A Dublin maternity hospital has apologised to the parents of a stillborn baby whose identical twin survived.

Fulham ended their play-off hoodoo in style by coming from behind to beat Derby 2-0 and put themselves one win away from the Premier League.

Wolves took another step closer to promotion after goals from Diogo Jota and Ruben Neves earned the runaway Sky Bet Championship leaders a 2-0 win against Derby at Molineux.

University of Limerick 2-13 Cork Institute of Technology 1-11... UL’s growing reputation as a football stronghold was further enhanced yesterday as the Limerick university sealed a fourth successive Sigerson Cup quarter-final appearance.

Potential transgender recruits will have to overcome a lengthy and strict set of physical, medical and mental conditions that make it possible, though difficult, for them to join the armed services.

Substitute Scott Sinclair's 88th minute penalty gave Celtic a dramatic 1-1 Ladbrokes Premiership draw at Motherwell and extended the Hoops' unbeaten run to 66 games.

Celtic took the first step towards successive domestic trebles with a 2-0 Betfred Cup final win over 10-man Motherwell at Hampden Park.

Louis Moult's double sent Motherwell into the Betfred Cup final as Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha and opposite number Stephen Robinson were sent to the stand during a bad-tempered semi-final.

No fingerprints were found on the 28in Louisville Slugger baseball bat used to hit Irish businessman Jason Corbett multiple times in the head in the early hours of August 2, 2015, a forensic analyst with the North Carolina State Crime Lab testified yesterday.

Latets: No fingerprints were found on the 28-inch Louisville Slugger baseball bat used to hit Irish businessman Jason Corbett multiple times in the head, his murder trial has heard.

A new exhibition in Dublin underlines how important manga has been in bringing Japanese culture to the wider world, writes Don O’Mahony.

Ben Carson has been sworn in as the next secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Blackburn claimed all three points in Tony Mowbray's first home game in charge to boost their survival prospects and weaken Derby's diminishing play-off hopes.

Margaret Jennings says there is a wealth of research showing that a sedentary lifestyle with little or no exercise can lead to a higher risk of life-threatening diseases.  

Tom Ince fired Derby into the FA Cup fourth round as two quickfire Rams goals stunned West Brom.

A former German prisoner of war has left £384,000 (€454,000) to a small Scottish village for the kindness shown to him during his imprisonment.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina governor Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the United Nations, the first woman he has selected for a top-level administration post during his White House transition.

Frank McGuinness sees redemption for a province in the context of union with the rest of Ireland, writes Victoria White

A historic naval crest lay in Irish homes for over 60 years with the owners oblivious of its significance to Malta’s heritage.

Chesterfield have announced a member of staff has left the club following an internal investigation into a raffle for a place at the club's pre-season training camp which was won by a "falsified" entry.

Second-half goals from Conor Carson and Nigel Elliot secured a hard-earned 2-14 to 1-12 victory for Antrim over Roscommon in their Christy Ring Cup Round 2A encounter in Dunloy on Saturday.

It is more than ironic that while urging us “not to mix up historical fact with propaganda”, Liam MacFadden (April 25) indulges in quite a lot of historical revisionism himself. 

President Micheal D Higgins has pulled out of attending a civic dinner in Belfast to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising.

UL 0-12 Queen’s University 1-8

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is taking issue with the results of Monday’s Iowa caucuses, accusing winner Ted Cruz of fraud.

As the much-loved show prepares to bow out at Christmas, Keeley Bolger looks back on the six series of the top-rating drama

Former riding great John Francome insists help is there for all jockeys, past and present, if they need it in the wake of the sad death of Pat Eddery.

Republican US presidential candidate Ben Carson has taken the unusual step of insisting he tried to stab a child when he was younger — after CNN cast doubt on his claims of a violent past.