Scotland’s David Drysdale surged into contention to claim his first European Tour title at the 498th attempt with a brilliant third round in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.

Nicky Henderson is relieved to have finally got Altior’s season up and running – and “all is going well” for his bid to emulate Badsworth Boy in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Mariella Frostrup tells Richard Purden about her book on female travellers, her days in the music business and childhood memories of her time in Ireland

Getting hacks out of their beds at 4am to cover a Fine Gael campaign event at Dublin Port will never win you favours among the media.

The borders defining the area known as the Golden Vale in Munster aren’t very precisely defined but it’s fair to say that a 166-acre residential farm near the village of Ballyagran, currently listed with GVM Auctioneers, would count as being within those borders, and right in the heart of it.

The non-residential holding is located in the townland of Ballyanrahan near the village of Patrickswell, which is within a kilometre of the property.

How fitting it was that the coffin carrying Maureen Grimes should be draped by a Douglas GAA flag as the club’s former president began her final journey on Saturday.

The Ireland boss was speaking at the PFAI awards which saw Dundalk boss Vinner Perth and Shamrock Rovers man Jack Byrne pick up the manager and player of the year awards.

When it started in 1962, producer Tom McGrath intended The Late Late Show to be a light entertainment, informal programme to run as a 'filler' over the summer. Gay Byrne had other ideas.

The sale of a 75-acre residential holding in the heart of the Golden Vale is bound to stop a few people in their tracks.

Tina Satchwell’s sister’s heart pounds whenever she sees a blonde woman on the street, convinced for one second that it’s Tina, who vanished from her Cork home almost three years ago.

Mick Young finished with three big bowls at Clondrohid to defeat David Walsh in the Munster Vintage (over-60) A final.

Drat, I’ve just discovered that I missed National Potato Day. It was on Friday, October, 4.

Brigid Flanagan is a family carer but she also wants to be a mother to her three children, something that is impossible because of her youngest child's severe health problems.

That I can say I feel for Richard Keogh this morning is not the same as saying that he was not guilty of an appalling error of judgment, to put it at its mildest, for his involvement in the events which culminated in the car crash on Tuesday night. One that saw two of his Derby County team mates arrested on drink-driving charges and the club captain and Irish international sustaining a serious knee injury.

Amidst the backdrop of a trade war between the US and China, Chinese company Huawei are admirable defiant in their quest to become the number one mobile phone manufacturer in the world.

Tyler Murphy, 16, passed away yesterday in Co Wexford. Tyler's younger brother Leon also died from cancer five years ago.

Robert Hume unveils the Irishwoman who became the world’s first car accident fatality.

Joe McNamee looks at the latest news from the world of food.

Richard Stakelum spent the Tipperary-Wexford semi-final next to his brother, Pat.

As plans are being finalised to commemorate the 40th anniversary Fastnet Race disaster, one of the competitors in the race has spoken about how he thought he was going to die in the storm, which claimed the life of 19 yachtsmen.

An eternal nuclear autumn is “now globally just five nuclear explosions away,” says Florence, a 12-year-old girl in Ali Smith’s third instalment of her quartet, each of which is named after a season.

Esther McCarthy meets the people whose job it is to give tourists that special Irish welcome.

Richard Malone is outspoken about the issues in the fashion industry. From sustainability to politics to prejudice, he talks candidly with Paul McLauchlan.

His daughter Abby, whose birthday party they were marking, turns 18 tomorrow and as a result, her much-loved father’s funeral will take place after that according to close family members.

Ireland became a member of the European Union in 1973, within a short time a tidal wave of regulations swept over the country.

Ireland became a member of the European Union in 1973, within a short time a tidal wave of regulations swept over the country.

Psychiatrist Brendan Kelly says the majority of research shows an association between cannabis use and a range of psychological problems, including anxiety, depression, and psychosis.

Louise O’Neill enjoys some pampering in a true home away from home in West Cork.

Suspended over a ravishing panorama of Kinsale sky, rock and pitching waves, this stunning contemporary coastal build by Richard Rainey moves Kya deLongchamps to unexpected silence.

Residential investment platform Urbeo Residential has made three key hires as it continues to expand in Ireland’s busy property market.

As the majority of the Irish squad for next month’s Euro 2020 qualifiers begin work at their training camp in Portugal today, Mick McCarthy says he has no fears that the 17-day-long run-up to the game against Denmark on June 7 will see any of his players fall victim to cabin fever.

The call-up will be a boost for Connell after his club, Bolton Wanderers, went into administration following their relegation from the Championship.

Mark McCall leans against a wall, his back to one of the many framed photos celebrating the local football club’s storied past, as he processes questions about his own club’s route towards legendary status.

The best Ireland's country music scene has to offer will be lining up for this Friday's Late Late Show Country Special in what has been dubbed a 'family affair'.

Center Parcs opens at Longford this summer. Vickie Maye visits the Woburn Park resort near London to see what Irish families can expect.

Gardaí have issued a renewed appeal for information relating to the disappearance of Cork woman, Tina Satchwell, on the second anniversary of her disappearance, and said they have conducted over 330 lines of enquiry during their investigation.

The Unibet Champion Hurdle, the headline act on the opening day of the 2019 Cheltenham Festival, pits a hat-trick-seeking champion against a superstar mare as well as a mare with superstar potential

Kayley Woollacott was widowed at 31 when her husband Richard finally lost his long battle with depression last year. She was left with a young daughter, a racing stable and two options. Fight or flight. She chose the former and has dealt the sort of grief that could crush a lesser mortal in a remarkably robust and positive way. She has embraced the legacy of her husband’s death to publicise the need for dialogue on men’s mental health while at the same time raising significant funds for charities working in the field.

In July 2018, Ciara revealed her pregnancy live on air.

A sister of a farmer whose will is being contested believes a solicitor got his instructions for the will from another sister whose son was left the entire 54-acre farm in Wexford.

Calls on social media for violent attacks on the bailiffs in the Roscommon eviction incident are akin to “incitement of hatred” and “unacceptable”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said.

When I was at university, I had two friends who were teetotal, writes Louise O'Neill.

Throughout his visit to Ireland, many females rallied to help former slave Frederick Douglass in his campaign for abolition, writes Robert Hume.