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rugby

Van Graan: Not good enough by our standards

Johann van Graan’s Munster endured a first defeat of the season as Cheetahs doled out another heavy beating in this battle of the conference leaders in Bloemfontein.

sport

Late Dale strike secures Cup win for Quins

sport

Hockey: Both UCC and Cork C of I have all to play for

sport

Catholic Institute face a step up in class away to Monkstown

sport

UCC draw blank to miss out on promotion

Hockey: Bandon bidding to complete first leg of treble

Harlequins keep slim League hopes alive

Cliodhna Sargent’s last-minute penalty corner smash has kept Cork Harlequins’ outside chances of EY Hockey League glory alive.

Mon, 12 Mar, 2018

Hockey: Institute leave golden chance slip as C of I level

It proved a case of two steps forward, one step back for Catholic Institute in the Munster Women’s Division One title race as no sooner had they cracked open the race with UCC they were pegged back by Cork C of I.

Mon, 22 Jan, 2018

Pratt’s double for Institute blows title race wide open

Hockey

Mon, 15 Jan, 2018

Leicester Tigers v Castres Olympique - Champions Cup - Pool Four - Welford Road

Leicester Tigers romp to victory over Castres

Leicester romped to a seven-try European Champions Cup victory as they ran Castres ragged at Welford Road.

Sat, 21 Oct, 2017

OJ Simpson could be free in October if granted parole in July hearing

Imprisoned former American football star OJ Simpson has a July 20 parole hearing that could have him released from a Nevada prison on October 1, a state parole official said.

Tue, 20 Jun, 2017

Design/life: Gunvor Anhoj, Contemporary blacksmith

"We mainly create sculptural work and one-off commissions, each piece is typically very labour-intensivence," says Gunvor Anhøj.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2017

Leinster get the job done, but Johnny Sexton suffers fresh injury blow

Castres 24 Leinster 24: Leinster lost Jonathan Sexton to injury last night but just about held out for a draw in a six-try thriller that all but guarantees them a Champions Cup quarter-final home tie when the competition resumes in early April.

Sat, 21 Jan, 2017

Samsung plans overhaul amid shareholder pressure

Samsung said it will disclose plans to boost shareholder value today, a move that comes amid pressure from US fund Elliott Management to split the company in two and provide more in payouts.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2016

Nick Tompkins scores his sides second try 22/10/2016

Here's how the rest of the Champions Cup games finished

Clermont beat Bordeaux in a cracker in Ulster's pool.

Sat, 22 Oct, 2016

PB gives Ciara Mageean perfect Rio send-off

Ciara Mageean gave herself the perfect send-off ahead of the Olympic Games by running a lifetime best of 2:00.79 at the Morton Games in Santry last night, the third fastest time in history by an Irishwoman.

Sun, 24 Jul, 2016

Cold-coffee boom starts to pour out across the US

A lightbulb moment by a US coffee executive while cruising in the Caribbean has created a boom product, writes Jennifer Caplan.

Tue, 24 May, 2016

Junior Cup victory boosts Cork Church of Ireland

Cork Church of Ireland annexed the Irish Junior Cup for the first time since 2009 with a 2-0 win over Monkstown at Belfield yesterday.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Man accused of shooting son ‘because he was gay’

A Los Angeles man charged with fatally shooting his 29-year-old son for being gay had repeatedly threatened to kill him over his sexual orientation, prosecutors say.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

Dan Carter kicks a conversion 12/12/2015

Five-try Racing extend lead in Top 14

Five-try Racing extended their advantage at the summit of the Top 14 with a bonus-point 39-35 triumph, as late tries from Xavier Chauveau and Joe Rokocoko broke Grenoble’s stubborn resistance.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

Comic books in 2015: Rebel yells and worlds of fantasy

An exciting mix of new names and established figures made 2015 a great year for comic books and graphic novels, writes Don O’Mahony

Wed, 30 Dec, 2015

Google ordered to take down news story links

Google has been ordered to remove nine links to news stories by Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under the “right to be forgotten” ruling.

Sat, 22 Aug, 2015

VIDEO: Defeat leaves Schmidt much to ponder ahead of World Cup

Irish coach Joe Schmidt insisted during the week that places in the World Cup squad were still up for grabs. After yet another defeat to the Barbarians at Thomond Park last night, he will go home for another re-think after a performance he described as “a bit inaccurate.”

