Simon Delaney is one of the finalists on MasterChef Ireland tonight on TV3, alongside Niamh Kavanagh and Oisín McConville. Recent acting parts for the 46-year-old father-of-four from Raheny include The Conjuring 2 and Moone Boy.

Captain Paula Fitzpatrick admits Irish discipline must improve if they are to maintain their perfect start to the RBS Six Nations away to Italy tomorrow afternoon (1pm, live on RTE Two).

Munster began the defence of their interprovincial women’s title with an impressive 13-point victory away to Ulster at Kingspan Stadium (3-16).

Staff of a telecoms company have been left devastated after being told the business was closing and their jobs were gone — by text.

While X Factor didn’t make her rich, Mary Byrne is happy with her lot and delighted to be starring in Menopause the Musical, writes Colette Sheridan

And who are the cast, we hear you ask?

As the Everyman theatre celebrated one of its best summers on record, attention turned to the unveiling of its autumn bumper programme.

Munster 15 Leinster 7 (Ladies Interpro final): A polished performance from international Niamh Briggs led Munster, who had eight from the Highfield club in the starting side, to back-to-back interprovincial titles before a bigger than expected crowd at Thomond Park on Saturday

Wexford’s Katie Fitzhenry is confident that Ireland can progress from their group at this weekend’s global women’s rugby sevens tournament in UCD.

Following a tough ordinary level maths paper on Friday for most Leaving Certificate students, reaction seemed much more positive to yesterday morning’s paper 2.

We visit Hewitt College, Cork and ask students Megan O’Gorman, Niamh Kavanagh and Saramai Dennehy for their verdict on Maths paper 2.  

Douze points?

Love it or loathe it, the Eurovision is back next month. To mark the occassion, we are looking back at our record-breaking seven winners to see how life after the Eurovision has treated them.

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON’S ambition has never been in question or hidden. 

Ireland has thrown all kinds of everything at the Eurovision Song Contest over the past decade, to no avail.

From the toe-tapping tunes in Peter Pan to Boyzone’s Keith Duffy as the Baddie in in Jack and the Beanstalk, we pick the best of the festive fun with Colette Sheridan

Families and friends of people lost through suicide attended remembrance ceremonies throughout the country yesterday organised by the national suicide prevention and bereavement charity, Console.

They came armed with all the colours of the rainbow, they saw the sun rise during a same-sex céilí, and they conquered any notions it would be hard to find gay love in Lisdoon.

ONE of the world’s oldest and boldest matchmaking festivals is turning ‘pink’ this weekend.

Despite incurring a number of late injuries, Irish coach Jon Skurr, insists his side is ready for this weekend’s Women’s Sevens World Cup in Moscow.

Millstreet hosted the Eurovision 20 years ago, in an equestrian centre, for free. The town relished it, says Richard Fitzpatrick

Italy Women 3 Ireland Women 6

Standing on the cusp of a Grand Slam facing a side you beat 40-10 last year can be a precarious perch.

RBS Six Nations Women's Championship

Today FM DJ, Ian Dempsey and wife Ger

Six Nations Ladies

Munster coach Garry Walsh admitted ‘bitterness’ of defeat played a part in his side’s 15-12 victory over Leinster to claim the women’s interpro title at Ashbourne RFC on Saturday afternoon.

England Women 23 Ireland Women 6

Ireland Women's coach Philip Doyle has made one change for the final game of this year's RBS 6 Nations against England as the team target a triple crown win.

Ireland’s women called upon endless reserves of defensive grit for the second week running as they defeated Scotland in Ashbourne.

Ireland women 20 Scotland women 0

Ireland Women 36 Wales Women 0, Ashbourne RFC

Niamh Kavanagh scored two tries to break the back of Italian resistance as the Ireland Women’s team recorded their first Six Nations win off the season at Ashbourne last night.

Ireland Women 40 Italy Women 10

Ireland fell heartbreakingly short in this thrilling Women’s Six Nations affair played in freezing conditions in Pau on Saturday.

France Women 8 Ireland Women 7

My first paid job was as a train announcer in Heuston Station.

JEDWARD’S hopes of making it to the Eurovision final could be boosted by their last-place slot in Thursday night’s semi-final in Germany, according to an academic who has analysed previous contests.

Jedward may face a tough time in qualifying to the Eurovision final.

IRISH Eurovision winners Johnny Logan and Niamh Kavanagh are using their profiles to raise publicity for a mental health awareness campaign – particularly people suffering because of the recession.