Donncha O’Brien was brilliant at Durrus where he beat Jerry Gibbons by almost a bowl in torrential rain in the West Cork Junior A championship.

A leading immunologist has called for a national food-allergy strategy to improve patient diagnosis and care.

Gary Daly reversed his Munster senior final defeat by beating David Murphy in the last shot of a thrilling Denis McGarry Cup final at Whitechurch .

Gardaí are investigating a death threat which was made against a Fine Gael TD.

LEO Varadkar is ashamed, and well he might be. On Thursday, following the publication of a report into the deaths of five babies at Portlaoise hospital, the health minister proclaimed himself ashamed of the treatment of patients there.

Dáil deputy Frank Feighan has laid a green laurel wreath at a Flanders peace park on the centenary of one of the first major battles of the First World War.

I spotted former taoiseach Bertie Ahern at the launch of the book on the late Brian Lenihan in Dublin during the week.

Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan has said he is not able to make any further comment in relation to an incident in Roscommon last week in which he elbowed a protestor in the ribs.

A scuffle during by-election campaigning has led to an allegation of an assault by Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan being made to gardaí.

Having taken offence at the wearing of Easter lilies by TDs in the Dáil recently, Fine Gael party chairman, Charlie Flanagan, asked the ceann comhairle to rule on standing orders regarding the wearing of emblems in the Dáil.

An Irish Government TD has said he wore a poppy to the Dáil today to show that remembering the Irish war dead is no longer off limits.

REBEL TD Denis Naughten took his expulsion from the Fine Gael parliamentary party “like a man”, the Government’s chief whip insisted.

Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan said today that if he had voted against the Government in a motion on Roscommon Hospital last night, it would have dealt a fatal blow to the stability of the Government.

THE Government suffered its first defection last night when Fine Gael TD Denis Naughten voted against the Coalition over its decision to downgrade services at Roscommon Hospital.

Roscommon Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan has claimed that he received a death threat regarding the Roscommon hospital issue last night.

GARY DALY’S senior career came of age on Sunday when he beat All-Ireland champion Martin Coppinger in the last shot of a pulsating Joe O’Sullivan Acorn Life Cup final at Castletownbere.

Members of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party have begun arriving at Leinster House to decide the fate of the leader of their party

Dozens of jobs were axed today in a shock move at a well-established factory in Carrick-on-Shannon.

CHILDREN using school buses may be left high and dry due to rising fuel costs, bus owners warned yesterday.

It's all to play for in the Roscommon/South Leitrim Constituency with just weeks to go before a General Election.

FIANNA FÁIL is poised to pip Fine Gael for the last seat in the new constituency of Roscommon/South Leitrim, according to the findings of the latest opinion poll.

A FLIGHT of the stars is feared after it emerged U2 are transferring some business dealings to the Netherlands ahead of the tax crackdown on artists’ earnings.

FREE transport services for patients without medical cards in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon have been withdrawn by the Health Service Executive (HSE).

The is no political will within the Government to tackle alcoholism, a Fianna Fáil backbencher claimed tonight.