A Dublin actress has been given an eight-month suspended sentence for a “relentless” online harassment campaign of a BBC children’s television presenter.

A Dublin actress has pleaded guilty to online harassment campaign of a BBC children’s television presenter.

We have “failed utterly” to break the cycle of poverty, according to the outgoing chief executive of Barnardos children’s charity, Fergus Finlay.

Just months after a riveting 2001 football championship had captured the public imagination with the advent and novelty of the backdoor, Ger Loughnane proclaimed in his book, Raising The Banner: “The biggest problem with hurling is that it is in danger of being swamped by football.

Donegal sucked all the energy and drama out of Ulster final day on Sunday afternoon, strolling to a 12-point win against a Fermanagh side that never looked capable of mounting the challenge needed to upset the odds.

Fermanagh 1-8 Monaghan 0-10: It was the type of finish that a game devoid of adventure and flair scarcely deserved, a climax worthy of any sporting occasion, as Fermanagh reached for the sky on an unforgettable afternoon at Healy Park.

Another woman has stepped forward to accuse former US president George HW Bush of inappropriately touching her.

Munster have received a welcome boost ahead of Sunday’s Champions Cup opener at Castres with Rassie Erasmus giving positive fitness updates on Jean Kleyn and Simon Zebo.

Richard Corrigan’s Virginia Park Lodge Hotel in Co Cavan suffered an operating loss of £416,074 (€465,000) last year, newly filed accounts show.

Cork City Council claimed yesterday that a trader at the English Market was causing a fire and safety hazard by storing a huge number of boxes and crates in the loft space over his grocery unit.

Rowing Ireland will be looking to continue their rich vein of form having set off for Hazewinkel in Belgium where they will compete in the Coupe de la Jeunesse this coming Saturday and Sunday.

It was a second-half cruise for Monaghan as they routed Fermanagh in an Ulster SFC preliminary round tie at Clones to set up a derby meeting with Cavan.

UCC were given every chance to bring this Sigerson Cup semi-final to extra-time. They squandered the lot and so St Mary’s will contest their first decider in 24 years this afternoon.

Tyrone and Derry will meet in the Dr McKenna Cup final next weekend, after two close and exciting semi-finals, writes Francis Mooney.

Edmond Sexton opened his 2017 campaign with an impressive win over James O’Donovan in the first score in the renewal of the Dennis McGarry Cup at Whitechurch.

St Brendan’s College, Killarney 1-15 De La Salle College, Macroom 1-8: Munster and All Ireland college’s champions St Brendan’s College, Killarney, qualified for the quarter-final of the Corn Uí Mhuirí in Rathmore yesterday. Two wins out of two for The Sem, having emerged comfortable victors in this tie.

The alleged solitary confinement of inmates by the authorities at Oberstown Youth Detention Centre stems from what can only be described as a riot and an attempt to escape resulting in a fire, the High Court heard yesterday.

Fermanagh 0-19 Wexford 1-11: Fermanagh boss Pete McGrath has called for a repeat of the second-half performance that condemned Wexford to a five-point qualifier defeat at Innovate Wexford Park on Saturday.

Donegal 2-12 Fermanagh 0-11: Since emerging as a force five years ago Donegal have often demonstrated the ability to win games in devastating spells, and they did so again yesterday — this time with 14 men — to swat Fermanagh aside in Ballybofey.

Ulster SFC quarter-final

Fermanagh 1-12 Antrim 0-9: The first championship game of summer is not the worst time of year to win ugly and, after toiling to an unconvincing preliminary round win over Antrim yesterday, Fermanagh will feel the only way is up.

Fermanagh 0-12 Tyrone 1-9: Fermanagh dug out the point they needed to avoid relegation, holding neighbours and Division Two finalists Tyrone to a draw at Brewster Park.

Fermanagh 1-17 Laois 0-10: Fermanagh boosted their prospects of staying in Division 2, with Tomás Corrigan scoring a brilliant match-winning haul of 1-11 to push Laois further into relegation danger.

Meanwhile substitute Cian O’Brien was the hero for Meath as his late equaliser rescued a draw.

SAS soldiers who shot dead eight IRA men and a bystander as they attacked a police station in the North acted excessively, a lawyer for the bereaved claimed.

Tyrone 3-17 Queen’s University 0-11: Mickey Harte handed out seven debuts to inject some young blood into his team, and they responded with a commanding performance as the Dr McKenna Cup holders began their title defence with a resounding win at Healy Park.

The number of black cards issued during this year’s All-Ireland senior football championship and national league reached 163, an increase of 12% on the 2014 figure.

James Owens improved his chances of refereeing his first senior All-Ireland hurling final with an impressive handling of the Galway-Cork All-Ireland quarter-final yesterday.