Irish Rail has been criticised for awarding a €30m track maintenance contract to a company found responsible for a fatal train crash in Britain.

Limerick 1-19 Antrim 0-19

Limerick 1-19 Antrim 0-19

Antrim and DIT will contest next weekend's Bord na Móna Walsh Shield final after wins over Laois and Westmeath respectively this afternoon.

Cuchullians, Dunloy 1-7 Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-11

Model Rozanna Purcell has promised her GAA team she will take training sessions in her bikini if they win their first match.

Paddy Doherty is being lined up to star in 'Strictly Come Dancing'.

Brad Pitt is obsessed with 'Big Fat Gypsy Weddings'.

'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' star Paddy Doherty today received a suspended jail term for his part in a grudge fight in public with another Traveller.

'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' star Paddy Doherty will be sentenced today after he got into a brutal fight with another traveller.

Top Irish model Georgia Salpa was among the latest batch of contestants to enter the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house as the show kicked off in Britain last night.

Boy George has laughed off reports that he will take part in the new series of 'Celebrity Big Brother'.

HUNDREDS of Irish travellers auditioned for a new X Factor-style TV show for gypsies in a bid to become an overnight star.

Brad Pitt wants to turn 'Big Brother' winner Paddy Doherty's life story into a film.

The latest series of 'Big Brother' is pulling in little over half of the audience for its final run on Channel 4.

A Harry Potter extra, a teenage female wrestler and a vegan holistic healer were among the contestants to enter the 'Big Brother' house last night.

A 'Harry Potter' extra, a teenage female wrestler and a vegan holistic healer were tonight among the contestants to enter the 'Big Brother' house.

Baywatch pin-up Pamela Anderson will get the new series of 'Big Brother' off to a bang tonight a day after traveller Paddy Doherty was crowned winner of the celebrity version of the reality show.

Paddy Doherty has won 'Celebrity Big Brother'.

Darryn Lyons, Lucien Laviscount and Amy Childs have been evicted from 'Celebrity Big Brother'.

Irish twins Jedward are firm favourites to win Celebrity Big Brother tonight.

Jedward are struggling to cope on 'Celebrity Big Brother' after being split up.

Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff has become the second person to be voted off Celebrity Big Brother.

Jedward created chaos in the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house today as they ran amok as "punks", angering other contestants.

The wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons became the first contestant to be voted off 'Celebrity Big Brother' – and immediately hit out at politicians who tried to stop her entering the show.

'Celebrity Big Brother' bosses have had to step in after Bobby Sabel made Darryn Lyons drink sweat yesterday.

BUBBLY twins Jedward are beginning to grate on Celebrity Big Brother housemates for failing to pull their weight.

FAMOUSLY wrong pronouncements from the past: “The automobile is only a novelty” — a bank president in 1903 advising against investing in the Ford Motor Company.

Louis Walsh has confirmed Jedward are going to be contestants on 'Celebrity Big Brother'.

Tara Reid is set to enter the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house.

Pamela Anderson is set to sign a deal to appear on 'Celebrity Big Brother'.

ANTRIM fielded close to a second-string side against surprise packets Armagh in yesterday’s Ulster SHC final at Casement Park, but the management cast more than a few anxious looks towards the subs’ bench in the closing stages.

Antrim 2-20 Armagh 2-12, Casement Park

Antrim manager Dinny Cahill will test the depth of his squad when the Saffrons take on Armagh in Sunday's Ulster SHC final.

Abused, bullied and harassed in Tyrone, Armagh and Derry, the skilful forward is a protected species in Down. Which might explain a few things, suggests Paddy Heaney

HERE is a new song.

DOWN manager James McCartan will not need to travel far if he wants advice about how to beat Kerry.

PADDY BRADLEY has sensationally quit the Derry panel after being dropped for today’s All-Ireland qualifier with Carlow.

There are curtailments to some localised Dublin Bus services and some Bus Éireann services today but Dublin Airport is operating as normal.

MOTORISTS who travel across Dublin city centre via Dame Street are facing major disruption to their travel plans from next week with the introduction of a ban on cars using College Green during peak morning and evening rush hours.

FORGET that he gained his award at the expense of Brian McGuigan because no blame could be attached to Peter Canavan for the machinations of the allstar selectors.

THE big question to be asked about the second of the Bank of Ireland football championship semi-finals in Croke Park tomorrow is whether Tyrone will benefit from their game with Dublin last week, or will Armagh be fresher.

Tyrone footballer Peter Canavan and Cork hurler John Gardiner have been named as the Vodafone GAA Players of the Month for June.