Every six years, in tandem with the European parliamentary election, the EU changes the management of its top jobs.

German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen has been nominated by EU leaders to replace Jean Claude Juncker to head the European Commission.

When the FAI — or rather John Delaney, since they remain one and the same thing, at least for now — declared on Saturday night that they were creating a new position for him, it transformed a mere theory we had last November into an obvious truth.

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator says he wants an "all-weather insurance policy" to ensure there's no hard border.

How a person balances commitment and ambition with the always high cost of sustaining success is a defining characteristic. Not all of us get this relationship right early in life. We have to wait for the wisdom of age to sort the wheat from the chaff; for maturity to draw the ruthlessness from ambition. Some of us, happy on the couch, never engage in the process and regard almost any price as too high.

Spend time with your youngster to set up some ground rules on phone and internet use — particularly in relation to unsupervised access, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Virgil may have coined the phrase ‘Love Conquers All’ but it took Carol Drinkwater to reinvent it as a creative metaphor, writes John Rainsford

The prime ministers of Spain and Belgium have held talks over their testy bilateral relations as ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four secessionist allies prepare for an extradition court appearance in Brussels.

Leinster weathered the huge hits and the heavy bruising from Montpellier’s giants on Saturday – but the five points are what will leave the biggest mark after a winning start to their Champions Cup challenge.

Eight patients at a sweltering Florida nursing home have died after Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning.

Chelsea 6 FK Qarabag 0: Chelsea will face tougher tests than this, a stroll in cruise control against Champions League rookies Qarabag, but the Blues are back in the big time and showed how much they want to reprise their 2012 triumph.

Michel Déon, novelist and member of the Académie francaise lived in Co Galway for the last 50 years of his life, and died last December, aged 97. 

The LaLiga title will be decided on the final day again this year, with Real Madrid going to Malaga tomorrow night (7pm Irish time) needing just a point to lift the trophy, no matter what Barcelona do at home to Eibar at the same time.

He sent a clear warning that Britain will not escape a hefty bill for its momentous decision that has shaken the bloc.

Mauricio Pochettino has hailed Harry Kane as Tottenham's Lionel Messi as the England hitman gears up to return from ankle trouble.

Fundamental good manners fail me when walking past a chic house exterior with windows stripped bare of curtains, writes Carol O’Callaghan.

Update 12.18pm: The Belgian government has reached an agreement to back the free trade deal between the European Union and Canada.

The European Union and Canada have tried to remain upbeat about the prospects for their trans-Atlantic free trade pact despite a small Belgian region persisting in its refusal to back the deal.

A man who allegedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" while he attacked two female officers with a machete has died after being shot by police in Belgium.

The recent appointment of Michael Creed as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine came as a surprise to many, not least to the Cork North-West TD himself.

Colin Clarke fakes disgust. I've just put it to him that he was involved in one of the most bizarre World Cup goals of all time.

Belgium’s prime minister lashed out at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for offering free train tickets to Amsterdam to lure passengers away from the bomb-crippled Brussels airport.

The Belgian government warned at the weekend that there might be an attack after the security services captured their most wanted man. It came swiftly.

The most wanted fugitive from November’s Paris attacks was arrested after a shootout with police in Brussels yesterday, said Belgium’s prime minister.

Soldiers patrolled the streets of Brussels on the third day of a security lockdown, as a suspected explosive belt was found dumped near Paris and the mobile phone of a fugitive believed to have taken part in the attacks on November 13 was detected in two locations in the city.

Shopping centres and public transport were the most likely targets of terrorists planning attacks on Brussels, Belgium’s prime minister Charles Michel said as he announced the city’s lockdown would remain in force today.

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Sepp Blatter yesterday brushed off a stunt by an English comedian to categorically state he will not stand in next year’s Fifa presidential election — and sent a ‘good luck’ message to Michel Platini, the man who is favourite to succeed him.

When Michel Faber’s wife died after an illness it had an inevitable impact on his next and last book he tells Richard Fitzpatrick

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is in no doubt goalkeeper Michel Vorm has the strength of character to put his Capital One Cup final disappointment behind him and again prove an able deputy for number one Hugo Lloris at Burnley tomorrow.

Jazz bars, rhythm rooms, the Festival Club at the Met — the unmistakable sound of the October bank holiday weekend wound down to its final few touts last night as the 37th Guinness Cork Jazz festival drew to a close.

Spain must trust in their philosophy but trust their youth to enact it

"Goals change games," as all the best football analysts know. But Sergio Ramos’s 93rd-minute header for Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League final changed so much more.

Debris has reportedly been found in the Atlantic Ocean in the area where UK yacht the Cheeki Rafiki went missing.

Olympiacos manager Michel believes Manchester United could buckle under pressure when the two sides meet in the white-hot cauldron of the Karaiskakis Stadium tonight.

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It took less than three minutes for JJ Hanrahan to change the course of Munster’s season and the time went so quickly even the Kerryman had to stop and ask what had taken place.