The Waterboys have tweaked their style for a new album. Mike Scott tells Niall Murray all about it.

Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius was yesterday convicted of culpable homicide — the equivalent Irish legal term is manslaughter — escaping the more serious charge of murder for the killing of his girlfriend, and will now battle to avoid going to prison.

Emma Donoghue

Frank Ocean's cousin is suing Chris Brown.

Ireland were celebrating last night after clinching the Boys’ Home Internationals title &for the first time since 2010 after a gripping final day at Forest Pines in North Lincolnshire.

A SHIVER of reality spiked through classrooms as children taught they are all “cherished equally” by the Republic had a lesson in State hypocrisy.

Ireland’s hopes of regaining the R&A Trophy in the Boys Home International Championship at Co Louth were dealt an opening day blow when they suffered a 9½-5½ defeat to defending champions England.

Connacht, who bridged a 28 year gap when capturing the title at Rosses Point last year, begin their defence of the Interprovincial Championship this morning with a difficult match against Munster at Royal Co Down.

Rachel Hood, the new president of the Racehorse Owners' Association, has called for a drastic overhaul of the fixture list and the creation of three tiers for the sport.

BARRY Hills was denied a fifth totesport.com Chester Cup with Tastahil as dual-purpose performer Mamlook swooped for glory on the Roodee yesterday.

BOOKMAKERS were cock-a-hoop after day two of the Cheltenham Festival with one of the bankers of the week, Master Minded, blown out of the water.

A LETTER in the Racing Post last Sunday didn’t half catch the eye of this observer.

PORTSMOUTH claimed to have received two “serious” offers to buy the club during a hearing at the High Court when they were granted extra time to fight a winding-up petition from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs yesterday.

Portsmouth claimed to have received two “serious” offers to buy the club during a hearing at the British High Court when they were granted extra time to fight a winding-up petition from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.

This examines how Wolverine/James Logan (Jackman) came to join the X programme – having sought revenge against Sabertooth/Victor Creed (Screiber) for the death of his girlfriend.

A disturbing look at the American version of justice as it continues Bush’s war on terrorism, the sort of film that gives you a feeling of outrage.

Gavid Hood’s excellent Tsotsi (Momentum, €21.99) is a remarkable drama about a young boy, apparently lost to the world of criminality in a Johannesburg township.

Betting action got underway early at this year’s Cheltenham Festival with three heats of the £5,000 (€7,300) Byrne Bros Greyhound Stakes.

US death row inmate Eric Nance was executed by injection early today following a 90 minute delay so US Supreme Court judges could consider separate claims that he was mentally retarded and that additional DNA testing might clear his name.

The owner of the US boat that capsized on Lake George, killing 20 elderly tourists, could face a fine as small as €21 for failing to have enough crew members on board, police said today.

The Pentagon has admitted for the first time that a soldier deliberately kicked the Koran at Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects, and that an interrogator stepped on the Muslim holy book and was later sacked for “a pattern of unacceptable behaviour”.

US officials have substantiated five cases in which military guards or interrogators mishandled the Koran of Muslim prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

A choreographer who claims he gave a very young Britney Spears dance lessons has been accused of being a child porn predator.

Nearly four years ago, the US was in crisis. The country had gone to the polls, and the people had spoken, but no one knew who the next president would be.

Well-backed Martell Cognac Grand National contender Be My Manager is set to have his final start before Aintree when he lines up at Kempton Park on Friday.