Ireland are on the brink of retaining their Ladies’ Home International crown heading into this morning’s showdown with Scotland at Ballybunion.

Peter O’Keeffe can become the first man since Pádraig Harrington to complete a famous double after he saw off Kinsale’s John Murphy to reach the last 16 of the AIG Irish Amateur Close at the European Club.

The sun was setting over Dun Laoghaire harbour as jazz sorcerer Kamasi Washington embarked on his umpteenth dazzling solo of the evening.

The sun was setting over Dun Laoghaire harbour as jazz sorcerer Kamasi Washington embarked on his umpteenth dazzling solo of the evening.

Eoghan Long won the 36-hole Douglas Senior Scratch Cup on Sunday.

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From surprise comebacks to celebrity spats and unfortunate deaths, pop stars were never far from the headlines in 2017, writes Ed Power.

As part of our running series, Eoghan O’Sullivan selects his 2017 highlights from the world of arts and culture.

The Cork Opera House stage must feel like a second home to Lisa Hannigan. 

Warrenpoint’s Jamie Fletcher kept a cool head to hold off a late rally from Athenry teenager David Kitt and win the AIG Irish Amateur Close by one hole at a sun-splashed Galway.

Athenry schoolboy David Kitt could become the youngest winner of the AIG Irish Amateur Close since Rory McIlroy in 2006 after cruising into the semi-finals in impressive style on a day of shocks at Galway Golf Club.

Leinster won the Boys U14 Interprovincial Championship in style, beating Ulster 4-1 to complete a clean sweep at Blarney.

Connacht completed a stirring singles comeback to pip Ulster 5.5-4.5 during the opening day of the Boys U18 Interprovincial Championship at Blarney.

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Even bigger crowds are expected to attend this year’s Skibbereen Arts Festival as it grows in popularity with its impressive line-up of musicians, actors and artists from home and abroad.

Here are five of the best things from the Irish arts scene to do this week.

David Kitt, fresh from experiments with the underground deep house scene, has picked up his guitar again and is experimenting with new sounds, writes Don O’Mahony

Appropriately for a music festival that veers in tone from eccentric to sublime and all the way back again, on the first day of Electric Picnic the weather couldn’t make up its mind.

TWO weeks ago, the Choice Music Prize shortlist for best Irish album of 2013 was announced — how many can you name?

The discerning readers of Condé Nast Traveller magazine voted Kilkenny one of its top 10 of world’s friendliest cities recently, and if you visit during its festival period, you might even consider a mere top 10 is a bit unfair to the place.

Arthur’s Day promises top-class pub gigs. Tanya Sweeney recalls some great stories from Irish pubs

Showers swept through the Stradbally estate in Co Laois as the early arrivals at Electric Picnic began pitching their tents yesterday morning.

A highlight of Midsummer Festival was a series of plays performed in unlikely locations about Cork city, says arts editor Marc O’Sullivan

Continuing today are Siamsa Tire’s What the Folk?, Dylan Tighe’s Record at the Half Moon Theatre and Ronan Leonard’s Adventures of a Music Nerd at the Crane Lane.

Music fans are heading to Mayo in their thousands this evening for the first ever Westport Festival of Music and Performing Arts.

Other Voices’ simple, church concert format in a wintry location was an unlikely hit, but it’s ten years old, says Carl Dixon

IRISH music should be used to lift people out of the economic gloom and “engender a sense of wellbeing” around the country, according to chairman of the Oireachtas Arts Committee, Tom Kitt.

Irish singer David Kitt is among the artists today confirmed to be playing the Electric Picnic festival.

Railway chiefs are on track to celebrate Dublin’s Dart system which marks its 25th anniversary in service today.

The line-up for this year's Jameson Dublin International Film Festival will be announced later today.

Northern band Snow Patrol swept the boards at the star studded Meteor Ireland Music Awards tonight as they strutted away from the Point Theatre with four gongs.

The stars of Ireland’s music industry are expected to turn out in Dublin’s Point Theatre tonight for the Meteor Music Awards.

Snow Patrol have been announced as 6/4 favourites to scoop the Choice Music Prize by official bookmaker to the awards Paddy Power.

FOOTBALL supporters of Ireland, their country needs you.

The line up for this year’s Electric Picnic Festival in Co Laois has been announced. The self style ‘boutique’ festival returns as a three day event this year on September 1-3.

WE doffed the cap to a few of the more surprising omissions above, but what about those bubbling under, those who won’t just be knocking at the door but will have their feet well and truly under the table come the end of 2006.

Westlife have been installed as favourite to claim best Irish pop act at this year’s Meteor Awards, it emerged today.

The Frames have been nominated in two categories for the Meteor Ireland Music Awards - Best Irish Album and Best Irish Band.

Top Irish musicians and comedians have lined up a series of benefit concerts which aim to raise €100,000 for the tsunamis disaster appeal, it emerged today.

AN Anti-War Petition was handed over to the Dáil yesterday by Olaf Tyaransen of Hot Press in association with the Irish Anti War Movement.

Five-time Grammy winner Lionel Richie is jetting into Dublin to perform at the Meteor Awards on Monday, March 1.