Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery has been left devastated following the death of her Irish boyfriend.

A single farmer in Co Mayo has won the right to be buried on his own land.

Michelle Dockery was "really shocked" when Dan Stevens' 'Downton Abbey' character was "brutally" killed off.

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A Hollywood sneak peek of series three reveals fireworks between 'Downton Abbey' matriarchs Maggie Smith and newcomer Shirley MacLaine.

AVONDHU became the first side to qualify of the third round of the Cork SFC when they eventually battled past the determined challenge of CIT in a pulsating clash in Fermoy last night.

ON A day that will be remembered at the Paralympic Games for the bronze medal- winning performance of Gabriel Shelly in the individual Boccia competition, Ireland’s other paralympians were not to be outdone, setting new Irish records in the velodrome, and the Water Cube.

Ireland’s flag bearer, six-time Paralympian Patrice Dockery, proudly led the 45-strong Irish team along with team staff into Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Stadium today at opening ceremony of the 13th Paralympic Games.

A Westmeath man who raped a woman in a Longford pub carpark after a heavy drinking bout combined with 'ecstasy' and cannabis has been jailed for six years by Mr Justice Paul Carney.

A Co Tyrone man told the Morris Tribunal today he felt under pressure by gardai to give evidence in a criminal assault charge against a Donegal publican.

A former detective sergeant today said his life had been totally destroyed by accusations he set up a false death threat allegation against members of the McBrearty family.

A witness who alleged he was threatened with a silver bullet by two members of the extended McBrearty family did so because he was devious, a former detective sergeant said today.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN’S Sports Council grant has been reinstated but the International Carding Scheme Appeals Committee have virtually retired a whole generation of Irish athletics by refusing their appeals, according to a leading athletics figure.

A determined Patrice Dockery claimed ninth and a season's best in the T54 5000m final tonight in Athens, having been reinstated following her crash in Sunday's semi-final.

Irish wheelchair athlete Patrice Dockery has been reinstated in the field for tomorrow night's Paralympic T54 5000m final in Athens, following a meeting of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

A DETECTIVE at the centre of a probe into corruption in the gardaí yesterday succeeded in blocking a garda disciplinary inquiry into alleged misconduct four years ago.