Pennywise the clown is back for a second terrifying instalment of IT, writes Kerri-Ann Roper

Great Britain’s Jess Learmonth and Georgia Taylor-Brown were disqualified on the finishing line to hand Bermuda’s Flora Duffy gold at the Tokyo 2020 triathlon test event.

Tributes have been paid to "angel" Jessica Moore who died after becoming unwell at her Debs in Co Galway on Monday.

It’s impossible to get used to -2 degrees in July. Irrespective of how many years a Paddy spends in Christchurch, heading out with a couple of Crusader coaches to a Japanese restaurant dressed like a lagging jacket always seems odd.

West Cork sound system creator Toby Hatchett has put his furniture-making skills to good use for a special listening lounge at Body & Soul this weekend, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Food waste is one of the world’s biggest sustainability issues, but one which is easily preventable with the introduction of education.

On the basis of what they showed at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick last Sunday, you’d be thinking Cork will still be hurling come August.

The first sporting challenge was to get into the wetsuit. This was made more difficult by the fact the small parking area was full of people talking and laughing and walking around.

Even though he’s between coaching jobs after parting ways with the Dragons, Bernard Jackman is still a man in demand at home and abroad, writes Kieran Shannon

I got off a flight in Christchurch Sunday weary and with the seat of the pants stuck to my backside. By Monday morning though, the first shrill whistle of Crusaders’ pre-season had that whiff of fresh ambition about it, writes Ronan O'Gara.

Watching New Zealand and South Africa there was that very rare feeling - it lasted only a few minutes, like viewing the aurora borealis, where you are mouthing quietly to yourself: this is unbelievable, writes Ronan O’Gara.

By New Year’s Eve, we had disconnected the television at the house in Paris, so I had to slip next door to a pub-restaurant I knew prided itself on multi-screen sports. Montpellier-Brive was on one channel and off in the corner, with a few quiet seats underneath it was coverage of Racing 92’s trip down to Oyonnax.

The cash-rich Top 14 outfit Montpellier, has tabled an astonishing €840,000 a year offer to CJ Stander in a bid to turn his head and dissuade him from signing a new contract with Munster and the IRFU.

Ciara McDonnell usually gets caught up in the stresses of the festive season. Can advice from a wellness coach turn it into a more enjoyable experience?

Ireland is among the top countries in the world for subscriptions to Netflix, the global internet TV, film, and entertainment streaming service founded in the US.

One of the greatest movies ever made features Jimmy Breslin, though the great New York columnist, who died over the weekend aged 88, doesn’t even appear on screen.

I spent my life pretending I was fine when I wasn’t, pretending that I never needed help when I felt utterly hopeless.

A woman in Wales has described her joy at giving birth to her own grandson after stepping in as a surrogate for her cancer survivor daughter.

The cheek!

A waitress in an American cafe had an unpleasant experience recently when she became the subject of a hateful comment after serving a couple in the diner where she worked.

This dad joke is sure to get a chuckle out of you.

Esther Rantzen is paired with John on the first episode of Celebrity First Dates, on Channel 4 at 9pm on Friday.

DRUG addict Jess Moulson wakes in hospital with no memory and a face scarred from reconstructive surgery to learn she is under arrest for the murder of a child, Alex Beech, who died in a fire at her apartment — a fire she supposedly started in a heroin-induced rage against her abusive boyfriend.

Jess Glynne says she won't turn out like Amy Winehouse.

Ronan O’Gara explains why he is staying in Paris for three more years

Secret in Their Eyes 3/5

Remember that comedy show New Girl? Well it's still going and has a new female star in the form of Megan Fox.

Ospreys 25 Exeter 13: Exeter became the first English club to lose in this season’s European Champions Cup after Wales star Dan Biggar led the Ospreys’ Liberty Stadium victory march.

Life (15A) opens in 1955, with Nick Ray’s East of Eden about to be released on an unsuspecting public and James Dean (Dane DeHaan) just another Hollywood unknown. 

TV3 bring you live coverage from the RWC as New Zealand play Namibia.

Some people sing for their supper, but not 11-year-old busker Milo McCarthy who plays the guitar on the streets for charity and has raised almost €3,000 in aid of Syrian refugees.

What's on telly? UEFA and benefits and movies galore.