Sean O’Leary Hayes didn’t watch last year’s All-Ireland minor hurling final. He couldn’t.

O’Grady’s Irish bar rests on the High Road in Seven Kings near Dagenham.

Ford was once a pillar of employment in Cork but their plant in Dagenham was also huge employer for generations of Irish in England. With our economic relationship facing the threat of Brexit, Robert Mulhern spoke to retired workers about an industrial link that uprooted Irish villages and planted them in what was then Europe’s biggest factory

Reigning champions Oulart-The Ballagh maintained their momentum towards a fourth consecutive title when they easily accounted for a disappointing Cloughbawn in the Pettitt’s Wexford SHC at St Patrick’s Park, Enniscorthy.

IN 2005, Clive Woodward made a statement prior to picking his Lions squad for New Zealand that you had to be playing international rugby to be considered for Lions selection. This ruled out a lot of players, including Trevor Brennan who was playing some of his best rugby with one of the best teams in Europe, Toulouse. It was a big mistake.