Ireland coach Adam Griggs admitted his side were well below their best after Scotland secured a surprise victory in yesterday’s Women’s Six Nations Championship at Donnybrook.

"It doesn't seem to matter to our government that children are being shot to death day after day in schools."

Malcolm O’Kelly knows a good player when he sees one, and that’s why the 92-times capped Ireland second row is unafraid to compare James Ryan to Paul O’Connell.

The family of a man accused of stabbing a supermarket worker to death in the UK have said "no words can convey our sorrow".

A man has been charged with murder after a supermarket worker was stabbed to death in an aisle at work.

People have been questioning Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe on his Budget yesterday.

Jenny Murphy scored a try in the final play of the night to snatch a dramatic victory for Ireland in difficult conditions.

Glasgow Warriors 27 Ulster 17: Title holders Glasgow Warriors extended their winning run in the Guinness PRO12 to five matches with a hard-fought 27-17 victory over Ulster at Scotstoun.

Glasgow Warriors 12 Leinster 6: Connacht can sleep easily this weekend after Leinster failed to knock the Galway men off their top perch in the Guinness Pro12 last night at Scotstoun with defeat to Glasgow in a match that produced not a single try.

Soft gold colours and copper burnished guitars are just some of the themes for spring homes, Esther N McCarthy discovers.

Peniel E Joseph sets last week’s massacre at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston in the context of a climate of denial in America over national issues of racial inequality

A violin teacher in the UK improperly used his “power and influence” to rape an 18-year-old female student, a jury has heard.

After packing his mankini for his trip to the famed film festival, Don O’Mahony selects some of the things to watch out for at this year’s event.

Trainer Eoin Griffin is keeping his fingers crossed Azorian has turned a corner after the highly-tried gelding gained an overdue success at Navan yesterday.

Leader of the opposition Ed Miliband has floated proposals for a cap on MPs’ earnings from outside Parliament, as two of Westminster’s most senior former ministers were forced to defend themselves against cash-for-access allegations.

The album isn’t dead. Pledge Music is helping fans get closer to the artistic experience by taking part in the making of an LP, writes Jonathan de Burca Butler

In a world of uncertainty, one of the few things you can count on is the release every few years of a new AC/DC album that will sound exactly like all of AC/DC’s previous albums.

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd showed up late for a New Zealand court appearance and clowned around by jumping on the back of one of his security guards outside the courthouse.

The parent company of Irish-owned oil company Maxol Ltd had an increase of close to 30% in net profit last year as it continued to take advantage of what is termed in its annual return as “the opportunities resulting from the recession”.

Angus Young of AC/DC says his bandmates have not been in touch with Phil Rudd since the drummer was charged last week with threatening to kill and drug possession.

AC/DC's Malcolm Young is believed to be "suffering from dementia".

Heavy metal veterans AC/DC have confirmed founder member Malcolm Young has left the band because of illness and is being replaced by his nephew.

Your daily, spoiler-free guide to what to look out for on the box.

ENGLAND AND WALES: Bran, Sandor and Khaleesi may not be commonly heard in the classroom yet, but they are all names of characters from hit TV series Game Of Thrones given to babies last year.

ON a sunny summer day, bestselling author Julia Donaldson is deservedly relaxing in her new garden.

WHEN Malcolm O’Kelly, 40, retired from international rugby in 2010, he had no clear career plans in place.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ****

Andy Serkis brings his Gollum experience to Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, writes Susan Griffin.

Heavy rock giants AC/DC have vowed to carry on making music, but confirmed ill guitarist Malcolm Young is “taking a break” from the line-up.

AC/DC's Brian Johnson has slammed claims the band are set to retire.

The new owner of 14 regional newspapers has assured staff that all jobs are safe.

The Johnston Press media group has sold its fourteen regional newspaper titles to Iconic Newspapers Limited, a company run by British advertising executive Malcolm Denmark.

We are betting that mammy was out for the day the lads cooked up this one…

AC/DC are planning a new album and huge world tour in 2014.

Ireland 34 Scotland 7

While Taoiseach Enda Kenny was downing the saki and talking up Ireland in Japan, the Government was receiving a PR boost from a US publication that is frequently described as America’s business bible.

Former UK foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind has said every large scale terror plot faced by the UK since the July 7 attacks would not have been foiled if the intelligence agencies could not intercept emails and other communications.

Witnesses at the inquest into the deaths of two men on a fishing trip in 2010 have described how they saw one of the men struggling in the water and then disappearing underneath, just seconds before a nearby fisherman reached him.