A man who previously won best dog handler at Crufts has temporarily avoided a prison sentence for three knife point muggings, after a judge decided to give him a chance.

A man who previously won best dog handler at Crufts is facing prison for three knife-point muggings carried out to feed a drug addiction.

A documentary produced by an Irish independent local radio station has beaten off competition from major national broadcasters to win gold at the at the New York Festivals Radio Awards.

A Kilkee mother-of-three said that she was meant to escape and meant to live when recalling the terrifying ordeal when she was held against her will at knife-point by her ex-partner.

A Monaghan mechanic has been found guilty of IRA membership by the non-jury Special Criminal Court.

A “sparse” rural abortion service is forcing pregnant women to travel long distances for a termination, pro-choice groups claim.

Newry’s Ronan Mackle (Semog) came out best in a thrilling battle with Pallaskenry’s Ciaran Ryan (Kamikaz) to take victory in the Killarney Loose Surface Autocross at the Tralee Racecourse.

A landlord has been ordered to pay €6,000 in compensation to a rent allowance-approved couple after being found to seriously discriminate against them.

A second Kilrush man today appeared in court concerning an organised public fistfight in a field outside the west Clare town that was videoed and later uploaded to Facebook and Youtube.

Gary O’Flaherty retained his Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup yesterday after he posted a solid level par final round 72 in blustery conditions.

The State’s national body tasked with developing services for victims of child sexual abuse has not met since October 2016.

Negativity, according to new GAA president John Horan, attracts more attention than positivity so it was with extra emphasis that he delivered a plea to Congress delegates on Saturday.

Galway 1-19 Antrim 1-16: After an hour of average hurling Micheál Donoghue’s Galway finally showed their class to launch the defence of their league and championship titles with victory over Antrim at Pearse Stadium.

Neal Peden’s Antrim almost landed the first major knock-out blow of the season, but the All-Ireland and league champions Galway finally found their form in the closing minutes to take the points at Pearse Stadium.

British Prince Harry has thanked staff at Veterans UK for their "amazing work" as he marked the 25th anniversary of its helpline service.

Sexually abused children and their families are being subjected to “additional trauma” by having to wait an estimated five years before their court case is completed, according to a national therapy service, Cari.

Sexually abused children and their families are being subjected to “additional trauma” by having to wait an estimated five years before their court case is completed, according to a national therapy service, Cari.

“While the results of our surveys have exceeded all expectations, they have also revealed that Vinegar Hill has been extensively stripped by illegal [metal] detectorists, and impacted mby various developments, both of which have had a profound and detrimental impact on our knowledge,” said Ronan O’Flaherty.

A Loreto nun working as a school principal in war-torn South Sudan is to be the recipient of the tenth international humanitarian award in honour of the Killarney priest, Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty.

OLYMPIAN Kerry O’Flaherty is evidently in good shape, having competed in Rio in 2016 and this year winning the Irish National 1500m title and competing in her first European Indoor Championships in Serbia.

A five-year-old boy has survived a fall from a seventh-floor window in Massachusetts.

The light went out. Simple as that. After 10 years, Eoghan O’Flaherty just felt he could give Kildare no more. He still doesn’t now, seven months after he told Cian O’Neill he was done.

Cork GC’s Gary O’Flaherty claimed victory for the second time at the Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup yesterday, finishing the 54-hole event in four-under par.

Dave Connell's charges suffered defeat in their opening UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Elite Round fixture against Scotland, losing 2-1 courtesy of a ninety-fifth minute penalty.

St Francis College Rochestown in Cork will look to cap a season to remember as they take on Mayo’s Rice College in the All-Ireland final today — the Dr Tony O’Neill Senior National Cup final (U19).

Kerry ... 1-17, Clare ... 2-8: Kerry will play Waterford in the Munster U21 football semi-final next Wednesday after this less than convincing quarter-final win over Clare, reports Eoghan Cormican from Austin Stack Park.

Gary O’Flaherty is hoping to crown a successful individual season by helping Cork Golf Club to an All-Ireland title.

Cavan’s Jonathan Pringle (Ford Escort) and co-driver James Fulton took a controlled victory on the Midleton-based Imokilly Rally, round four of the PlasticBags.ie Southern 4 Rally Championship.

IFA National Pigs Committee Chairman Pat O’Flaherty said continental demand has helped push prices ahead again this week.

Kinsale’s Cathal Butler won the Munster Stroke Play Championship at Cork Golf Club yesterday in a sudden death play-off over the host club’s Gary O’Flaherty.

Cork-based archaeologist and photographer Enda O’Flaherty has a keen interest in the desolate beauty of abandoned spaces and the memories these places often hold.

So often the internet gives us feel good stories about good Samaritans helping out others in need, well we must be scraping the bottom of the barrel because this story has only a morsel of good will in it.

Leinster Colleges SAFC final - St Benildus College (Dublin) 2-7 Marist College (Westmeath) 1-6: Goals in the first quarter by Paddy Flaherty and Joe Rafferty proved pivotal as St Benildus claimed a first provincial title in Saturday’s Leinster Colleges final at O’Connor Park.