Sparks flew at a meeting of Fianna Fáil's party meeting this afternoon amid a backlash from TDs over a bad general election and concern about the direction leader Micheál Martin is taking.

The election quandary for many voters is that they feel they are missing out, as the economy goes from strength to strength, to be the fastest-growing in the EU.

Increased resources to stamp out “intolerable” illegal hunting have been called for by Co Tipperary Fianna Fail TD Jackie Cahill. He said it is a serious problem in Co Tipperary.

Micheál Martin has ruled out the Taoiseach's suggestion of a grand coalition with Fine Gael after the next election.

On Brexit, the commissioner told members that he “entirely refuted” suggestions that there was no Garda planning for Brexit, saying there was a “high state of preparation”.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has urged pleaded with farmers not to desert the Government over the Mercosur trade deal, saying it is “not a done deal” and that Ireland can still make changes to protect the vital farming sector.

The Government has been accused of throwing farmers under the bus with the Mercosur trade deal.

Pressure is growing on Minister Richard Bruton to intervene in a stand-off between An Post and residents of Thurles in Co Tipperary over a plan to re-locate the local post office from the centre of town to a shopping centre.

The opposition party's agriculture spokesperson Charlie McConalogue demanded the clarity before Wednesday night's House of Commons votes on all different Brexit options.

At just 16 years of age, Ellen Kinch lost a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer.

You should all be ashamed of yourselves. All 32 of you.

A small number of Fianna Fáil TDs influenced many others in voting against a bill to allow a referendum on the Eighth Amendment, say party members.

Goals from Bríd and Áine O’Sullivan eased champions Cork to an opening day Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 victory over Munster rivals Kerry in Knocknagoshel.

Staunton collected seven points and lifted national silverware for the Mayo club as Cork opponents Mourneabbey lost a final for the third time in four seasons.

Dee Blayney’s 54th-minute point proved the winner as Meath’s Dunboyne captured the All-Ireland intermediate ladies club football championship at Parnell Park today.

Dublin’s TG4 All-Ireland ladies senior football winner Noelle Healy received the Croke Park Hotel Player of the Month award for September yesterday. And she hopes to add to her awards collection at tonight’s TG4 All Stars ceremony, writes Jackie Cahill

Australia-bound Cora Staunton scored 4-13 and yet it still wasn’t enough to secure another Connacht senior club title for holders Carnacon on Sunday.

Clonmel Commercials needed late goals from Richie Gunne and Jamie Peters to land a 17th Tipperary Water county senior football championship title.

Former Tipperary hurler Ken Dunne says that he’s “very lucky” to be alive after he underwent emergency brain surgery last April.

Dublin, who had lost the last three finals to Cork, finally got their hands on the Brendan Martin Cup.

With the benefit of hindsight, Sarah Tierney looks back on it now with a sense of perspective.

Kilkenny's former All-Ireland winning captain Eddie O’Connor says the Cats need a “major shake-up” to revive past glories.

SUBSTITUTE Eimear O’Doherty popped over what proved to be the winning score for Derry with eight minutes remaining in a low-scoring TG4 All-Ireland junior football championship semi-final on Sunday.

Tyrone advanced to a very first final in this grade.

Anthony Daly has confirmed that he is stepping down from his Director of coaching role at the Limerick underage hurling academy.

Captain Sinéad Aherne led the way with 2-7 as Dublin booked their place in a fourth successive TG4 All-Ireland ladies senior football final.

Waterford county board chairman Paddy Joe Ryan has admitted that the Déise are “lucky” to have Austin Gleeson available for next month’s All-Ireland senior hurling final against Galway.

Waterford defender Tadhg de Búrca will play no part in Sunday’s All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final against Cork, after his last-ditch appeal to the independent Disputes Resolution Authority failed, writes Jackie Cahill.

Dublin are TG4 Leinster ladies senior football champions for the sixth successive season.

Tipperary look to have ended Ger Cunningham’s reign as Dublin senior hurling team manager.

All-star defender Cathal Barrett has been dropped from the Tipperary senior hurling panel, it has emerged.

Cork manager Kieran Kingston has a clear message for his players, writes Jackie Cahill, ahead of next Sunday’s Munster senior hurling championship quarter-final against Tipperary: ‘Make us proud.’

Leona Archibold scored 1-6 and claimed the player-of-the-match award as Westmeath saw off Cavan by 13 points in Sunday’s Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 2 final replay.

The fixture was level six times.

Maud-Annie Foley’s late point secured a draw for Westmeath against Cavan in the Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 2 final at sun-splashed Parnell Park.

Donegal's 2012 All-Ireland winner Eamon McGee has opened up on his former struggles with anxiety, panic attacks and alcohol, writes Jackie Cahill.

Captain Fiona Rochford’s last-gasp free salvaged a draw for Wexford in a gripping Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 3 final against Tipperary.

Jackie Cahill looks at five ways in which Michael Ryan’s Tipperary are emulating Brian Cody’s Cats.