Plans for the demolition of a former public toilet and council store near the promenade in Youghal have been approved, despite objections from local residents.

Cian Lynch’s last two All-Ireland final weekends couldn’t have been more different.

At one time, there were anything up to 1,500 of them, dotted around the country.

Scarcely a day passes without some story emerging about the ability of animals to adapt to changing conditions, especially in their search for food.

A car dealer alleged to be giving the Revenue the "runaround" in its efforts to recover under a €4.95m tax judgment obtained ten years ago has received a two month suspended sentence for civil contempt.

Leading sport psychologist Kate Kirby talks to Kieran Shannon about what it takes to have a winning mentality.

A woman whose car dealer husband has been pursued for 10 years in efforts to recover a €4.97m tax judgment has been restrained by the High Court from interfering with a Revenue-appointed receiver’s efforts to sell lands owned by him.

Former Limerick hurler and manager TJ Ryan reveals what he looks for as a rule of thumb when assessing the very best hurlers

Car dealer John Alex Kane is alleged to be giving the Revenue the “runaround” in its efforts to recover a €4.95m judgement obtained 10years ago.

Two brothers are facing a possible return to jail next week over allegations of contempt of court orders not to interfere with a Revenue appointed receiver's efforts to sell lands and property as part of efforts to recover a €4.97m judgment against one of them over unpaid taxes.

Limerick led for most of the game and were thoroughly deserving of their winning margin over a Clare side that had Shane Meehan as their star performer.

The former boss of the collapsed charities fundraising service Pembroke Dynamic intends to contest High Court proceedings taken against him by the firm's liquidator.

A car dealer being pursued by the Revenue for 10 years in a bid to recover a €4.97m judgment has been warned he is at “grave risk” of being jailed a third time for contempt over allegedly still giving the Revenue the “runaround”.

Convicted fraudster Peter Conlon, who founded the collapsed Pembroke Dynamic fundraising platform business, is practising "transformative meditation", Kriya yoga, and doing 25,000 steps a day, the High Court has heard.

St Michael’s College were crowned Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup champions for the third time in their history with an emphatic victory over Gonzaga College at the RDS Arena.

Super Smash Bros Melee has done it all. It has smashed records. It has smashed expectations. It has smashed every character under the sun into its roster. Now, finally, the series has nothing left to do but — well — a smash hits.

The eight-bedroom Maryland House, near Crosshaven, has a games wing and swimming pool. It was once a hotel, says Tommy Barker

The imprisoned boss of a fundraising platform business at the centre of an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of €3.8m in charity donations intends to contest High Court orders freezing his assets.

Teen boys who want to excel on the pitch are putting their health at risk by using steroids and supplements to build muscle, says Helen O’Callaghan

Being turned away from a Rolling Stones concert after inadvertently buying fraudulent tickets was a bitter experience for PJ Kirby and his son James.

If there’s one bit of advice Gary Kirby would give John Kiely from Limerick’s last All-Ireland final appearance it would be to shelve any ideas about a fans’ night.

Crystal Palace 0 - Tottenham 1: Harry Kane headed a late winner and Dele Alli found himself at the centre of another diving controversy. There was a distinct sense it was business as usual for Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park as Mauricio Pochettino’s side moved into the top four.

UL manager Gary Kirby has described as “a disaster” this weekend’s clash that will see the Fitzgibbon Cup final played less than 24 hours before the penultimate round of the Allianz Hurling Leagues.

UL 4-18 UCC 0-8: Hard to know which camp held greater disbelief at the final whistle.

A sum of €3.8m in donations made to some of the world’s best known charitable organisations through a Dublin-based IT service provider has been dissipated, it has been claimed before the High Court.

A sum of €3.8m in donations made to some of the world's best known charitable organisations through a Dublin-based IT service provider has been dissipated, it has been claimed before the High Court.

Fitzgibbon Cup Group B: University of Limerick 3-29 - Dublin Institute of Technology 4-17: It proved all too easy for the hurlers of University Limerick in this Fitzgibbon Cup clash.

WITH all the hype about Star Wars and Skellig Michael, there’s a danger some people might be deluded into thinking it is just a spectacular rock that has only recently been discovered in the Atlantic.

See how you fared with the weekend’s golf fixtures.

The LÉ Samuel Beckett dropped anchor in Bantry Bay yesterday to play an integral part in the West Cork Literary Festival.

Emma Jane Kirby's book recounts an amazing tale of tragedy and kindnes amidst the refugee boats off Italy, writes Marjorie Brennan

NINTENDO, we take our hats off to you. You won E3 and made Mario look exciting again. Hats are flying everywhere, in fact, as Super Mario Odyssey introduces a cool new mechanic to the series.

Some €2.6m should not have been paid to two directors of a company sub-contracted to carry out part of a €30m clean-up of the former Irish Steel site in Haulbowline, Cork, it has been claimed in the High Court.

A man, who was previously the victim of a kidnapping in which he was beaten with a hammer and held at gunpoint, has lodged an appeal against an 11-month jail sentence for a string of motoring offences.

A Limerick man has been jailed for eight years after abducting a "vulnerable" youth at gun point and attacking him with a claw hammer.

Mayo 1-12 Donegal 0-13

A 29-year-old former international amateur boxer and champion bare-fist fighter faces a €20,000 legal costs bill after withdrawing a Circuit Civil Court claim for personal injuries allegedly suffered in a road traffic accident.

Gerry Bennis, former Limerick GAA chairman