The FAI have announced the appointment of Roy Barrett, the MD of Goodbody Stockbrokers, as their new Independent Chairman.

Jim Gavin is only gone a couple of days and already things have started to slide.

'Ask Audrey' has been the newspaper's hysterical agony aunt “for ages, like”.

Mollie Barrow owns and runs Sheelagh na Gig bookshop on Main Street, Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary.

Oliver Gough is the last man to win senior All-Ireland hurling titles with two different counties.

"He told me he was unhappy because he was so bold all the time and he wanted to go to heaven so he wouldn't make me sad anymore."

Zac Efron portrays Ted Bundy, one of the most prolific serial killers of all time, in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.

Clubs and players have been paying tribute to the captain of Celtic's 'Lisbon Lions', who died last night aged 79.

He is a few days down the track but Paddy Kennedy is still floating on air after guiding Magic Of Light to finish second in Aintree Grand National, on his first ever ride at the track.

From malfunctioning landline to neighbourly lifeline - the story of 21-month-old Emily Byrne has as many twists as the cables in her local phone network.

Lisa recently started a blog 'My Small Wonder' to share their journey.

Antony Cotton drew inspiration from a friend’s experiences with homelessness for his performance in the upcoming storyline, writes Georgia Humphreys.

The family of an Irish sporting legend who died in the UK 13 years ago said they're delighted he's finally home after scattering his ashes on a famous Cork cricket ground. 

The ashes of one of the country’s greatest sportsmen are to be scattered on a cricket pitch close to where he was born.

As Don McLean gets ready for an Irish tour, he tells Lorraine Wylie why he’s still making records almost 50 years after his debut album.

Esther N McCarthy offers some gift ideas for all the marvellous matriarchs this March

A prolific paedophile who encouraged the rape of a two-year-old boy fitted secret cameras in a public toilet for "sexual gratification", a UK court heard.

Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell has paid tribute to former co-star Liz Dawn, describing her as the “matriarch” of the soap.

In this age of not so much creeping globalisation as remorseless, relentless globalisation, the importance of shopping local scarcely needs to be emphasised. Thankfully geographical serendipity makes it easy for your correspondent to do his bit.

“‘Hi guys, I’ll just have what I had yesterday’”.

“Nobody knew that he was in there and I felt so bad for all the school kids walking by”.

In a lonely landscape near Castletownbere four friends gather by candlelight with two bottles of Jamesons and some memories to share. Here is an exclusive extract from Billy O’Callaghan’s new novel, The Dead House.

Trying to prove a point to someone who deals in ‘alternative facts’ is like trying to knit an Aran sweater out of overcooked spaghetti, writes Terry Prone.

Renault has announced a number of key appointments within Ireland.

This one-off property is sure to attract a buyer looking for a unique family home.

Sinead Burke wants disability to be recognised on the catwalk – and her calls for inclusivity are going global, writes Carolyn Moore.

Pound for pound, Tipperary just look that bit stronger and better, says the double All-Ireland winning Clare captain. Which is some statement to make with Kilkenny in the other corner...

 

Keith Stanton enlisted the help of one of his partner's favourite bands to make the proposal extra special.

When Keith Stanton from Carrigaline was planning his proposal to partner Liz O’Mahoney, he knew he had to get one of her favourite bands involved somewhere along the way.

A child’s body lay concealed by a green blanket on a roadside.

The Great Dragon Bake Off By Nicola O’Byrne (Bloomsbury, €8.20)

Disgraced former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has told a jury he is determined to clear his name as he faces a fresh allegation of indecent assault.

MAGS JENSEN’S memory isn’t all it was. And although she hasn’t, yet, got a diagnosis, both she and her doctor fear that her many lapses herald the onset of dementia. 

RTÉ’s arts correspondent Sinéad Crowley has come up with a carefully structured police procedural that can stand shoulder to shoulder with many of the offerings packing the crime shelves of your local book shop.

 

Margaret Jennings finds singer Rebecca Storm in an upbeat mood as she marks 40 years in the music business and prepares to ‘come clean’ about her true age.

A mother of four broke down after hearing her family may have to stay in a hotel for Christmas .