A man assaulted his adult stepson and threatened to slit his throat in a row over keeping the garden tidy, a Dublin court has heard.

Wasps 26 - Ulster 7: Wasps ended their European Champions Cup group campaign on a winning note with a convincing 26-7 victory over Ulster at the Ricoh Arena.

Harlequins’ hopes of progression in the Champions Cup were virtually extinguished as they crashed to a third-consecutive defeat in Europe, a 17-5 loss at home to Ulster.

A Dubliner who posed as a handyman and stole over €32,000 from an 89-year-old woman has been sentenced to three years in prison, with the final 20 months suspended.

A man who was paid €20 to put a pipe bomb under a prison officer's car has been sentenced to five years in jail.

Guinness PRO14: Southern Kings 36 - Ulster 43: Ulster staged a superb second-half fightback to record a 43-36 Guinness PRO14 win over Southern Kings after trailing 22-10 at the break in Port Elizabeth.

Benetton Treviso 14 - Ulster 21: Andrew Trimble scored two first-half tries as Ulster held on to beat Benetton Treviso 21-14 at the Stadio Monigo for their second straight Guinness PRO14 win.

Italy 22 Ireland 21: Munster’s Calvin Nash ran in a couple of tries, but Ireland’s hopes of reaching successive World Rugby U20 Championship finals took a nosedive as Italy pipped them at the death in Georgia.

Druid’s staging of Beckett’s pre-eminent classic was the actors’ idea, and, looking at the play, it’s easy to see why it seemed like a good idea to Aaron Monaghan, Garrett Lombard, Marty Rea, and Rory Nolan. 

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Ireland’s largest-ever celebration of Mozart’s music has kicked off in Kilkenny.

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Bafta award-winning Irish actor Stephen Rea says the Government has let down the arts.

The blackly comedic talents of veteran actor Stephen Rea may be the best vehicle for a play exploring Ulster loyalist identity, says Padraic Killeen

A woman was conned into buying a stolen car for €4,300 cash after she saw it advertised on DoneDeal.ie, a court has heard.

Ireland maintained a 100% record in their Uefa U21 qualifiers last night as a pair of early goals killed off Andorra on their home patch.

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The PSNI has reportedly won the right to listen to Boston College's taped interviews with loyalist Winston "Winkie" Rea.

Harold Pinter’s play centres on the strange relationship between two brothers, Aston (Marty Rea) and Mick (Garrett Lombard), and a third man, a vagrant, Davies (Michael Feast), that Aston has graciously allowed to stay in his flat.

CHRIS Rea is in Leipzig as part of his European tour, and by his own admission, having a lovely time.“We’re lucky enough to still tour at a level where we can be comfortable,” he says. “And we’ll be on the road for three or four months every two years, so it’s great. Rather than missing home when I’m on tour, I miss touring when I’m at home.”

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Cork actor Cillian Murphy made a triumphant return to his hometown last night when he led a stellar cast at the opening of Enda Walsh’s Ballyturk at Cork Opera House. It was Murphy’s first appearance on a Leeside stage since he first broke through in 1996 in another of Walsh’s plays, Disco Pigs.

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Johnny Healy-Rae is running for election to Kerry County Council. And of course, he has a song.

Those who love flat racing, and there are plenty of us, can only pray that Kingman and Australia take each other on in the English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday, May 3.

Old Bailey bomber Dolours Price-Rea died as a result of the toxic effect of a mix of prescribed sedative and anti-depressant medications, an inquest has heard.

Belfast native Marty Rea relishes playing Lord Goring in Oscar Wilde’s comedy An Ideal Husband, says Pádraic Killeen.

Enraged protesters stormed government offices in three western Ukraine cities today, forcing one governor to write a letter of resignation, as demonstrations against the pro-Russian president and his allies intensified outside the smouldering capital.

A judge has ordered a man who attacked and robbed a 67-year-old farmer to look at a photograph of the victim and “observe his handiwork”.

A Galway man who pulled out a firearm and threatened to shoot a dog owner after their dogs became entangled has avoided a jail term.

A Dublin man who tried to set fire to his rented flat on Halloween night by igniting aerosol cans has received a suspended sentence today.

A Galway man who suffers from depression pulled out a firearm and threatened to shoot a dog owner after their dogs became entangled.

A Trinidadian woman caught smuggling cocaine into Dublin to raise money to treat her seriously ill son has been sentenced to six years in prison with five suspended.

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There is “unprecedented demand” from companies to secure a Guaranteed Irish trademark, according to the firm behind the scheme, as other companies await the outcome of a legal challenge over Waterford Crystal glass.

Brian Friel’s Translations was first produced in Derry in 1980 with a cast that included Stephen Rea, Liam Neeson and Mick Lally.

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A police investigation into how a convicted Irish rapist was able to travel to Scotland and rape and murder a woman there has led to calls for foreigners entering Britain to be forced to reveal convictions for sexual offences.

A judge has congratulated all sides in resolving a legal row over an alleged “dud” €14,400 pony.

A Polish man who sexually assaulted six women on various Dublin buses has been sentenced to three years with the final 16 months suspended.

A Polish man who sexually assaulted six women on various Dublin buses as a means of sexual release is to be sentenced in June.

A father has said that a pony he was told would take his eight-year-old daughter to compete in the RDS instead nearly killed her.