Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell has paid tribute to former co-star Liz Dawn, describing her as the “matriarch” of the soap.

Swamp Fox won the feature race, the €26,000 Dawn Milk Handicap on Ladies Day at Killarney Races yesterday, but there was no outfoxing, or even outdancing judges Aidan O’Mahony and Thalia Heffernan who said they were “ swamped” with style.

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An unfaithful wife with "a temper like The Hulk" had her throat cut during a furious row with her estranged husband about his new girlfriend, a court in England has heard.

Kerry have failed to have Irish international rugby star Louise Galvin freed for football duty with the Kingdom.

The Bastille day fireworks had just ended when a large white truck drove fast and deliberately at the crowd on the Nice waterfront.

From redheads to uniforms, Caroline Delaney reports on dating websites that focus on connecting like-minded people

Irish designer Joan Bergin tells Ellie O’Byrne the secrets of working on some of the most celebrated films and TV shows of our age

Food companies featured prominently in the Green Awards 2016, celebrating the sustainability commitments of Irish companies across a range of categories.

What better place to show off one of the most beautiful cars in the world than one of the most spectacular locations?

Whether it’s the smell of a new pair of boots, the smooth texture of a new ball unblemished by the thousands of hours of play yet to come or that sense of excitement that comes with donning the latest replica kit for the first time, sport clearly isn’t just about the joys accrued from playing or watching it.

Details of this year’s Mr Personality have officially been unveiled.

YES: Slick jumping and endless stamina can see Mullins hope home and hosed, argues Darren Norris

A man has been further detained in custody in the Netherlands after a woman — a mother of eight and grandmother of 11 — was found beaten to death in her home.

The return of Cheltenham Gold Cup hopeful Don Cossack is the highlight of today’s action at Punchestown, and the Gordon Elliott-trained eight-year-old is impossible to oppose in the Grade 3 Irish Daily Star Chase.

Herald The Dawn, impressive when winning his maiden at Naas earlier this month, produced a sustained and very game effort to overcome soft ground and exciting filly Now Or Never in the Group 2 Galileo EBF Futurity Stakes yesterday afternoon at the Curragh.

MEXICO: The arrest of a drug smuggler in scuba gear led to the discovery of a tunnel from Mexico.

The stoutly-bred Herald The Dawn looks bound for bigger and better things after opening his account in style in at Naas yesterday.

Your spoiler-free guide to tonight's TV programmes.

Molly's sterling performance on Thursday night was not enough to get Ireland into tonight's Eurovision final but it won't dampen our enthusiasm on what is a historic night for this country.

Your spoiler free guide to tonight's TV.

Dawn broke yesterday morning and with it the realisation there are still up to 10 weeks of club rugby to be negotiated before Ireland’s Six Nations champions and their contemporaries around the provinces can clock off for a summer break.

I still don't really get why people are so down on The Order 1886. It's got an amazingly well-crafted world, an enjoyable story with good writing and some fun characters. Oh and its probably the most stunning thing ever made for a PS4.

Dawn and Chris O'Dowd welcomed their son Art into the world three weeks ago.

The Boylesports.com Champion Chase at the Punchestown Festival is top of the agenda for Mallowney following a staggeringly easy win in the Underwriting Exchange Dan Moore Memorial Chase at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Irish actor Chris O'Dowd and wife Dawn O'Porter are expecting their first child.

A Limerick father whose bicycle was stolen during a charity cycling event in Liverpool has told of his joy that a campaign to help his sick daughter has been launched in the British city.

BETWEEN forkfuls of salad in a New York restaurant, TV presenter Dawn O’Porter, 35, is remembering the 2011 Baftas.

The sister of a young man who died recently has issued an emotional appeal to thieves to return treasured personal items they stole from her mother’s car as she visited his grave today.

The sister of a young man who died recently has issued an emotional appeal to thieves to return treasured personal items they stole from her mother's car as she visited his grave today.

Six weeks after undergoing open heart surgery, Ken McGrath hopes to be in Thurles to watch his beloved Déise.

Gary Barlow has told for the first time how the stillbirth of his daughter filtered into the songwriting on his latest album.

Pet-friendly businesses could attract more foreign visitors, says Louise Roseingrave.