A 35-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with a plot to murder Dublin man Gary Hanley.

Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham are at a crossroads and believes it will be impossible to continue overachieving in the manner they have.

Option A – the so-called April/August option, was overwhelmingly chosen for the Cork county senior and intermediate championship format from 2020 onwards.

Mick McCarthy has never had much truck with spin.

Where were we? Three weeks without a column, due to Klopp’s disregard for the cup and TV’s disregard for supporters, the landscape has barely changed.

Cork chairwoman Tracey Kennedy was last night accused of “hiding behind a court injunction” when refusing to answer questions on the decision to terminate the employment of senior administrator Diarmuid O’Donovan.

Manchester City can consider themselves highly unfortunate not to beat Wolves. They hit the woodwork three times, Rui Patricio made a world-class save from Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus missed a simple chance, and the Wolves’ goal should have been disallowed for handball.

If Harry Arter has played his last game for Bournemouth, then there will be consolation in the knowledge that, after a recent clear-the-air discussion with manager Eddie Howe, he will be leaving the club on good terms.

Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United still face a fight to secure a top-four finish, never mind sealing second spot.

Antonio Conte has admitted that there is a real danger Chelsea will be without Champions League football next season following their humiliating home defeat against Bournemouth.

The January transfer window has not yet opened and already a huge deal has been agreed, with Virgil van Dijk heading from Southampton to Liverpool for what is understood to be £75million, the highest price ever paid for a defender.

Antonio Conte hopes Andreas Christensen can have as successful a career with Chelsea as John Terry.

Mohamed Salah struck his 14th goal of the Premier League campaign as Liverpool thrashed Bournemouth 4-0 at Dean Court to climb to fourth place.

Eddie Howe has hinted another goal-rush could be on the cards when Bournemouth host Liverpool on Sunday.

Bournemouth 1 Burnley 2: Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe endured a miserable 40th birthday, as former club Burnley continued their fine away form with a 2-1 win at the Vitality Stadium.

Before she moved to Kinsale in the 1960s, Elizabeth Friedlander had already fled the Nazis, designed covers for Penguin books and created her own typeface, writes Marjorie Brennan.

Abi Jackson on when the sniffles turn into something nastier

Connacht 15 Worcester Warriors 8: You suspect the more Kieran Keane settles into life in Galway the more he appreciates exactly what his predecessor Pat Lam achieved, not just with limited resources but the manner in which he got them to play in the difficult climatic conditions.

Jermain Defoe fired Bournemouth to their first win of the Premier League season to relieve mounting pressure on boss Eddie Howe.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has called for an explanation for the red card shown to Raheem Sterling after he hit an injury-time winner at Bournemouth.

Pep Guardiola is backing Raheem Sterling to deliver plenty of goals for Manchester City this season.

Within an overall picture of points generally falling, there are some trends of note within the annual jungle of statistics surrounding the Central Applications Office (CAO) first-round offers.

A legal battle has begun over secret letters revealing what the Queen knew of her Australian representative's plan to dismiss Australia's government in 1975.

Amid a sea of human misery there were heartwarming moments: The arrival of a new life and migrants singing happy birthday to a 21-year-old sailor who was happy to forego celebrating his milestone day to ensure they were safe.

Chris Hatherall ranks the clubs ahead of the final day of the Premier League season.

It was truly a Gameweek like no other. Gameweek 37 was a wild ride, as the thrill of massive points totals was tempered with a pang of regret for most. 

An interim report into the inflation of breath test statistics has shown numerous reasons for how it happened, according to the Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic knows what’s coming. “I respect every decision,” he said on Saturday, when asked about the prospect of retrospective punishment for elbowing Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings in the face.

League One Millwall have reached the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 3-0 home defeat of a near-unrecognisable Bournemouth.

Swansea are set to appoint Paul Clement as their new manager, it is understood.

Arsenal 3 Bournemouth 1

Manchester City 4 Bournemouth 0: Pep Guardiola is finding it increasingly difficult to keep expectations under control after another spellbinding display against Bournemouth.

Many farmers have been able to get silage in over the last 7-10 days around the country.

Dele Alli insists Tottenham’s Europa League humbling will be forgotten if they go on to win the Premier League.