Armagh’s Jarlath Óg Burns is back in full training and in contention to start against Monaghan in this weekend’s All-Ireland qualifier, after he collapsed in the changing rooms following their semi-final loss to Cavan on June 9.

Ailing attendances, the strong getting stronger and the weak getting weaker, the Ulster championship finds itself at a crossroads.

They have the outfits, they have the signature moves, they have even mastered the Daniel ‘wink’.

Though advised by medics to start their family in their 20s, many women often feel judged for having children before establishing their career or going on a world tour. Sharon Ní Chonchúir talks to three young mothers about the pros and cons

Two years ago, Gaoth Dobhair were beaten by 12 points in the Donegal Championship and walked out of the ground a broken team. Mervyn O’Donnell took over as manager and made one pledge — that he was going to restore honesty to the club.

Our writers analyse the weekend’s GAA talking points...

There were cheers, gasps, droid photo opportunities, casino games and more than a few standing ovations at the jam-packed world premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Los Angeles, which many are already praising online.

A senior Tusla manager has said that the failure by Tusla to correct a series of errors which resulted in false allegations of child abuse being made against garda whistle blower Maurice McCabe were "absolutely coincidences".

A witness at the Disclosures Tribunal described feeling a “wave of panic” when she realised she had incorrectly described abuse allegations in a report she wrote in 2013, increasing the severity of allegations against garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe.

Latest: A witness at the Disclosures Tribunal described feeling a "wave of panic" when she realised she had incorrectly described abuse allegations in a report.

A bionic hand has allowed a young mother to do essential everyday tasks for the first time since losing fingers to sepsis.

BROADCASTER Hector Ó hEochagáin is on the move again to celebrate TG4’s 20th anniversary.

Avlyn McKeown was not expecting to have triplets, let alone three boys with autism and intellectual disability. But now aged 6 and in school, they are the apples of their mother’s eye, writes Noel Baker

A five-year-old boy who suffered a shoulder injury during birth at University College Hospital Galway has settled his action against the HSE for €650,000.

A Cork teenager has broken the Irish women’s record for one of the world’s toughest open-water swims.

My son, Rian, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when he was 10 months old. He is now three and doing quite well. My knowledge of this illness was minimal, but my family and I have had to learn.

SATURDAY

THE Cork Midsummer Festival opens at the Cork Opera House on June 21 with the critically acclaimed show, ‘Rian,’ created by musician Liam Ó Maonlaí of ‘The Hothouse Flowers’ fame and innovative choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan of ‘Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre Company.’

Tom Creed promises an innovative but accessible programme for the 16th Cork Midsummer Festival, says Carl Dixon

FAME is a funny thing.

A CORK student who pioneered a project that could save motorists €500 a year has won a major European award for his work.

TWO IRISH students have flown the flag for the smart economy by picking up acclaimed international awards for their scientific research.

BATT ’is back in Ballincollig — and he told his supporters of 20 years last night they now have a voice at the top table.

SEAN and Emma are the most popular Irish babies names for the second year in a row. There were 928 boys named Sean in the last year, 93 more than the second-most-popular name, Jack.

Sean and Emma were the most popular babies’ names last year, the second year in a row that they have been top.