Esther McCarthy selects her highlights of the year...

Tyson Fury has had no contact with the British Boxing Board of Control, despite insisting he is to "reapply" for his boxer's licence.

A husband who murdered a popular primary school teacher after she confronted him about making indecent images has been jailed for life in England with a minimum term of 23 years.

Former Cure drummer Lol Tolhurst talks to Ellie O’Byrne about sorting himself out

A meeting of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association’s (IABA) Board of Directors on Wednesday seems likely to lead to a face-to-face stand-off between the sport’s bickering parties.

Chris Eubank Sr criticised the referee's handling of his son's fight with Nick Blackwell while Michael Watson was left with a feeling of "deja vu" as Eubank Jr's opponent remained in an induced coma last night.

Some 45 successful candidates for promotion to senior ranks in the Garda Síochána have been officially notified.

Ship ahoy! Navy top brass have confirmed that key personnel will shortly be sent to Devon to familiarise themselves with technology onboard their newest vessel before taking her on sea trials later this month.

The Cure are set to release a new album.

Tyson Fury is facing the threat of more disciplinary action from the British Boxing Board of Control after launching another social media tirade against fellow heavyweights.

And this little piggery went all the way to court

A beaming British show jumping manager Rob Hoekstra declared “we love this trophy” after his team yesterday claimed the famed ‘Aga Khan’ at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show.

A Dublin car dealer has been jailed for 13 years for possessing over €1.9 million worth of cannabis resin after judge said he was the operator in charge of the entire consignment.

The US military is investigating the apparent suicide of a Navy SEAL commander in Afghanistan.

Ricky Hatton will be granted a new boxing licence providing he successfully completes all parts of a medical, the British Boxing Board of Control confirmed today.

Three hours of The Cure might have been a bit much, but the bill at Stradbally was certainly eclectic, says Sorcha Coleman

Goth legends The Cure were one highlight of Electric Picnic 2012.

Headliners The Cure are set to play "upbeat" songs at Electric Picnic, but could change their set list moments before they go on stage.

A man found guilty of sending a menacing tweet has won his challenge against conviction.

A man found guilty of sending a menacing tweet had celebrity backing as he renewed his challenge against conviction in the UK today.

David Haye will attempt to unify the heavyweight division once more this year after taking care of Dereck Chisora – a man he branded “chubby” and an “idiot” yesterday.

Barbra Streisand is about to turn 70 and Jack Nicholson is almost 75. While she’s pulling out all the stops to keep young, he’s snapped looking like what he is — a fat old man having fun. Suzanne Harrington on why men are allowed to age — and women aren’t

Courtney Taylor-Taylor wanted to die.

We’ve had some very persuasive movies in the past on how tough it is to be a teenager — Heathers (1988), say, or Kids (1995) or the ultra-violent Battle Royale (2000) — but The Hunger Games (12A) is unambiguous: it’s a jungle out there, so get ready to kill or be killed.

The British Boxing Board of Control have withdrawn Dereck Chisora’s licence following his behaviour in Munich last month, deeming him “not a fit and proper person” to hold one.

Dereck Chisora has had his licence withdrawn by the British Boxing Board of Control following his behaviour in Munich last month, according to his promoter Frank Warren.

David Haye’s trainer Adam Booth says the former world champion has no intention of meeting Dereck Chisora in the ring despite the pair’s brawl in Munich.

Dereck Chisora will be hauled in front of a British Boxing Board of Control hearing on March 14 in relation to his conduct “prior, during and after” Saturday’s WBC heavyweight title defeat against Vitali Klitschko in Munich.

The British Boxing Board of Control have confirmed they are investigating the behaviour of Dereck Chisora before, during and after his points defeat to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in Munich on Saturday night.

Actor Sean Penn has attacked stardom as “an obscene disease of celebrity” and revealed he had often thought about ducking out of the limelight.

DIDN’T John Paul II get rid of limbo? Not so, it seems, though being a football man, he would surely have appreciated the helplessness we feel on a morning like this, with Tuesday as maddeningly distant as the results of a serious check-up.

Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has told the British Boxing Board of Control that he does not wish to renew his licence to fight.

DENIS LYNCH continues to speed on with Night Train, placing second in yesterday’s 1.50m jump-off class at the Global Champions Tour (GCT) show in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands.

BRITAIN’S Nick Skelton revealed the secret of his jump-off win against Ireland yesterday in a thrilling Nations Cup contest at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show — a pint of Bulmers.

Nick Skelton delivered a masterful display under intense pressure as Great Britain’s showjumpers won the Dublin round of this year’s FEI Nations Cup series today.

TWENTY years after first competing at Dublin Horse Show, Shane Sweetnam is close to living his dream by lining out on the Irish team to contest tomorrow’s Nations Cup contest.

Paul McCartney’s son has covered one of his father’s tracks with The Cure.

The British Boxing Board of Control are today set to discuss the possibility of withholding some of Audley Harrison's purse following his WBA heavyweight title defeat to David Haye in Manchester last month.

David Haye has been challenged to move on from the grubby aftermath of his facile win over Audley Harrison by signing a deal to fight Vitali Klitschko in a world heavyweight title unification bout.

The British Boxing Board of Control are willing to accept David Haye’s “categorical” denial he bet on himself to stop Audley Harrison in the third round of Saturday’s WBA heavyweight title fight.

IN a season of shock results this one might just slip under the radar, but Longford’s minor footballers achievement in claiming a Leinster title deserves tremendous credit.