A mother accused of trafficking a Nigerian woman into the country and forcing her into prostitution has been acquitted after several inconsistencies emerged in the alleged victim's evidence.

A woman accused of trafficking a Nigerian woman into the country and forcing her into prostitution has gone on trial in Dublin.

Swansea 0 Arsenal 4: Arsenal’s Petr Cech is confident a collective effort from the chasing pack will keep the pressure on runaway Premier League leaders Chelsea.

Bob Bradley promised to fight on after another defeat that leaves his Swansea side deep in relegation trouble.

Swansea 2 Chelsea 2

Brought up in England to Northern Irish parents, Roisín has always felt a sense of dislocation. A writer since she was small, she had completed three novels by the time she was 24.

Leinster and Ireland flanker Josh van der Flier will miss the PRO12 play-offs as well as Ireland’s summer tour to South Africa, after he was ruled out of action for the next eight weeks.

Oxford boss Michael Appleton saluted a “magnificent” performance after Kemar Roofe sent Swansea tumbling out of the FA Cup.

'I'm following you. Just an alert!'

We’ve heard a lot about hidden camera "social experiments" this past year. But what if we applied social network rules to our experiments? Comedy. That’s what.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 4 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Whether you are born blonde or brunette depends on a single letter of the genetic code, scientists have learned. The DNA switch fine-tunes the activity of a gene known to be linked to hair colour.

Sigourney Weaver is to reunite with Ridley Scott for biblical epic 'Exodus'.

Is the man or the iron the most important component of Iron Man asks Iron Man 3 (12A), and the makers — Shane Black directs, and co-writes with Drew Pearce — have tremendous fun answering that question.

John Goodman is to star in 'Hangover III'.

Martin Amis: The Biography, Richard Bradford

Cork Constitution 19 Young Munster 9

A SECOND-HALF comeback that embraced typical passion and skill helped Young Munster overcome arch rivals Garryowen on Saturday and set up an Ulster Bank League semi-final meeting with holders Cork Constitution.

Young Munster 23 Garryowen 18

WITH the stakes so high, one team hunting a top-three finish and the other fighting for survival, it was probably inevitable this clash at Musgrave Park yesterday would go to the wire.

Young Munster 16 Shannon 3

Blackrock College 11 Young Munster 13

OLD BELVEDERE 17 YOUNG MUNSTER 19

YOUNG MUNSTER 6 CORK CONSTITUTION 3

St Mary's College 13 Young Munster 11

Young Munster 35 Dolphin 0

PAUL O’CONNELL’S return after an eight-month injury lay-off attracted a fine crowd to Thomond Park last night, and they were well rewarded for coming out on a bitterly cold and wet night as Shannon pipped Young Munster by a single point in a highly competitive AIL Division 1A encounter.

ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE DIVISION 1A:

Young Munster 14 Blackrock College 15

Young Munster 0 Old Belvedere 31

THE battle of the best in the AIL League Division 1A ended in a bonus point victory for Cork Constitution at Temple Hill on Saturday, but the scoreline did scant justice to injury-hit Young Munster.

DIVISION 1A: Cork Constitution 32 Young Munster 19

Young Munster 15 St Mary's College 9

Garryowen 14 Young Munster 20

The teams for this weekend's round of All-Ireland League rugby matches have been announced.

YOUNG MUNSTER turned the clock back two decades with a stirring ODM Munster Senior Cup triumph over gallant University College Cork at sunny Musgrave Park on Saturday.

AIB LEAGUE DIVISION 1B:

Young Munster 18 Galwegians 9

Leaders Cork Constitution plan to utilise Munster's Jeremy Manning at out-half with David Lyons slipping back to full-back for the first-versue-second tussle with St Mary's College in Division 1A of the AIB League at Templeville Raod on Saturday.

Ballymena 13 Young Munster 27

Young Munster 13 Dungannon 12

The teams for this weekend's AIB League fixtures have been announced today.