Gardaí have arrested a man on suspicion of murder as part of their investigation into the death of Vincent Parsons.

A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Vincent Parsons in Dublin.

Vincent Parsons, from Clondalkin, was found with serious head injuries in the Killinarden estate in West Dublin on Saturday night.

Until last weekend, Andy Moran had made it through his entire Mayo football career without losing to Roscommon in the Championship.

James Horan maintains the demands placed on players have not increased during the four years he was away from the inter-county scene, with the Mayo manager taking umbrage to the suggestion that players make sacrifices to wear their county shirt.

The chance of claiming a first national title in 18 years is not to be sniffed at but in the event Mayo do fall short of reaching the final tomorrow James Horan seems satisfied with what he has learned from their Division 1 exploits.

The Ireland Women's worst Six Nations finish since 2006 was confirmed by a poor 24-5 defeat to a young Wales side who were clinical with their scoring opportunities as they concluded the Championship on a real high at Cardiff Arms Park.

The happiest man in the field at The Players Championship may just be Seamus Power.

It’s All-Stars week and in the interest of keeping you informed, there is a change in the selection process from last year — an outfield player can be chosen for an award in an area other than the one they were nominated in, writes John Fogarty 

As has been their habit since the innocent summer of 2011, the Mayo football team hasn’t been short of takers lining up to bury and praise them in recent days.

A "magic" pre-game moment, as he received a standing ovation from the travelling Mayo faithful, helped to calm his nerves.

Parsons ruptured three of the four ligaments in his left knee, tore the fourth and dislocated the knee, as well as sustaining tears to his calf and hamstring.

"I looked down and absolute credit to my teammate Aidan O'Shea, within seconds, he had his paw on my forehead and pushed my head back. He said 'Tom, relax, don't look at it'."

The Mayo midfielder is facing further surgery and months of rehabilitation.

John Divilly pick out the key takeaways from the weekend’s football action.

Tom Parsons is here and he isn’t. Like at a séance, journalists sit around a mobile phone in Breaffy as the Mayo midfielder chats from his Dublin base. Certainly a first for an All-Ireland team’s press event.

A subtle positional switch in the Mayo team could yield a rich harvest for Stephen Rochford at Croke Park on Saturday.

The Leaving Certificate results were delivered yesterday. Much debate and fanfare mixed with smiles and tears were shared, no doubt, across the country.

There has been a 30% increase in the number of people attending support groups for eating disorders in Ireland.

The spirit shown by Mayo in competing with Galway for 50 minutes with 14 men in Sunday’s Connacht semi-final has Tom Parsons believing they will be ready for whatever the qualifiers throw at them.

A Canadian man who groomed an Irish teenager before coming here to have sex with her has been jailed for four and a half years.

The compelling story of this season’s National League took another dramatic twist in Castlebar yesterday when the Cavan footballers ended a 13-year wait for a win in the top division.

The age at which people start developing an eating disorder has fallen in recent years. Bodywhys, the Eating Disorders Association of Ireland, has found that the average age of onset of anorexia nervosa has dropped from 15-24 to 14-19.

A van driver has brought an action to set aside a court judgement which found him liable for €13,000 in unpaid M50 toll charges.

Mayo boss Stephen Rochford will have to plan without Alan Freeman for the foreseeable future as the talented forward has left the squad.

Before we compliment the wizardry of Stephen Rochford, some words of praise for one of his predecessors, Pat Holmes, who successfully pulled off a trick or two in his spell at the Mayo helm.

Galway came to Castlebar and a final 20-minute push saw them dethrone the five-time Connacht champions on a drizzly night, low on quality but high on heart and commitment from the men in maroon.

An obsession with ‘clean’ eating is more than just taking a healthy diet too far, reports Joyce Fegan.

There has been a huge increase in the number of older people contacting a helpline for eating disorders, it has emerged.

Mayo 0-7 Dublin 0-9: After just two rounds of league football, Mayo already look to have a huge fight on their hands to retain their top-flight status.

Ireland’s Paralympic team has been set a target of eight medals from this year’s Games in Brazil.

A Sunday League footballer has been jailed for a year after he deliberately stamped on an opponent’s leg, breaking it in several places.

Mayo’s dramatic late comeback against Dublin last Sunday will count for nothing if they fail to win Saturday’s replay.

Two years ago, we reviewed the Dublin-Mayo All-Ireland final after Jim Gavin contended Joe McQuillan was a 16th man against them. The foul count read 33-12 against them at the end. Our study found five of the 33 fouls against Dublin were contentious but only one of those conceded by Mayo was dubious.

Reader, we’ll let you in on a little secret. When counties hold press conferences ahead of big championship games, the better interviews are usually held later in the week closer to the match. No biggie, right? Managers are often the exception but they can, on the odd occasion find themselves in the Saturday edition.

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race sees hundreds of non-sailors take to the waves, John Tynan reports

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