action for Dublin in the latter stages of the Championship, despite undergoing cruciate surgery last week.

He’s been hanging on by a thread for the last few weeks but the Marty Party has finally come to an end.

'I'm overweight, I can't tuck and suck'.

Former Dublin defender Johnny Magee has revealed he skipped surgery after damaging his cruciate knee ligament, playing on for years, and he reckons Bernard Brogan could do likewise.

It must be the week that’s in it, but the judges were showing a lot of love to the surviving celebs tonight.

And then there were eight. Maia Dunphy was the latest contestant on Dancing with the Stars to exit stage left, with the Marty Party still going strong.

Got a dilemma? No problem! Ask Audrey has all the answers.

A local authority has brought a High Court action against a Travelller family which it says is trespassing on a site earmarked for new social housing units.

Manchester City slumped to their first defeat of the season with a 2-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in their final Champions League Group F game.

Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham all won on a historic Champions League night for English football.

Manchester City slumped to their first defeat of the season with a 2-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in their final Champions League Group F game.

The Late Late Toy Show is more than just an entertainment programme. It’s part of our culture and, not only that, it marks the official start of a real Irish Christmas, suggests Jen Hogan.