Ryan Kent’s deflected strike earned Rangers their first victory in four domestic games after an unconvincing display against Ross County.

“I will find you and kill you” - that was the text message sent after midnight by a 42-year-old man to his ex-partner and yesterday he was remanded in custody for a week for the threatening charge.

Longford consolidated their place in Division 3 for next year while still keeping their promotion hopes alive with a fine win over Tipperary in Glennon Brothers Pearse Park. For Tipperary, they need results in their next two games if they want to avoid relegation.

Conference A leaders Leinster continued their unbeaten season with a 36-12 bonus-point win over Cheetahs at a rain-lashed RDS.

Cork City manager Neale Fenn has challenged his players to prove lowered expectations wrong when the SSE Airtricity League season kicks off on Friday.

Sean Davis of Enterprise Ireland looks at the success of Irish firms employing 106,000 people in the US.

An observant passer-by saw signs of a Christmas burglary at a house in Cork City and yesterday the culprit was jailed for six months.

Kobe Bryant's hoops-loving daughter listened to her father break down plays and watch every detail on the court, just as he did.

Longford put in a solid display as they started their Division 3 campaign with a three-point win over Louth at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park.

It is feared there are fresh delays to the new National Children's Hospital.

Longford boss Padraic Davis has challenged those who question the need for pre-season competitions in an already crowded GAA calendar.

The country’s first co-housing project, where residents repay one common loan on, and own shares in, an estate, is under way in Co Wicklow.

Davis played underage football for the Republic of Ireland up to U17 level during a five-year spell on the books at Reading.

Judge Olann Kelleher sent the case against the accused forward from Cork District Court today to the Central Criminal Court.

Sergeant Tony Davis, the crime prevention officer, advised people to only buy from trusted sources online.

The 33-year-old was arrested at his mother’s house on Sunday night.

Apple has told the Dáil's communications committee that it is no longer using contractors to listen to Siri recordings taken from customer devices.

Three Academy Awards qualifying places were up for grabs.

Alfredo Morelos scored one and set up another in four second-half minutes as Rangers beat Porto 2-0 to give themselves a real chance of making the Europa League knockout stages.

Thomas Davis and Ballyboden St Enda’s will contest this year’s Dublin Senior Football Championship final, after semi-final wins over Kilmacud Crokes and St Jude’s, respectively, at Parnell Park on Saturday evening.

Rangers missed the chance to return to the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership table as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Hearts at Tynecastle.

A young woman who stole toys from a shop shortly before Christmas crashed into a car as she tried to drive away from the scene.

A 24-year-old man was arrested at a café in the early hours of morning for his ninth count of being drunk and a source of danger — but he said yesterday he did not have a drink problem.

Gardaí investigating the report of a midnight burglary at a barbershop found the culprit hiding under a table at the back of the premises with €30 in coins in his pocket.

Bail was refused in the case against a man accused of assault causing harm to his own mother on Sunday.

Gardaí raided an apartment for a drugs search and a young man jumped out of bed and threw a packet of heroin out the window.

New Zealand officials have admitted making a mistake by allowing the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques to send a handwritten letter from his prison cell.

Wexford Youths went close to causing a major FAI Cup shock at the Brandywell, but Brian O’Sullivan’s First Division side were punished by Derry City’s in-form hitman, David Parkhouse, just six minutes from time.

Around 40 previously unknown monuments have been identified in the Brú na Bóinne area close to Newgrange as a result of what a leading archaeologist says was an “exceptionally successful” survey.

An Irish man who was extradited to the US has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for his role in operating the Silk Road website.

Former All-Ireland winners John Cleary and Tony Davis believe Cork have nothing to lose heading into this year’s Super 8s on the back of a comprehensive victory over Laois.