“My whole life is involved in trying to attract the next best feeling thought and at all times and being okay with whatever comes.”

Scottish Deputy First Minister John Swinney and Bob Geldof joined thousands of people who slept out in freezing conditions in Edinburgh to raise money to tackle homelessness.

Owen Coyle was not the least bit surprised by Roy Keane’s return to football as, first, assistant to Martin O’Neill with Ireland and now number two to Paul Lambert at Aston Villa.

There was little to choose between punters and bookmakers after a week-long battle in the betting ring came to a close at Royal Ascot on Saturday.

One of Ireland’s biggest traditional music festivals kicked off in Portlaoise today, unveiling a seven-day line-up of more than 600 musicians in over 20 venues.