Just months after a riveting 2001 football championship had captured the public imagination with the advent and novelty of the backdoor, Ger Loughnane proclaimed in his book, Raising The Banner: “The biggest problem with hurling is that it is in danger of being swamped by football.

A petition signed by 11,000 people calling for a nationwide network of nurse specialists for people with Parkinson’s disease has been presented to the Minister for Older People, Helen McEntee, following a protest at Leinster House.

A Downing Street aide is facing calls to resign after allegedly "outing" a whisteblower who claimed the official Brexit campaign broke strict spending rules during the European Union referendum.

Boris Johnson has dismissed as "ludicrous" claims the Brexit campaign he backed broke election spending rules, amid calls for the police to investigate.

One of Ireland’s best known radio broadcasters has revealed he has Parkinson’s Disease.

Falls caused by one of the most severe symptoms of Parkinson’s disease could be reduced with a device being developed at NUI Galway.

Billy Connolly has said "men will have to get a grip on themselves" in the wake of the sexual harassment scandal gripping the entertainment industry.

Enda Varley had his nose broken off the ball in the 2012 semi-final meeting of Mayo and Dublin and also played in the 2013 final. Gone from the county scene, he has since slipped behind enemy lines, playing his club football with St Vincent’s. Kieran Shannon discovers how he’s grown to appreciate his new surroundings and respect teammates like Diarmuid Connolly, but also sees a rivalry between his two homes slipping out of control

Ahead of a conference on Parkinson’s disease, Dr Sean O’Sullivan emphasises the key role that support groups can play in the battle against the illness

Here Majella O’Sullivan takes a look at some of the most common conditions named after those who discovered them and the people whose names they bear.

Sam Allardyce is still looking for his first victory as Crystal Palace manager after his side came off second best in an FA Cup third round goalless draw at former club Bolton.

‘I didn’t give it away, Joe earned it’

Once he was on Jim McGuinness’s wedding invite list. Now he’s on Jim’s blacklist. And his own club’s list of suspended members. 

Taking control of your housework involves sticking to a plan, says Andrea Mara

More than €730,000 worth of gold smuggled into Britain by criminals has been sold at a Belfast auction.

Back to the Future is in the past, the 21st of October 2015 has come and gone. But we’re still living in the future... Is anyone else confused?

My husband was diagnosed recently with Parkinson’s disease. His doctor has encouraged us to find out as much as we can about complementary medicine.

Last year, when I met Bill O’Herlihy for the first and only time just days before his last broadcast anchoring the RTÉ football panel, he made one of those characteristic self-depreciating comments as we were finishing up.

A Sinn Féin MEP was yesterday convicted and fined for speeding.

Bradford 0 Reading 0

Bradford and Reading must wait to make history after the two lowest sides left in this season’s FA Cup clattered out a goalless lunchtime draw at Valley Parade.

“It will be a good game, a great game. Against Arsenal is always a great game.”

FA Cup Fifth Round: Bradford 2 Sunderland 0: Bradford, a city whose last meaningful flirtation with the FA Cup came some 104 years ago, now stand one victory from a Wembley semi-final after a stunning 2-0 upset of Premier League Sunderland at Valley Parade.

Chelsea 2 Bradford 4: FA Cup Fourth Round: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has lost faith in a number of his squad players ahead of the club’s League Cup semi-final second-leg with Liverpool tomorrow, after his second-string was humiliated by League One minnows Bradford on Saturday.

Andy Halliday was left “speechless” after Bradford City’s shock 4-2 FA Cup victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Two men who shared pornographic images of children as young as 10 with each other have been jailed for two years each.

THE Late Late Show is upon us again. On Friday, it will begin its 52nd season. Surely, the show is on its last legs. It is dispiriting. It lost its fire as a forum for national debate long ago, but what really irks are its inane celebrity interviews.

The revelation that Robin Williams was suffering from the early stages of Parkinson’s disease along with severe depression at the time of his apparent suicide has drawn public attention to the correlation between the diseases.

Robin Williams will receive a "meaningful" remembrance at this month's Emmy Awards.

Exit pay costs for its departing CEO and finance director pushed total directors’ remuneration at Dublin-based utility group, NTR up by over 60% last year to more than €4m.

A new TV series revolves around women of different backgrounds who meet at an antenatal class, writes Keeley Bolger.

More than 80% of small and medium-sized businesses aren’t confident that the economy will experience a steady recovery.

Swimming champion Ian Thorpe has thanked supporters, after he announced he is gay.

Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe has announced in a television interview that he is gay.

Despite a number of government initiatives and bank promises, cashflow remains the biggest threat to business survival in Ireland.

Walrus role

Michael J. Fox thinks Parkinson's disease has improved his acting.

Billy Connolly will continue to perform on stage and screen despite undergoing surgery for prostate cancer and being treated for the “initial symptoms” of Parkinson’s disease.