The rivalry between Irish airlines Aer Lingus and Ryanair has now spilled onto social media.

When Rory Coomey was made redundant last March from EMC in Cork he dusted himself off and decided to pursue his dream of becoming a photographer.

As Kevin Heffernan’s coffin left the Church of St Vincent de Paul on Dublin’s Griffith Avenue yesterday, a spontaneous applause enveloped the air.

IT’S been 50 years since Dublin won a Leinster SHC title, a 7-5 to 4-8 win over Wexford, and the time has come to end the wait according to Dublin’s goalkeeper Jimmy Gray in that 1961 win.

JIMMY SMYTH, Clare hurler extraordinaire, witnessed the spectacle of All-Ireland finals from a perspective he never experienced as a player — after joining the staff in Croke Park as an executive officer.

SEPTEMBER 3rd 1961, All-Ireland hurling final and with time running out Dublin have Tipperary on the rack, stretching them all over Croke Park.

More than 60,000 homes face a night without water in the North as engineers temporarily cut off supplies to allow depleted reservoirs to refill.

Around 5,200 homes in the North remained without water as engineers continued to repair the leaks that crippled the region’s water system.

A former underage soccer team coach who sexually abused four boys during the 1990s has received a four-year sentence with one suspended at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

CHAMPIONS Adare remain on track to retain their Limerick SHC title after receiving a big scare from divisional side Western Gaels in Newcastlewest on Saturday.

THERE are those who say we’re in enjoying a golden age in hurling now, but it’s not the first.

TO SAY someone was a great county minor isn’t a backhanded compliment.