Rising energy stocks helped nudge the Standard & Poor's 500 close to its record high, but drops for smaller stocks left Wall Street indexes mixed yesterday.

Thousands of mourners, including a who’s who of past All Blacks, gathered yesterday to remember the legendary Colin Meads, hailed as one of New Zealand’s greatest ever rugby players.

Celtic winger Gary Mackay-Steven is confident he can force his way into Brendan Rodgers’ side next season.

Phil's brother Tim will take over from Mackay, nicknamed 'Bones', and carry his bag for the rest of the PGA Tour campaign.

Shares in Irish-focused exploration company Europa Oil and Gas jumped by up to 15% yesterday on the back of the London-based company raising an extra £1.3m (€1.47m) through an open offer of its shares.

Hearts 0 Celtic 5

Finance ministers from the UK's three devolved administrations are meeting today to discuss the implications of the vote to leave the European Union.

UK exploration firm Europa Oil and Gas is sitting on an estimated four billion barrels of oil equivalent and 1.5 trillion cubic feet of gas in Irish waters.

British exploration firm Europa Oil and Gas is hopeful of landing a development partner for licences it holds off the Irish coast before the end of the year.

For the newest generation of Irish football fans, Euro ‘88 belongs to the remote past. France 2016 will be their first time, and just maybe, let’s hope, the best of times too.

On hearing the shelling stop, the Long Fellow waved the white flag, writes Ryle Dwyer

Commercial oil production from offshore Irish licences will not become a reality until at least 2023, one leading player has said.

Ben Barnes has assembled an impressive cast for the Irish premiere of a play by Eugene O’Neill, writes Padraic Killeen

Hearts 2 Celtic 2: Celtic boss Ronny Deila claimed he “got his old team back” despite twice losing the lead to draw 2-2 against Hearts at Tynecastle.

ENGLAND: A dim-witted shoplifter was caught after going to a police station to complain about the circulation of his CCTV image.

Celtic’s Champions League hopes are in the balance after a narrow 3-2 win over Malmo in the first leg of their play-off which saw former Hoops attacker Jo Inge Berget return to haunt the Parhead club with a double.

US explorer Kosmos Energy is set to attract fresh investment to its two Irish-based licences, via a farm-out process, later this year. 

Four managers have followed Roberto Martinez to the helm since Wigan lifted the cup against Man City in 2013, while captain Emmerson Boyce is the only survivor.

UK exploration firm, Europa Oil and Gas has confirmed it will seek to increase its Irish acreage by bidding for more prospects in this year’s Atlantic Margin licensing round.

Famous faces from the world of football joined hundreds of supporters and mourners to pay their final respects to former Hearts, Tottenham and Scotland captain Dave Mackay yesterday.

Celtic 0 St Johnstone 1: A magnificent strike from St Johnstone midfielder Danny Swanson inflicted a first domestic defeat of 2015 on Celtic.

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Alex Ferguson has hailed the fantastic career of Dave Mackay as the tributes came in for the former Tottenham and Scotland midfielder, who died on Monday night aged 80.

Tributes have been paid to former Tottenham, Hearts and Scotland midfielder Dave Mackay, who has died aged 80.

Celtic stretched their lead over Scottish Premiership title rivals Aberdeen to six points with a 4-0 trouncing of the Dons at Parkhead.

Celtic 3 Inter Milan 3: Substitute John Guidetti gave Celtic a dramatic Europa League lifeline with an injury-time leveller to draw 3-3 draw with Inter Milan at Parkhead.

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How the Irish fared

John Gosden registered his first winner for Godolphin as Tempus Temporis booked his ticket for Good Friday by winning the Betsi Golden Mile Conditions Stakes as racing took place at Chelmsford City for the first time yesterday.

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has been banned for six weeks from football-related activities over comments he made regarding Jewish and Chinese people but the 78-year-old will not carry out his threat to quit the club.

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has been banned from football-related activities for six weeks over comments he made regarding Jewish and Chinese people, the Football Association has announced.

Ireland duo Daryl Murphy and David McGoldrick were among the goals as in-form Ipswich crushed Charlton Athletic 3-0 in front of their biggest crowd of the season to maintain the pressure on Championship leaders Bournemouth.

Antrim Energy — the Canadian exploration firm, with sizeable interests off the Irish coast— has turned down a takeover approach from UK company, Sound Oil.

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has accepted a Football Association misconduct charge over comments he made regarding Jewish and Chinese people and has requested a non-personal hearing.

The Football Association may take fresh action against Dave Whelan after the Wigan chairman became embroiled in another race row.

Dave Whelan’s future as Wigan chairman is in question after he was charged by the FA over comments about Chinese and Jewish people.

Wigan owner Dave Whelan has found himself embroiled in controversy after being labelled "a racist" by Cardiff chairman Vincent Tan and facing the prospect of a lengthy FA ban.

Wigan owner Dave Whelan has apologised for any offence and defended his position after being accused of anti-Semitism and told he is not “fit and proper” to run a club.