Coeliac disease and gluten intolerance are different things, writes Lisa Salmon

A grand total of £32,400 will be donated to name a teenage victim of the Grenfell Fire after a character in a new Philip Pullman book.

Ireland have been awarded Test status and given full member status following a meeting of the International Cricket Council [ICC], the sport’s governing body, in London yesterday.

Cork-born photographer Deirdre O’Callaghan took pictures of some of the world’s greatest drummers for her new book, writes Don O’Mahony

A white former police officer has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting dead of an unarmed black man accused of shoplifting in Virginia.

When Ireland begin their ICC World T20 campaign against Oman on March 9, there may be just a handful of “Blarney Army” supporters in the 23,000-capacity cricket stadium in the Indian city of Dharamsala.

USA:  A technical glitch meant some First Hawaiian Bank customers logged on to their accounts to find that they appeared to be billions, or sometimes more than a trillion dollars in the red.

TOWARDS the start of Ian Rankin’s new John Rebus novel, it emerges that the curmudgeonly detective has “taken the gold watch” and retired.

Vice-captain Kevin O’Brien has been named in the Ireland squad to tour Zimbabwe and Namibia in October.

In his first press conference as the new Irish cricket coach in April, John Bracewell admitted he had coveted the job long before Phil Simmons left for the West Indies.

New Ireland head coach John Bracewell will seek a meeting with Boyd Rankin in a bid to persuade the England fast bowler to play for Ireland again.

Before the World Cup, Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom said that it would be a "failure" if Ireland missed out on the quarter-finals.

Scottish League Cup final: Celtic 2 Dundee United 0

Ireland arrived in Canberra as one of only three teams to have a perfect record in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. 

After the euphoria of Ireland’s successful overhaul of 305 against the West Indies, some blithely assumed that the UAE would meekly subside.

Edinburgh cop John Rebus has already been resurrected once by his creator, who brought him out of retirement for a new novel a few years ago and now he is back again in this short story selection.

Celtic ran riot on their Scottish Premiership flag day with a 6-1 thrashing of hapless Dundee United at Parkhead.

Paloma Faith has been "asked a number of times" to judge on a TV show.

Saints of the Shadow Bible

KICKBACK CITY is a Rory Gallagher album with a difference. Joining him in the band for this one is the crime fiction writer Ian Rankin, the actor Aidan Quinn and cult illustrator Timothy Truman.

Phil Chevron would have approved.

Crime writer Ian Rankin has penned a novella inspired by the music of guitarist Rory Gallagher.

Irish cricket’s big day was spoiled by two of its returning sons, as England beat Ireland by six wickets in the RSA Challenge at Malahide.

Eoin Morgan hit a superb century against his native Ireland to ensure his adopted country England avoided embarrassment in the RSA Challenge one-day international in Dublin.

England are struggling after losing four early wickets in their pursuit of 270 in the RSA Challenge one-day international against Ireland in Dublin.

When the fastest bowler Ireland has ever produced marks his run-up on this morning, most of the 10,000 spectators at Malahide Cricket Club will be willing him to fail.

Dundee 4 Celtic 4 (aet)

One of Belfast’s most famous restaurants has shut, it was disclosed today.

Celtic 4 Dundee Utd 0

As his maverick Edinburgh detective Rebus returns after a five-year absence, best-selling author Ian Rankin tells Hannah Stephenson why he’s frustrated by the TV adaptations of his books — and that he never watches them.

Dundee Utd 4 Inverness 4

Standing in Another Man’s Grave

Neil Lennon made three changes to his Celtic side for the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Dundee United at Tannadice.

The 23 remaining contenders will go to war in the four quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes Irish Derby at Shelburne on Saturday and the big task is in pin-pointing the six dogs likely to make it all the way to the final on September 8th.

Dundee United 3

All-rounder John Mooney is out of Ireland’s squad for the next month’s World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka due to a fractured finger.

There are two withdrawals from the third round of the Ladbrokes Irish Derby but it remains highly competitive.

A shock defeat for Droopys Jet and the elimination of that great old veteran Tyrur Big Mike were the major talking points last night at Shelbourne when the first eight heats in the second round of the Ladbrokes Irish Derby were run.

Rock veterans The Rolling Stones returned to where it all began as they posed outside a recreation of the venue of their first ever gig, half a century on.

Razldazl Rioga would be a popular winner of the Betdaq Race of Champions at Tralee and the Laurels winner is drawn for a big run in tonight’s final.

Milldean Tally produced another brilliant performance when winning the 2012 Sporting Press Irish Oaks at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.

Dundee United 1 Celtic 0

Ireland’s cricketers got their ICC World Twenty20 qualification campaign back on track with an empathic 10-wicket win over Kenya.