Tyrone footballer Tiernan McCann has to ice his fractured kneecap every 30 minutes and is unable to walk or work because of the serious injury sustained last week.

Bookies report that this bout will the biggest ever in terms of cash wagered, and support for the Irishman far outweighs his prospects, writes Conall Ó Fátharta

ACTRESS Charlotte McCurry, from Belfast, is playing Grace Farrell in Cork Opera House’s production of Annie. It will run from July 30 to August 20.

The Tuam mother and baby home should not be treated as an individual scandal, but as part of a national trafficking network that commodified people, says Conall Ó Fátharta.

Kerry ... 1-17, Clare ... 2-8: Kerry will play Waterford in the Munster U21 football semi-final next Wednesday after this less than convincing quarter-final win over Clare, reports Eoghan Cormican from Austin Stack Park.

In Trinity, we’re holding our Student Union elections. I mention this for context — whenever I bring up “the elections” in uni, this is what people talk about. It’s an interesting microcosm.

Whether you choose to be at home with your children or just can’t afford childcare, life as a stay-at-home mum can devour your identity and sense of self-worth, writes Andrea Mara

Down manager Jim McCorry has questioned the level of training given to umpires in the wake of Conall McGovern’s controversial dismissal in Sunday’s Ulster SFC defeat by Derry.

It’s the little things about Ashford Castle that makes a stay there so enjoyable, writes Conall Ó Fátharta.    

At 32, Irish Examiner journalist Conall Ó Fátharta decided to grab life by the steering wheel and learn to drive. Four lessons in, just how far down the road is he?

At 32, Irish Examiner journalist Conall Ó Fátharta decided to grab life by the steering wheel and learn to drive. Eight weeks on, just how far down the road is he?

The National Youth Theatre returns this week with an adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels.

More than 6,000 boxing fans lined Bray seafront to see local girl Katie Taylor secure a bronze at the Olympics.

IRISH Examiner journalist Conall Ó Fatharta has won one of the highest accolades on offer at the Justice Media Awards for his outstanding exposé on Ireland’s illegal adoption scandal.

LADY in red Gráinne Seoige faced the cameras for the first time since the split from her husband became public but was giving little away.

WHEN the news broke yesterday morning that one of Ireland’s best loved TV presenters Gráinne Seoige had split from husband and partner of 11 years, Stephen Cullinane, it came as no surprise that the friends, colleagues and family of the pair were staying tight lipped about the break up.

JUST 11 days before her fourth child is due, this 31-year-old woman believes she is facing into giving birth without any kind of medical care.

THE relief on the faces of the An Ghaeltacht players at the end of yesterday’s AIB Munster Club SFC final was very evident.

CHARLES HAUGHEY made a rare public appearance yesterday when he was among the chief mourners at the funeral of his brother, Paraic, in Dublin.