Edoardo Molinari will gladly swap a holiday on the beaches of Portofino for a week in Portrush if it means competing alongside younger brother Francesco as he defends his Open title.

Jamie Donaldson set his sights on an emotional return to Royal Portrush after claiming a share of the clubhouse lead on day one of the ASI Scottish Open.

The House of Commons voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to legislate for marriage equality and abortion in Northern Ireland, unless the government at Stormont is up and running again by October 21.

A man is to be charged with the murder of former Sinn Féin member and British agent Denis Donaldson.

It is a bit rich of Jeffrey Donaldson of the Democratic Unionist Party to complain of what he sees as Dublin’s failure to engage in dialogue with unionists, when his own party has been sluggish in addressing Sinn Féin concerns in order to restore the North’s power-sharing institutions.

DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson has repeated his call for the Irish government to agree a specific timeline for the backstop - the insurance mechanism to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland.

Brexit has damaged relations between Dublin and Belfast but those relations must be repaired, DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson has said.

Over 1,000 party members are attending the two-day event in Wexford, which ends with a televised address by the Taoiseach tonight.

The DUP’s Jeffrey Donaldson says he believes that a deal will be reached between the UK and the EU at the last minute.

THE King is dead, long live the Queen, says Daniel McConnell.

Jamie Donaldson remains the man to catch after a weather-affected second day of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, with Rory McIlroy well placed in the chasing pack.

Jamie Donaldson remains the man to catch after a weather-affected second day of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, with Rory McIlroy well placed in the chasing pack.

"This is not something I want to do but you can only suffer so much and to suffer it for something you didn't do makes the suffering intolerable."

A recent university graduate who is charged in four killings that terrorised a Florida city over the past 51 days used the same gun in all of the shootings, a police chief has said.

Nice moves Jamie.

The lives of more than 2,000 soldiers and their families in one town over a century have been revealed through research using church and other archives.

The Democratic Unionists have warned the Irish Government to stop engaging in "megaphone diplomacy" as their row over Brexit continued.

A senior DUP member has said the chances of reaching a deal with the Conservatives to prop up Theresa May's minority government are "very good".

Paul Dunne has missed the cut at the Nordea Masters on the European Tour.

“Before, before! You’re living in the past, Marge, quit living in the past!”

The Democratic Unionist Party is ready to fight another snap election in Northern Ireland if necessary, a senior party member has said.

A senior Democratic Unionist negotiator has accused Sinn Féin of peddling "doom and gloom" misinformation about the state of talks to restore powersharing in the North.

Northern Ireland is facing a prolonged period of direct rule from Westminster in the wake of the anticipated collapse of power-sharing at Stormont, a senior Democratic Unionist predicts.

Northern Ireland is facing a prolonged period of direct rule from Westminster in the wake of the anticipated collapse of power-sharing at Stormont, a senior Democratic Unionist has predicted.

Gerry Adams is taking action against the BBC over allegations about the murder of an MI5 spy in the IRA.

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VIEWED in isolation, the accusations against and attacks on Gerry Adams this week were unfair. 

A government minister has said Gerry Adams’ denial of allegations that he ordered the murder of an IRA informer cannot be trusted.

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has categorically rejected new claims that he authorised the murder of an IRA double agent Denis Donaldson in 2006, writes Daniel McConnell of the Irish Examiner.

A 74-year-old man from Scotland has been charged with withholding information in relation to the murder of IRA spy Denis Donaldson.

Former champion Larry Mize showed what was possible, both good and bad, on a windswept third day of the Masters at Augusta National.

Sunny days have been found to trigger the release of potentially harmful smog from grime which coats buildings, statues, and other outdoor surfaces in city areas.

European Ryder Cup heroes Victor Dubuisson, Jamie Donaldson and Miguel Angel Jimenez have become the latest stars to confirm their plans to play Royal Co Down in two weeks as the entry deadline closed for this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

FA Cup Fourth Round Replay

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal may have had an uneasy night’s viewing squirming in his seat, but Cambridge winger Ryan Donaldson believes the hosts were “comfortable” in their goalless draw which earned a glamour FA Cup replay at Old Trafford.

FA Cup Fourth Round

At least 10 people were killed - 8 officers and 2 prisoners - when a bus carrying state prisoners skidded off an icy highway overpass in Texas, slid down an embankment and collided with a passing train.

A FLEET of 47 leggy beauties (though only eight are officially ordained Angels) recently landed in London for the Victoria’s Secret fashion show, ready to strut their stuff while pop stars Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande performed.

A breakthrough in crunch talks between the Taoiseach, the British prime minister and Northern Ireland’s political leaders is still a long way off, the Democratic Unionists said tonight.

Jamie Donaldson, Sergio Garcia and Marcel Siem will have to achieve something only Rory McIlroy himself has done this season to deny the world number one a second Race to Dubai title in three years.

Germany’s Marcel Siem claimed his fourth European Tour title in dramatic fashion after a three-man play-off for the BMW Masters in Shanghai on Sunday.