Romelu Lukaku is “untouchable” in Jose Mourinho’s eyes — and the Manchester United manager believes fans should see the striker in the same way.

Erik got into writing through his passion for reading.

Terrace talk has been one of Examiner Sport’s more popular features.

Mauricio Pochettino has hinted that defender Jan Vertonghen will be the next Tottenham player to sign a new contract.

Clannad have always been a big band for me.

Former education minister Jan O’Sullivan has said she never told Alan Kelly she would back his bid for the Labour leadership.

Alan Kelly has spoken publicly for the first time since he failed to become leader of the Labour Party.

Fianna Fáil has moved to block the rise of Sinn Féin by encouraging their supporters to transfer to the Labour Party.

Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan, in paying tribute to Paul O’Connell yesterday, said she takes inspiration from him in the battle she now faces to save her seat.

England: Help was not just a phone call away for one Lancastrian woman who mistakenly phoned police on the other side of the Atlantic to complain about a dog outside her home.

Renovating an old house takes a certain, insightful confidence. Go ‘period correct’ to the Imperial inch, and you can pickle the place in an uncomfortable aspic of pseudo-glamour.

Labour edged a step closer to agreeing a vote-transfer pact with Fine Gael ahead of the looming election as Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan refused to rule out the contentious move.

ON a hot afternoon in June, 1969, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, as part of a country tour, arrives in the northern village of Slootdorp.

The Taliban took control of a large police base in a remote part of northeastern Afghanistan after 100 police and border guards joined the insurgents following three days of fighting, security officials said.

Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling did not report for training yesterday after claiming he’s ill.

EDUCATION Minister Jan O’Sullivan is the personification of the rule ‘cometh the role, cometh the woman’.

Refusing to pay Irish Water bills will be pursued through the courts and have the debt removed from payslips, Jan O’Sullivan has said she will not “completely capitulate” on plans for Junior Cert reform, Cork GAA have denied money for the Páirc Uí Chaoimh redevelopment has been withheld and Garth Brooks could be coming back to Ireland. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com.

Corkman abroad, Mark Hayes, has had a few hairy love-to-meet you experiences in Hollywood.

British detectives investigating the unsolved murder of a grandmother who was bludgeoned to death a year ago have asked all men who visit, work, or live in the area to voluntarily attend DNA screening sessions.

Up to 30 anti-water charge protestors gathered outside Limerick College of Further Education yesterday as Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan launched College Awareness Week.

When South Africa captain Jean de Villiers lines up against Ireland today, he will have almost 100 caps and 12 years of experience on his direct opponents.

Still only 21, Serfontein has already established a reputation as something of a dump truck.

It should come as no surprise that Jan O’Sullivan, the education minister, had to concede yesterday that plans to divest primary schools from the Catholic Church to other patrons are not progressing as quickly as had been hoped.

A government report reveals it is unlikely to hit its targets for ending long-term homelessness by 2016.

As Jan O’Sullivan takes over at education, she will do well to bookmark her predecessor’s travails, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

Jan O’Sullivan is favourite to take over as education minister following Ruairi Quinn’s surprise resignation announcement.

Chart star Robbie Williams has been given one of his greatest honours after years of amassing awards – the Freedom of the City of his native Stoke-on-Trent.

Er … no. No, that wasn't it.

Mickey Rooney has left his modest estate to one of his stepsons, disinheriting his eight surviving biological children.

Mickey Rooney’s approach to life was simple: “Let’s put on a show!” He spent nine decades doing it, on the big screen, on television, on stage, and in his extravagant personal life.

Tottenham will use blood-spinning technique PRP to try to get Jan Vertonghen back to fitness in quick time.

Gardaí in Cork are appealing for help in trying to trace a child who has been missing since last Wednesday.

There are a concerns for the welfare of a child who is believed to have gone missing from Cork City centre in the company of his mother.

Gardaí in Cork are seeking the public's help in searching for a missing 4-year-old-boy.

Jan Vertonghen hopes injuries do not prevent Tottenham getting back to winning ways at Southampton tomorrow. Spurs have suffered an unfortunate number of blows already this season as they juggle domestic and European commitments.

Jan Vertonghen insists Tottenham are capable of ending their 23-year wait for a victory at Old Trafford.

Pic 1: Ronan, Linda and Gary Keating at the Marks & Spencer Marie Keating Foundation celebrity golf classic dinner at the K Club, Straffan, Co Kildare.

Andre Villas-Boas believes new signings Jan Vertonghen and Gylfi Sigurdsson will add “further solutions” as he looks to take Tottenham forward next season.

Tottenham are set to finally complete the signing of Ajax captain Jan Vertonghen after the club announced it had agreed terms today.