10% of primary pupils, and one in six secondary students, misses more than 20 school days each year

Former Ryanair finance chief and deputy chief executive Howard Millar is to lead a $5bn (€4.4bn) capital raise being undertaken by aircraft services group Stellwagen.

That’s the Greatest Of All Time. Whether it be Michael Phelps or Usain Bolt monopolising another Olympic Games, Novak Djokovic seeking a Grand Slam or Katie Taylor punching her way into legend, the sporting record books look set for another complete rewrite in 2016...

Borrowers who are banking on a judicial Fifth Cavalry riding to the rescue may have to think again, if a recent decision of the new Court of Appeal is anything to go by.

When many people think of comic book movies, Marvel and DC usually come to mind. But Mark Millar has provided Hollywood with plenty of material to work with too. Two more of his comics will be made into movies in the near future.

When many people think of comic book movies, Marvel and DC usually come to mind. But Mark Millar has provided Hollywood with plenty of material to work with too. Two more of his comics will be made into movies in the near future.

When many people think of comic book movies, Marvel and DC usually come to mind. But Mark Millar has provided Hollywood with plenty of material to work with too. Two more of his comics will be made into movies in the near future.

Voting yes in the marriage equality referendum will reassure those young people who feel they won’t have the same opportunities because of their sexuality, writes Caoimhín Millar

Celtic 0 St Johnstone 1: A magnificent strike from St Johnstone midfielder Danny Swanson inflicted a first domestic defeat of 2015 on Celtic.

A tight-knit group facing a looming festive deadline has issued a special appeal for volunteers to give their charity knitting campaign socks.

Ryanair’s deputy chief, Howard Millar, is to leave the company at the end of December — the second senior management figure to step down this year.

Ryanair is likely to return to the bond markets next year, following extremely strong demand for its first ever issuance.

An upcoming roadshow for Ryanair has been met with a warm investor reception but the borrower will likely have to field queries about its ambitious expenditure programme and a fall in profits.

Celtic recovered from their midweek European frustration with a 2-1 Scottish Premiership victory over St Johnstone at Parkhead which should have been more comprehensive.

Teemu Pukki is making his first start for Celtic in their Scottish Premiership clash against St Johnstone at Parkhead.

Few people would relish taking on such rugby greats as Syd Millar, Ronnie Dawson and Tom Kiernan, but a pensioner with pluck has in the Circuit Civil Court.

There was the familiar sight of an Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider timing his burst to perfection and winning a sprint finish but instead of Mark Cavendish it was his room-mate Matteo Trentin who took the honours on stage 14 of the Tour de France in Lyon today.

One of Ireland's favourite free festivals is coming back to Dublin and Cork… and here's a taste of what you can expect.

Three days after they were the laughing stock of the Tour de France, when their team bus became wedged under the finishing line gantry, Orica GreenEdge capped a marvellous turnaround when they won their second stage in as many days and claimed the race leader’s yellow jersey yesterday.

Orica GreenEdge pipped Mark Cavendish’s Omega Pharma-Quick Step squad by a single second to win today’s team time trial in the Tour de France and make it two stage victories in as many days.

Garmin-Sharp are keeping the peloton guessing ahead of the Tour de France, but it could be that an Irishman, rather than a Grand Tour winner, is the nominated leader.

The value of Ryanair increased by more than €600m in one day’s trading yesterday after the company reported stronger than expected results.

Dundee United 0 Celtic 4

Irish mining group IMC, which discovered a sizeable quantity of gold in Co Wexford, has identified the full length of the potential gold seam in the South-East.

Celtic 4 Dundee Utd 0

Reformed drug cheat David Millar fears Lance Armstrong’s appearance on Oprah Winfrey’s show next week will be “stage-managed”.

Skipper Scott Brown returns to the Celtic side for their SPL clash with St Johnstone at Parkhead this afternoon.

A major sponsor of cycling has served a legal notice on the UCI claiming $2m (€1.55m) in compensation after the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.

Neil Lennon made three changes to his Celtic side for the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Dundee United at Tannadice.

Celtic 5 St Johnstone 0

The name Lance Armstrong is to be expunged from the record books after cycling’s world governing body yesterday accepted a recommendation to strip the American of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him from the sport for life.

Lance Armstrong was today stripped of his seven Tour de France titles but the sport’s world governing body the UCI were warned the battle against doping is far from won.

Pressure is mounting on Hein Verbruggen, the head of the International Cycling Union during the Lance Armstrong era, to resign from his remaining posts on the organisation.

Celtic’s new Venezuelan signing Miku was handed his debut in the Hoops’ Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.

Hundreds of students who were told they had secured a place at Northern Ireland’s University of Ulster have now been told the offers were made in error.

UNFORTUNATELY, enjoyment of the Olympic Games often requires something that one associates with screen or theatrical drama, or fiction: a suspension of disbelief.

One of the weirdest things for me, when I participated in the Olympics, was waking up the day after the opening ceremony going to the dining hall before training and seeing people with Olympic medals already hanging around their necks.

World champion Mark Cavendish has described his Great Britain squad as “the dream team” but feels no additional pressure despite potentially being the first home champion of London 2012.

A sensational sprint finish saw Mark Cavendish claim the 22nd Tour de France stage success of his career in Brive-la-Gaillarde today.

David Millar became the fourth Briton to savour victory on the 2012 Tour de France with a win on stage 12 yesterday.

Tour de France leader Bradley Wiggins was struck by a flare before again addressing the subject of doping in cycling by saying: “I want to prove I’m doing this off bread and water and hard work.”

Major changes are afoot in the Irish Hockey Association (IHA) after it was revealed that both chief executive Angus Kirkland and high performance director Dave Passmore stepped down from their respective roles.