Police in the North have issued a photograph of a mother who died during a family boating holiday there.

Alcohol has claimed the lives of 2,000 people since the government first began deliberating over the controversial Alcohol Bill two years ago, a leading charity has warned.

The interests of business and public health advocates should not be given equal weight in discussions around the final form of landmark legislation on alcohol, according to a charity working in the area.

A family of confectioners who were the creators of ‘emeralds’ sweets has lost an appeal over whether there were rights-of-way over their former factory lands in Co Donegal.

A family of confectioners who were the creators of "Emeralds"

ENGLAND: Birmingham has been crowned the funniest city in the UK, according to a study.

Hundreds marched through the Dallas-area city of McKinney calling for the firing of a police officer seen in a video throwing a bikini-clad teenage girl to the ground and pointing his pistol at other youths at a pool party disturbance.

Niall Loughlin hit 1-4 in Celtic Park last night to help Derry book their place in the Ulster U21 FC quarter-finals.

Munster 17 Ulster 19

Munster 17 Ulster 19

Ulster 58 Connact 12

ULSTER 58 CONNACHT 12Ulster put themselves firmly back on track in their bid to reach the RaboDirect PRO12 play-offs with a thumping 58-12 bonus point win over fellow Irish province Connacht.

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Ulster 41 Edinburgh 17

Ulster 41 Edinburgh 17

Relatives of Troubles’ victims have expressed outrage at a proposal by the North’s attorney general to end prosecutions in conflict related cases.

Ulster 21 Leinster 19

THIRTY-ONE years after the first AIDS case in Ireland, HIV is still headline news.

Leinster 42 Ulster 13

THE Ospreys ended Ulster’s unbeaten run as they continued their own with a workmanlike triumph at Liberty Stadium yesterday afternoon.

Ulster outhalf Ian Humphreys has been forced to withdraw from the starting team to face the Ospreys tomorrow at the Liberty Stadium after he suffered a recurrence of a shoulder injury picked up against Cardiff last week.

The top investigator searching for the seven final victims of the co-called Disappeared appealed tonight for the public’s help to bring closure to families.

IRELAND U-20s 24 WALES U-20s 38

Ireland U-20s 30 Scotland U-20s 13,

Although the Ireland Under-20s have failed to register a point in Pool C of the IRB Junior World Championship, head coach Mike Ruddock has been pleased with their performances so far.

IRELAND U20s suffered heartbreak in their opening IRB Junior World Championship clash against England in a thrilling Pool C clash last night.

IRFU president Caleb Powell led the tributes from across the sporting spectrum to Moss Keane.

HUMAN remains discovered in July were those of Charlie Armstrong, believed to have been abducted and murdered by the IRA in 1981.

Human remains discovered in July were those of a man believed to have been abducted and murdered by the IRA in 1981, it was confirmed today.

Families of some of the Bloody Sunday victims have asked the Taoiseach to help them seek prosecutions.

Relatives of those killed on Bloody Sunday were meeting the Taoiseach this evening to discuss the Saville Inquiry report.

Families of the Bloody Sunday dead hope today their epic campaign to clear the names of their loved ones will finally end with the release of the long-awaited Saville Report.

Argentina Under-20s 24 Ireland Under-20s 21

IRELAND’S U20s could do little to stop an English side boosting their World Championship credentials in Rosario as their hopes of claiming a semi-final spot were blown away.

Ireland U-20 21 England U-20 36, Rosario

IRELAND’S U20s face an uphill struggle to qualify for the semi-finals of the IRB Junior World Championships after suffering injury-time heartbreak in their opener against France in Rosario.

JEREMY Manning, a player whose season has been ravaged by injury, demonstrated his potential with two smashing tries in Munster’s British & Irish Cup semi-final victory at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Ireland U-20 44 Scotland U-20 15

Ireland U-20 24 Wales U-20 17

England 10 Ireland 25

FRANCE U-20s 20 IRELAND U-20s 15

IRELAND could hardly have asked for a better start to their U20 Six Nations campaign as they brushed Italy aside with ease at Dubarry Park in Athlone last night.