Paddy Jackson has still to play one minute of Six Nations rugby this year, but his Ulster colleague Andrew Trimble believes the out-half is nonetheless well down the road to reaching the standards of Ireland playmaker Jonathan Sexton.

Tributes have been paid to a British journalist and student who died in Istanbul, as friends called into question the circumstances of her death.

MY boss has a dream and all available evidence thus far indicates he is going to make it happen, writes Ronan O'Gara.

A jury has heard how a man joked with his landlord about killing his housemate in Dublin just days before he stabbed him to death.

A court has heard how a man accused of murdering his flatmate in Dublin told Gardaí they began fighting after he disconnected their broadband.

The Gift of a Garden

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt admits he is worried about his players following Jonathan Sexton to France but has questioned whether his star forwards would want to sign up for the grind of French Top 14 rugby.

It’s the eve of an all-Irish Rabo Direct pro 12 final, again underlining just how strong the provincial game remains in this country.

Denzel Washington stars as commercial pilot Whip Whitaker in Flight (15A), which opens with a vividly depicted airplane crash.

Two girls with cerebral palsy who have each undergone surgery in their bid to walk without aids have jointly won a People of the Year award for their bravery.

A STRANGE ghostly light can appear over bogs at night.

LIMOUSIN breeder Dan Tynan of Mountrath, Co Laois, seems assured of a big attendance for his Ardlea herd production sale next Saturday, October 7.