Fri, 29 May, 2015

Shane Jennings leads Barbarians into battle

The retiring Shane Jennings is set to go out on a high when captaining the Barbarians against Ireland at Thomond Park tomorrow night.

Wed, 27 May, 2015

Welsh stars Adam Jones and Alex Cuthbert called up for Barbarians

Thomond Park is set to be graced by two more world-renowned stars when the Barbarians face an Ireland XV in Limerick later this month after Wales and Lions duo Adam Jones and Alex Cuthbert were added to Robbie Deans’s invitational squad.

Wed, 06 May, 2015

Joe Rokocoko ready for return to Thomond

All Blacks legend Joe Rokocoko is set to make his first return to Thomond Park since scoring the winning try against Munster seven years ago after being confirmed for the Barbarians squad to face an Ireland XV in Limerick on May 28.

Wed, 29 Apr, 2015

Diageo boss ‘right’ to quit campaign

Barnardo’s chief executive Fergus Finlay is determined to continue with the controversial Stop Out of Control Drinking campaign despite its funder, Diageo, withdrawing its representative from the board.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2015

Diageo should stick to brewing great stout

Diageo came up with a brilliant idea: use the 250th anniversary of the founding of Guinness to market their products. It was so successful that ‘Arthur’s Day’ became an annual event perhaps as significant in our calendars as St Patrick’s Day.

Sat, 28 Mar, 2015

Diageo have helped create alcohol culture

David Smith, CEO of Diageo Ireland, sounded like a man with all the answers in dealing with the alcohol problem in this country. He spoke of making a cultural change in regard to alcohol.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2015

Alcohol awareness - Diageo boss steps down

NOT before time, the Diageo boss in Ireland, David Smith, has withdrawn from the board of an alcohol awareness campaign established last month and which the international drinks conglomerate is funding to the tune of €1m.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2015

Diageo director David Smith withdraws from drink campaign

Drinks giant Diageo has pulled its representative from the board of the controversial alcohol aware ness campaign, which it also funds.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2015

Diageo Ireland chief steps down from anti-alcohol abuse campaign board

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has welcomed the decision by the head of Diageo Ireland to step down from the board of the 'Stop Out-of-Control Drinking' campaign.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2015

The world of war that stretched from St James’s Gate to fields of Flanders

An exhibition dedicated to Guinness employees who fought in the First World War was opened by broadcaster Gay Byrne in Dublin yesterday.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2015

Diageo to launch careful drinking campaign

Diageo, the country’s largest drinks company and owner of Guinness, is to pour millions into a public awareness campaign aimed at preventing excessive drinking.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2015

First Guinness sales rise in six years

Net sales of Guinness in Ireland grew by 1% year-on-year in the six months to the end of December, marking the iconic stout’s first sales increase in six years.

Fri, 30 Jan, 2015

Clermont lose top spot to Toulon

Clermont Auvergne have been knocked off the summit of the Top 14 ahead of their two Champions Cup clashes with Munster after they went down 27-19 away to champions Toulon on Saturday night.

Mon, 01 Dec, 2014

Scarlets deny Toulon bonus point

Champions Cup: Toulon were made to battle hard by Scarlets before starting their Champions Cup defence with a 28-18 victory at Stade Felix Mayol.

Mon, 20 Oct, 2014

US girl band singer Simone Battle found dead in her home

US girl group singer Simone Battle, a finalist on 'The X Factor' USA in 2011, has died.

Sat, 06 Sep, 2014

Diageo’s Irish brands raise some cheer but Guinness flat globally

Net sales of Guinness declined 3% in Ireland over the past year, due to hot weather, significant rises in excise duties and the continuing shrinkage of the overall beer market here.

Fri, 01 Aug, 2014

Plumber who broke man’s skull avoids prison

A Dublin plumber who broke a man’s skull with a claw hammer after finding him in his former partner’s bed has avoided a jail sentence.

Thu, 05 Jun, 2014

Journey from little Irish townland to advanced veterinary surgery in UK

HE runs one of the most advanced veterinary practices in Britain, treats some of the hardest-to-cure pets, deals in cutting-edge techniques, and is the star of Channel 4’s The Supervet.

Thu, 29 May, 2014

Spend pennies wisely

There’s two things you must consider after this game: Munster could have won the Heineken Cup this year, but to win a European Champions Cup next season, they will have to invest wisely.

Mon, 28 Apr, 2014