Play as many sports as you can for as long as you, former Munster out-half Johnny Holland advises children.

Niall will lead a team that includes his younger brother Rory and their cousin, Jack O'Sullivan.

Stephen Staunton has urged his former Ireland team-mate Niall Quinn to give Stephen Kenny his full backing.

Gary Owens has said that his and Niall Quinn’s combined salary “is significantly less than anybody has ever taken”.

Six Munster players have signed new contracts with the province, including three academy players who have been promoted to the senior squad.

Newly elected FAI president Gerry McAnaney believes that, in contrast to false dawns in the past, a genuinely transformed Association can emerge from the worst crisis in its history.

It was Mark Foley, Tim O’Halloran’s assistant, who threw the the idea there first.

Ballyhale Shamrocks’ golden generation of players enter the arena on Sunday as warm favourites for the All-Ireland club title, and deserved favourites at that.

This holiday season as lots of people do their annual winter dip, we meet just some of the people who swim in our seas and ocean, not just in summer, but all year around. From grief to burnout, and from career changes to community spirit, everyone has their own reason to swim, reports Joyce Fegan.

Fine Gael must facilitate a Fianna Fáil led Government from Opposition should Micheál Martin's party win more seats, Dara Calleary has said.

The closing of one year and the opening of another might be a time to reflect on why the state of vernacular as spoken and written in this country has gone bananas.

The professional declutterer was inspired by a Niall Mellon volunteer’s Facebook post.

New Galway hurling manager Shane O’Neill has added Fergal Healy to his management team as they step up their preparations for the new season.

Two brothers, their father, and three companies with offices in Co Clare have brought a legal action aimed at requiring a fund to perform an amended settlement agreement reached by them with Allied Irish Banks.

The light from a strong winter sun shone down on the funeral cortege as it arrived at the church.

Declan Hassett, former arts editor of the ‘Irish Examiner’, marks the passing of a ‘true great’, Niall Tóibín

One made us laugh at times; the other cry at times but, best of all, they always made us think.

Tributes flooded in yesterday for “comic genius” Niall Tóibín who has died after a lengthy illness.

Remembered as an actor, comedian, raconteur and mimic without parallel, Niall Tóibín died today after a long illness, a week shy of his 90th birthday.

All-Ireland football winners Frank McGlynn of Donegal and Dublin’s Eoghan O’Gara have called time on their inter-county careers.

Those newcomers are among five changes by Johann van Graan to the side which lost their last Pro14 game 40-16 to the Cheetahs.

Did anyone else not know what a Jo Maxi was?

One of Ireland’s great hotels rolled out the red carpet for a very special guest today to celebrate their remarkable connection which dates back more than a century.

Next Sunday’s Cork SFC semi-final between near neighbours Nemo Rangers and Douglas, provided the weather conditions allow for it, could be a slick game of football.

Although Moloney — joint manager with Gerry O’Connor last year — was invited to put his name forward, county chairman Joe Cooney confirmed that officials were also exploring alternatives to the Scarriff man taking sole charge of the team in 2020.

Trish Dromey checks out Wisteria Lodge and its grounds

Early last year, after winning the Sigerson Cup with UCD, Con O’Callaghan concluded a remarkable run of 25 games for club, county and college in just over 12 months, winning 24 of them.

A seafood wholesalers defied odds of up to five million to one when they discovered two different rare species in their deliveries in the last month.

A husband and wife passed away from cancer within minutes of each other, after 32 years of marriage.

Victorious Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy accepts Richie Hogan’s sending-off had “a huge bearing” on the All-Ireland final, but says he didn’t see the foul on Cathal Barrett that led to the red card.