Munster A 26 Ulster A 3: It was rugged, it was tough, but Munster A secured a well-deserved B&I Cup quarter-final victory over Ulster at Musgrave Park yesterday and earned themselves a home date with Ealing Trailfinders, who had a huge 84-7 win over Llanelli Scarlets.

A Cork-owned family business in existence for almost a century has showed how, from humble beginnings, it became an Irish industry leader in maintenance, repair and operations (MRO).

A mother-of-one, originally charged with murdering Dale Creighton, has begun a one-year prison term for violent disorder during the fatal attack on a Tallaght footbridge.

Five Dublin men have been jailed for between three and seven and a half years for killing a 20-year-old in a 14-minute attack. A woman has been jailed for one year for violent disorder during the attack and another man has received a suspended sentence for possession of a knife at the time.

The murder charges against seven Dubliners have been dropped, after five of them pleaded guilty to Dale Creighton’s manslaughter and their two co-accused pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

One of seven Dubliners charged with murdering a man who was beaten to death said he had hit him because the deceased had pulled a knife on him and stolen his sister’s phone.

One of seven people accused of murdering a man on a footbridge in Dublin claims he tried to help him and left when things started getting out of hand.

One of seven Dubliners charged with murdering a man, who was beaten to death, said the deceased was already ‘black and blue and bleeding from his eyes’ before he punched him.

The trial of seven people charged with murdering a man, who was beaten to death, has heard that another man seen punching and kicking him repeatedly was charged with assault causing harm.

The trial of seven Dubliners charged with murdering a man, who was beaten to death, has heard that another man seen punching and kicking him repeatedly was charged with assault causing harm.

One of seven people accused of murdering Dale Creighton in Dublin told Gardaí that he took a knife off his alleged victim on the night in question.

The trial of seven people charged with murder has heard that two of them had blood on their clothing shortly after a group was seen fleeing the bridge where Dale Creighton was found unconscious.

The jury in the trial of seven Dubliners charged with murder has seen footage of what the prosecutor described as a “vicious, prolonged and sustained attack” involving kicks and stamps to the 20-year-old’s head and body, after which he was thrown “like a rag doll”.

A jury at the trial of seven Dubliners charged with murdering 20-year-old Dale Creighton were warned not to search for information on the internet or discuss the case with anyone.

Six men and one woman have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Dale Creighton in January 2014.

The former head of strategy and communications with Renua Ireland has admitted he knew the party would make little ground in the general election, six months ahead of voters going to the polls.

Lucinda Creighton saw fledgling party fail to return a single seat, writes Political Reporter Elaine Loughlin.

The Renua leader Lucinda Creighton has promised to be a watchdog in government, and says a "grand coalition" of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil would lead to a "crony bonanza".

Paul Bradford admits it’s going to be an uphill battle for the fledgling party, writes Sean O’Riordan

Fianna Fáil’s giveaway manifesto, which was launched yesterday, is aimed at offering an alternative, according to party leader Micheál Martin.

Eamon Ryan and Eoghan Murphy mix-up could see interesting poll results, writes Caroline O’Doherty

Renua Ireland believes it will hold the balance of power after the election.

Lucinda Creighton has said the Taoiseach and finance minister tried to gag her from publishing remarks about Germany in 2012.

Former Minister Michael Lowry says he is disappointed that his constituency colleague Alan Kelly has "harangued" him in public.

Leo Varadkar, the health minister, has said he would like to remain on in his position after the general election — but only if he is given the authority and resources.