Former FBI director James Comey will say in his opening statement to a congressional hearing that President Donald Trump told him "I need loyalty, I expect loyalty" during a January dinner.

This game is a mixture of talent, bravery and luck and maybe Willie Mullins’ has just turned at the right time, writes Anthony Daly.

Bette Browne on all the president’s men (and women) who have the ear of the most powerful man in the world

THE arrangements agreed yesterday between Taoiseach Enda Kenny and his supply-and-demand colleague Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin have restored a degree of stability at Leinster House. 

THOUGH our parliament is mired in its own security scandal, and despite its chilling implications, we are still some distance from the bizarre events that forced President Donald Trump to accept the resignation of his national security advisor Mike Flynn. 

Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan is expected to raise the new travel ban and the undocumented Irish when he meets officials with the US new administration.

The Irish Wildlife Trust has logged almost a dozen large wildfires since Tuesday, raging from the Blackstairs Mountains to the Beara Peninsula and from the Knockmealdowns to Killarney National Park, and says most occurred in special areas of conservation.

Gardaí are continuing their investigations after a raging fire threatened homes as well as the forests of Killarney National Park in the early hours of yesterday.

Junior Rugby Focus: Newcastle West are the new leaders in Division 1 of the Munster Junior League after their bonus point 30-10 home win over Old Christians.

Four of the six knockout places in the Limerick SFC were decided over the weekend after round four of the group stages while the remaining two quarter-final places will be determined after the final round of games next month.

A father and son have been banned from keeping dogs for 10 years after being found guilty of the “barbaric” practice of badger baiting.

Having run charming, salon-style poetry readings in Dublin, the creators of the Quantum Sofa have launched their first publication — a trio of pamphlets by Irish poets.

He’s normally grilling politicians on the top news stories of the day.

George Graham was delighted with his young Tottenham team after they swept Stockport aside 4-0.