Connections of Envoi Allen are not ruling out a tilt at the Unibet Champion Hurdle following his latest triumph at Naas.

Research from PwC shows that 31% of food-related SMEs have stalled investment since the 2016 Brexit referendum

Reserves in the Defence Forces have to travel to training and exercises at their own expense and get paid, on average, 19% less than their full-time counterparts for doing the same work.

Barbara-Anne Richardson says Heineken’s decade-long commitment to being a sustainable and green brewer is what convinced her to join the firm, writes Pádraig Hoare

Members of the country's Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) are being paid on average 18% less than the rates being given to their counterparts in the regular forces.

"They saw the man they loved, cherished and adored lying in our garden covered in blood with garda cars, fire engines, an ambulance and paramedics trying desperately to save their dad's life."

The Ireland Under-20s' defensive deficiencies were laid bare again as Scotland ran in six converted tries in a 45-29 World Rugby U-20 Championship play-off win in Perpignan this afternoon.

Three men have been convicted of kidnapping a family at gunpoint and carrying out a €2.28 million cash-in-transit van robbery 13 years ago.

An analysis of why middle-aged men have the highest suicide rate has identified diminishing life and career opportunities, and the pressures of being a provider, as sources of psychological distress, which potentially heighten the risk.

A lion that mauled a young woman to death in South Africa was under the care of a man known as the "lion whisperer" for his close interactions with the predators in his animal sanctuary.

Cash-in-transit van partner Paul Richardson was extremely distraught on the day of an alleged tiger-kidnap of his family, a court has heard.

A mother and son have described their ordeal of being held captive near the Wicklow Mountains during a €2.28m robbery almost 15 years ago.

They were aware of his daily routine and told him “we're watching you all the time”, the court heard.

A cash-in-transit van driver has described how armed raiders entered his home and pointed a gun at his teenage son's head as the boy lay on the floor having a panic attack.

Reducing barriers to the labour market for those leaving prison would assist employers to find new talent and help cut reoffending, a conference has heard.

Latest: A number of bodies have been found on a flooded US warship after 10 sailors went missing when it collided with an oil tanker in south-east Asian waters, the US Pacific Fleet said.

Northern Ireland risks falling behind in the fight against HIV if the infection prevention drug PrEP is not rolled out in the region, a charity has warned.

A judge has agreed to give one last chance to a convicted sex offender who poses a risk to public safety.

Anna Richardson says the nude dating show Naked Attraction will take things one step further on the new series, writes Jeananne Craig.

Eoin Morton won his first major stage race yesterday when he claimed overall victory in the AmberGreen Energy Tour of Ulster in Moy, Co Tyrone.

The case of three men who were involved in a scam of passing unroadworthy vehicles at an NCT test centre has been adjourned after one of them became unwell when the judge sentenced him.

A former stable hand who killed a 60-year-old woman who replaced him in his job has been jailed by a UK court for a minimum of 24 years by a judge who said the murder was a "culmination of seething resentment".

The operators of an adult entertainment TV show are bringing three of its female employees to Westport today, as a way of apologising to people in the town who received nuisance calls relating to the service.

An eight-week-old puppy was left with devastating injuries after he was "kicked like a football", RSPCA inspectors in England have said.

Finbarr Flood was a safe pair of hands on and off the pitch, writes Liam Mackey 

Derek Richardson, Irish businessman and owner of English rugby team Wasps, is to ask the High Court next Monday to throw out injunction proceedings brought against him by TV doctor Nina Byrnes.

TV doctor Nina Byrnes has secured a temporary High Court injunction restoring her to possession of a medical surgery she has been operating at a South Dublin shopping centre.

And drove off with it.

Two tourists were driving through Yellowstone National Park in the US last week, when they came across a bison calf. They thought it looked a bit chilly so they made the decision to put the calf in the boot of their SUV and drive off with it.

Limerick dual players Rebecca Delee and Niamh Richardson are facing the prospect of having to choose one code over the other on Sunday, as a result of this latest LGFA/Camogie Association fixture clash.

A haunting image of migrants passing a baby underneath a razor-wire fence on the Serbian-Hungarian border won the prestigious World Press Photo award for 2015 — even though it had never been published.

The family of a student cleared of rape and sexual assault said they have been through 15 months of “absolute hell”.

Norwich City 2 Aston Villa 0: Remi Garde believes Aston Villa can still secure survival, despite defeat at Norwich leaving them 11 points from safety, with the division’s worst goal difference and without a league victory since the opening day of the season.

Three former National Car Test employees and another man have appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for certificates of road-worthiness.

Aston Villa 2 Watford 3: Remi Garde is contemplating changes in a bid to plug Aston Villa’s leaky defence.