Celebrity chef Derry Clarke and his wife Sallyanne have been inundated with fresh messages of support after it was revealed their teenage son Andrew had taken his own life just after Christmas.

One of the country’s best-known restaurants, led by celebrity chef Derry Clarke and his wife Sallyanne, continues to trade profitably through the recession.

ARMAGH captain Steven McDonnell defended his team in the wake of heavy criticism following their four-point defeat to Kerry on Sunday.

NEIL MULHOLLAND has made the transition from journeyman jockey to promising trainer look like a walk in the park. One day he was just another National Hunt rider travelling the country to make a crust.

MUCH has been made of Down’s championship pedigree against Kerry since last Sunday’s draw but history of a more recent variety will have to change if the Ulster county is to maintain those bragging rights.

BOARD members of the Irish National Stud and chairwoman Chryss O’Reilly are in a battle to retain their prestigious positions.

THE BBC is to drop Australian soap Neighbours after 21 years.

Golfer Darren Clarke “won the greatest trophy of his life” when he married his wife Heather, mourners at her funeral were told today.

Padraig Harrington spoke today of his admiration for Heather and Darren Clarke - and about his decision to donate all his prize money from this week’s United States PGA championship to breast cancer research.

Irish Ryder Cup star Darren Clarke’s wife Heather passed away peacefully at 2.15am this morning in London’s Royal Marsden Hospital after a long battle with cancer.

Charlie Mulqueen

AS Scots Marc Warren and Peter Whitefield battled in a three hole play-off at the inaugural Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge in Killarney, the 38-strong Irish contingent were left to reflect on largely disappointing performances.

IRISH golf breaks new ground this week when the European Challenge Tour comes to our shores for the first time.

VIEWERS could say ‘God almighty’ about the gay kiss scene, but Fair City’s characters couldn’t take the Lord’s name in vain during 15 years of affairs, fights and deaths.