Unions representing staff at the Football Association of Ireland are confident of minimal job losses at the cash-strapped organisation following talks with Shane Ross.

In effect, it was the decade that changed fashion as we know it.

A union official representing FAI development officers has welcomed a proposal from the Minister for Sport Shane Ross to restore funding at grass roots level.

Tullaroan made sure of a silver finish to 2019 as they added the Leinster intermediate club title to the trophy cabinet.

Waterford councillors have given the go-ahead for Dungarvan’s first made-for–purpose campervan facility following a public consultation process.

Wheelchair users are set to experience the thrill of high-speed boat rides thanks to the delivery of new ‘inclusion powerboat’ on the south coast.

Sell-out nights for Druid Theatre’s productions of John B Keane’s Sive and Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot helped its box office income to climb by 38%, to €1.3m last year.

An “emotional” and “upsetting” few days have come to an end for an emigrant family who have finally scattered the ashes of their loved one in Northern Ireland.

THE death of a Co Galway woman in a savage dog attack outside her son’s home could have been avoided if earlier warnings about the animals’ behaviour had been listened to, an inquest has heard.

Father of two Kevin Hayes, 56, originally from the village of Newbridge, Co Galway died a month ago on May 24, after he had descended several hundred metres from Mt Everest. He had been climbing with trekking company, 360 Expeditions.

“Too many people, too few summit windows, too many inexperienced people climbing and inadequate support” are at the heart of the high number of fatalities on Everest this season.

Concerns are being raised over traffic jams at the summit of Mount Everest as the death toll on the mountain continues to rise.

An Irish father of two has died while attempting a climb on the world’s highest mountain.

A solicitor for two of the three girls raped while living at a foster home in Galway between 2003 and 2007 says it is "not an isolated incident".

FAI workers have joined the call for clarification of the association’s financial arrangements with former chief executive John Delaney and the accountability of the board.

A SIPTU representative has met with Limerick players as the threat of strike action continues to hover over Market's Field.

Galway denied Cork their fourth consecutive All-Ireland minor title at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Claims that a lifeboat cannot be launched at low tide were made as part of a request for Office of Public Works funding for dredging at three west Waterford harbours.

A new book detailing the 1,600 Gardaí who have played senior inter-county hurling, football and camogie was launched last night in Dublin.

The characters in ‘Whistle’ and ‘Conversations’ strike home to my era of emigration and every era since, writes Victoria White.

A State review into abuse at a Galway foster home has been deemed “insufficient” by one of the victims who lived there.

Cuala (Dublin) 1-17 Liam Mellows (Galway) 0-11: The champions of the last two years will meet in the All-Ireland club hurling final, but it will take a monumental performance from Na Piarsaigh to deny this Cuala team a two-in-a-row.

The emergence of new homes as a real option for buyers, for the first time in a decade, is set to modify growth in the cost of second-hand properties, estate agents have predicted.

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Eugene McCabe’s 1964 tales of a rich farmer who encourages a neighbour to impregnate his wife was well ahead of its time, writes Alan O’Riordan.

The price of an average home is surging by €500 a week, according to new figures from Real Estate Alliance.

Plans for a major new cheese production facility by Dairygold in East Cork are being put on hold following objections by residents.

Kerry tech firm Expert Software Test is aiming to make a splash in the digital banking sector.

Kerry tech firm Expert Software Test is aiming to make a splash in the digital banking sector, writes Trish Dromey

Kerry tech firm Expert Software Test is aiming to make a splash in the digital banking sector, writes Trish Dromey

Former Hurler of the Year Tony Keady has died in hospital in Galway after suffering a serious illness earlier this week.

A Royal Marine who lived a "dangerous double life" as a terrorist bomb-maker claims he faked sympathies for the Irish republican cause because he was "paralysed" with fear, a court has heard.

Cartoon images of child pornography were found on the computer of a man in Cobh seven years ago and yesterday he pleaded guilty to an offence of possessing child pornography.

Druid’s staging of Beckett’s pre-eminent classic was the actors’ idea, and, looking at the play, it’s easy to see why it seemed like a good idea to Aaron Monaghan, Garrett Lombard, Marty Rea, and Rory Nolan. 

The partner of a man who died from a massive brain bleed after being diagnosed three times in a month with migraine fears other patients with severe headaches could still be at risk.

Galway GAA secretary John Hynes says the county’s promotion to Division 1 of the Allianz FL will have a hugely positive impact on coffers.

Galway secretary John Hynes insists the wording of their motion to Congress for full integration into the Leinster hurling championships is legally sound.

Ireland’s record goalscorer Robbie Keane won’t be joining Dubai club Al Ahli and is instead expected to sign for an English Championship club in the coming weeks.

Galway GAA secretary John Hynes believes the motion to facilitate the county’s exit of Leinster and switch to the Munster championship will be “overwhelmingly” passed at next month’s convention.

Jude Law stars in The Young Pope on Sky Atlantic at 9pm on Sunday.

Just weeks after giving birth to her fourth child, Joanne Hynes launched her new line for Dunnes Stores. Annmarie O’Connor meets the unstoppable designer.