“She was in a hippity-hoppity mood that day because of the school party,”

We don’t know how Kelly kept his composure, we sure couldn’t.

Two men have appeared in court charged with possession of a pump-action shotgun.

Females are six times more likely to die of cardiovascular disease and stroke than of breast cancer, yet their awareness of the risk is low, writes Ailin Quinlan.

Ireland’s James McGee yesterday stormed back after a sluggish start to nail down a singles qualifying final round place on the USA ATP Challenger Tour.

Two brothers have each been sentenced to nine-and-a-half years imprisonment, with four years suspended, for “a brutal, vicious, and degrading” attack on their uncle which left him “at death’s door” but which had no apparent motive.

A jury has convicted two brothers of causing their uncle serious harm in an alcohol-fuelled row at his home almost four years ago.

A jury is today expected to begin its deliberations in a case in which two brothers are accused of a serious assault on their uncle at his home almost four years ago.

The absence of “really important” evidence from a witness was a massive piece of the jigsaw that was missing in an assault case, a court heard yesterday.

A 49-year-old man who received “devastating” injuries in a fight at his home yesterday told a jury that he had no memory of the incident almost four years ago.

The Circuit Criminal Court, in Tralee, has been told that Gerald Fitzgerald sustained brain, liver, and rib injuries and had a sharp object put into his back passage causing injury to his rectum and bladder during the fight. He was left lying in an unconscious and bloodied state.

One of two brothers charged with assaulting their uncle told gardaí he hit him on the side of the head with a tennis racquet and that the other brother hit him with an ashtray during a row, a court heard.

One of two men accused of causing serious harm to a relative, allegedly “flew into a rage” after upsetting things were said about their parents, a jury was told yesterday.

One of two brothers charged with assaulting an uncle phoned another uncle on the night of the alleged incident to say he was “after having it” with the injured party, a court heard yesterday.

Two brothers have gone on trial at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee accused of recklessly or intentionally causing serious harm to their uncle at his home in Kerry almost four years ago.

The great changes a young child brought during his brief life of just two years and two months were saluted by a priest yesterday at the toddler’s funeral.

As tragic two-year-old Limerick toddler Robert Kelly was ‘waked’ last night, one elderly woman who came to pay her respects and sympathise with his grieving family, remarked: “What has the world come to at all.”

The family of a two-year-old boy found dead in a Limerick apartment on Saturday, have described as “vile” and “disgusting” messages posted online about the family, hours after the boy’s lifeless body was discovered.

Gardaí have described the death of two-year-old Robert Kelly from Limerick, as a "family tragedy".

The family of a two-year old boy found dead in an apartment on Saturday, have described as "vile" and "disgusting", messages posted online about the family, hours after the boy's lifeless body was discovered.

A Limerick man has told how he "lost the best part" of his life when told his two-year old son was found dead in his home.

Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has selected an unchanged team to face Cork in Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final tie.

Kildare 0-13 Sligo 0-4

The Kildare team to face Limerick in tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier tie has a tried and trusted look to it.

Seanie Johnston is absent from the Kildare team named to face Cavan in Sunday's much-anticipated All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier.

Kildare will field an unchanged team when they take on Meath in Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final showdown at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

KIERAN McGEENEY doesn’t see any reason why Kildare would support a proposal to bring forward the Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup final.

Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has drafted Brian Flanagan into his team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Donegal at Croke Park (throw-in 6pm).

THIS game could have been a blowout.

Kildare 0-19 Derry 0-13

With no fresh injury worries, Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has selected an unchanged team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier against Derry.

A knee injury has forced midfielder Hugh Lynch to withdraw from the Kildare team to play Meath in tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier.

Emmet Bolton has replaced Ollie Lyons in Kildare's starting line-up for the All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Meath on Saturday.

ANOTHER second-half blitz, another qualifier victory for Kildare. The one team that learns the most from losing seemed to brush away all their cares about Dublin and last-gasp frees with a scintillating performance in Portlaoise.

MICHEAL MEEHAN returns to the Galway starting lineup for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Meath in one of five changes made by manager Tomás Ó Flatharta following the Connacht semi-final defeat to Mayo.

Antrim 0-11 Kildare 1-17

WHEN Kieran McGeeney was playing with the great Armagh team of the last decade, people often talked about football being a game of inches.

1. Terrific composure and vision in possession

Down 1-16 Kildare 1-14

Ken Donnelly is facing a frustrating summer on the sidelines after it was confirmed that the Kildare sharpshooter has ruptured his cruciate knee ligament.