There have been bigger days in Fionnuala McCormack’s career, but few that felt as sweet. Not only did the 35-year-old stamp her supremacy over her rivals at today’s National Cross Country Championships in Abbotstown, winning her ninth senior title, but she was able to share the podium with her younger sister Una.

Déise hurling legend Dan Shanahan has urged sports fans in the south-east to turn out in force for a unique charity soccer game in Waterford on Saturday.

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ORGANISERS of the country’s first week-long golf classic were able to hand over a cheque for €78,000 to two motor neurone disease organisations at the weekend thanks to the success of the project.

GARDAÍ have launched separate murder investigations after two men were brutally murdered in gun attacks just hours apart.