With his family’s staunch republican background and his posh “West Brit” like tones that have proven a hit with BBC listeners, Ryan Tubridy is in many ways the perfect choice for chronicling the lives of Irish people who have made it big in Britain.

Lord John Oaksey, the former amateur jump jockey, journalist, author, broadcaster and founder of the Injured Jockeys Fund passed away at his family home in Wiltshire yesterday following a lengthy period of ill health. He was 83

Kerry put their troubles behind them yesterday when they travelled to Aughrim to pick up the first points of the league.

A Tipperary man accused of murdering his 30-year-old neighbour and “best mate” told investigating gardaí he was expecting they had found blood or fingerprints when they re-arrested him.

A CROSS-BORDER gang and Irish traffickers based in Europe are suspected of being behind one of the biggest ever drug hauls bound for Ireland.