This year’s selection of children’s books features stories with universal themes, cute dogs and reindeer, superb illustrations, and iconic Irish settings, says Emmet Arrigan

Top Irish indie rock band, Walking on Cars, have agreed to headline a very special charity gig in Cork to help kit out Cork University Hospital's (CUH) new €40m childrens' unit.

Revolut customers were left unable to use features of their banking apps today due to technical issues.

A wave of job losses has caused concern in Cork after 300 tech staff were laid off.

Around 90 rescue workers involved in the search for missing Irish teenager Nora Quoirin will today focus their efforts on the surrounding jungle and mountain area near the Dusan resort, where she was last seen.

The 2019-20 Premier League season is just a few days old, and yet the newly implemented VAR technology has already stolen the headlines on multiple occasions.

An “emotional” and “upsetting” few days have come to an end for an emigrant family who have finally scattered the ashes of their loved one in Northern Ireland.

British Airways (BA) passengers have reported delayed and cancelled flights due to IT issues with the company's check-in systems.

Waterford are looking for a new hurling boss after they announced that Páraic Fanning is stepping down.

They were known as the superb six, a cohort ready-made to complement Ireland’s golden generation of Robbie Keane and Damien Duff, but the tribulations of those bright young things should temper the hype attaching to the latest sextet.

A Brexit Party bus has been towed after it was pictured empty with its doors open on the side of a road in Wales.

Last Tuesday night, Cork hurling seemed to have turned a corner. Evan Sheehan’s injury-time goal against Tipperary looked to have won the Munster U20 championship, only for Jake Morris to rescue the Premier County with a terrific goal at the other end moments later.

The father of Ireland debutant Mark Adair has revealed how watching his son help bowl out England for 85 brought a tear to his eye.

A Co Down hospital is celebrating the birth of two sets of healthy triplets in the space of just 24 hours.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has accused critics of co-living of wrongly assuming it is the Government's solution for families in emergency accommodation.

It was Lowry's best-ever opening round in a major.

Northern Ireland completed their second group stage at the Netball World Cup with a 46-43 win over Barbados.

Jon Rahm is hoping an accommodation switch can lead to a reversal of fortunes in the Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

Northern Ireland’s miserable run at the Netball World Cup continued with a 77-28 defeat by New Zealand in Liverpool.

“Kuch and I went to breakfast yesterday and I took about 20 pictures for him.”

The Ireland underage international joined from QPR.

Heathrow Airport could be "shut down" this summer due to a series of strikes over a pay dispute, union Unite said.

Jamie Donaldson set his sights on an emotional return to Royal Portrush after claiming a share of the clubhouse lead on day one of the ASI Scottish Open.

The 24-year-old has eight caps for the Republic of Ireland.

He has won four major titles, two World Golf Championship events and been on the winning Ryder Cup team four times, but there is only one round of golf where Rory McIlroy can remember every shot.

Ireland captain Caroline O’Hanlon admits her career as a doctor helps put sport into perspective and the pressure she feels on the court is so much different to those associated with work.

Aston Villa have announced the permanent signing of Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings.

He links up with former Reading boss Jaap Stam.

Lionel Messi was controversially sent off as Argentina beat Chile 2-1 to win the Copa America third-place play-off in Sao Paulo.

Nigeria produced a second-half comeback to beat Cameroon 3-2 and book their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Blue Point clung on grimly to complete a remarkable Royal Ascot double in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes.

Sacked dual-code international Israel Folau has launched a bid to raise €1.84m from the public to fight his legal case against Rugby Australia.

Stradivarius successfully defended his Gold Cup crown to provide Frankie Dettori with a remarkable fourth successive victory on day three of Royal Ascot.

Champion Irish National Hunt trainer Willie Mullins is missing from Royal Ascot this week through ill health.

Neil Lennon has revealed it was Mikael Lustig's decision to call time on his Celtic career.

Birmingham have parted company with manager Garry Monk, the club have announced.

Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg praised the performance of her young players after they began their Women's World Cup campaign with a 1-0 win over China.

Around 1,800 women have stripped off on a beach in Ireland to help the fight against cancer.

An off-duty police officer has been praised after chasing off four armed raiders while dressed only in his boxer shorts.

The partner of a motorcyclist whose death was caused by the dangerous driving of a van driver at a junction near Rathcormac, Co Cork, described it yesterday as “a stupid waste of a young man’s life”.

Four people have died after a UK-registered light aircraft crashed in Dubai, authorities said.

Progress can be better monitored if an accountable department takes ownership of the issue, the report said.

A court in Montenegro has sentenced 13 people, including two Russians, to up to 15 years in prison after they were convicted of plotting to overthrow the country's government and prevent it from joining Nato.

Joe Biden has formally entered the 2020 race for president.