A retired former Chelsea footballer has won £5.5 million (€7.6m) on the Lotto.

A winner-take-all clash with New Zealand is Ireland’s prize for Saturday’s four-point victory (24-20) over Scotland in Saturday’s World Rugby U20 Championship Pool game in Calvisano.

Under-20 RBS 6 Nations

Freddie Thompson has appeared in court charged with unlawfully having a mobile phone in prison custody.

Rose Martin looks at a new book illustrating architecture in high places.

A children’s doctor who abused 18 boys in his care has been jailed for 22 years after a judge described him as the worst paedophile he had ever seen.

A children’s doctor who abused 18 boys in his care has been jailed for 22 years after a judge described him as the worst paedophile he had ever seen.

Carol O’Callaghan reviews a new volume on mid-century design.

A children’s doctor in England has pleaded guilty to a string of sexual offences against cancer sufferers in his care aged as young as 11.

A children's doctor in the UK has been accused of sexual offences against cancer sufferers in his care aged as young as 11, prosecutors have told a court.

Changed times chez Moynihan.

Ray Bradbury anticipated iPods, interactive television, electronic surveillance and live, sensational media events, including televised police pursuits — and not necessarily as good things.

US author Ray Bradbury has died at the age of 91, after a career of writing everything from science fiction and mystery to humour.

A cruise ship exploring the Northwest Passage in the Arctic ran aground on a rock that was not on the map.

A Dutch truck driver was charged today in connection with the seizure of cannabis worth more than €8m, at Dublin Port on Wednesday last.

Southend boosted their hopes of Coca-Cola Championship survival and completed a miserable week for QPR with a 5-0 rout at Roots Hall.

Southend continued their remarkable Coca-Cola Championship revival as QPR crashed to an eighth straight away defeat at Roots Hall.

Relatives of a teenage girl shot dead by a police officer’s gun in the North were today hoping a new report will recommend an investigation by an outside force.

Veteran author Ray Bradbury is demanding an apology from Farenheit 9/11 film-maker Michael Moore for lifting the title from his classic science-fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 without permission.

Sheffield Wednesday boosted their First Division survival hopes with a superb five-goal demolition of hapless Coventry at Hillsborough tonight.

Second-half goals from Shefki Kuqi and Adam Proudlock gave Sheffield Wednesday a 2-0 win at Rotherham.

Leicester boss Micky Adams has warned his side that struggling Ipswich are still capable of turning them over on Boxing Day.