Bohemians needed penalties to decide an epic Extra.ie FAI Cup second round tie with James Talbot the hero, saving the crucial penalty from opposing number Lee Steacy.

It’s 100 years since the specialised unit of IRA assassins undertook their first operation. Ryle Dwyer looks at the early days of a group who’d have a crucial role in the struggle

MICK McDONNELL says his 12-year-old could “talk the hind leg off a donkey,” plays football, is wonderfully affectionate and one of the top pupils in his school.