Despite the #MeToo movement, Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination is likely to be confirmed after a desultory and incomplete investigation, writes Scott Lemieux

Ireland pipped Andorra to a semi-final spot yesterday, as they ran out 63-56 point winners in their final FIBA Men’s European Championship for Small Countries group clash in San Marino.

Disqualification. In a word, that’s what should have happened to Phil Mickelson on Saturday, following one of the most bizarre moments in the history of professional golf. Lefty will be remembered for his five Majors, his six runner-up spots in the US Open, and his incredible short game, but his antics on Saturday at Shinnecock have tarnished his legacy.

Some of the hundreds of troubled children who called Childline on Christmas Day just wanted to say thanks to the volunteers for being there for them.

Applications brought by six people allegedly linked to the Kinahan crime organisation to have their legal costs covered by the State in proceedings against the Criminal Assets Bureau have been dismissed by the High Court.

The High Court has been asked to approve legal aid to six individuals who want to oppose claims by CAB that certain assets seized by the Bureau as part of its investigation into the Kinahan crime cartel are the proceeds of crime.

After the festive feast of the last week this afternoon’s fare in Britain is less than compelling. That said, the main race of the day, the Betfred “Goals Galore” Challow Novices’ Hurdle at Newbury looks a pretty classy affair.

Childline received more than 1,000 calls for help on Christmas Day, with some children citing domestic violence and alcohol abuse as problems in their home.

Parts of Scotland are experiencing heavy snow showers and winds of more than 125km/h as Storm Conor makes its presence felt across the north of the UK.

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Fabio Aru claimed his first Grand Tour win yesterday when he was crowned winner of the Vuelta A Espana after an enthralling three-week battle with Dutchman Tom Dumoulin.

Helen O’Callaghan learns about the Roots of Empathy scheme, in which babies and their parents visit schools to help foster ‘emotional literacy’.  

Eleven calls made by suicidal children to the ISPCC’s Childline service resulted in immediate referrals to the emergency services last year, with the organisation saying it saw an increase in 2014 in the number of contacts from young people mentioning suicide.

Childline received more than 1,200 calls, texts, and other messages on Christmas Day, traditionally one of its busiest days of the year.

Childline says it received more than 1,200 calls, texts and messages from children and young people on Christmas Day.

Police are expected to question a group of immigrants who were found inside a shipping container at a busy port as they continue their investigation into how they were trafficked into the country.

PRESENTER Eoghan McDermott knows how to make a big entrance.

Childline referred 131 calls to gardaí last year, with the helpline’s annual report also showing that it answered almost 60,000 calls about abuse and welfare issues.

The weights for Easter Monday’s Boylesports Irish Grand National are set to rise by 3lb after Fairyhouse manager Peter Roe confirmed yesterday that the Paul Webber-trainedCantlow was a definite traveller.

IT’S Thursday afternoon and Olwen Fouere and Owen Roe have just gotten out of bed. “We were pretending to have sex,” says Fouere, reassuringly emphasising the “pretending”.

Many of the children who reached out to Childline volunteers on Christmas Day were lonely, it has emerged.

Two young men who were attacked and robbed in Cork City centre were terrified of being thrown into the river and yesterday one of the attackers was jailed for two years.

OWEN Roe is one of Irish theatre’s most prized actors.

Childline volunteers have said some of 1,200 contacts received by the service on Christmas Day involved children expressing suicidal thoughts and speaking about the issues present in some recent high-profile teenage suicides.

The GAA is being asked to provide funds to international clubs planning on visiting Ireland for The Gathering.

Children’s groups and organisations for parents have seen a rise in numbers calling with concerns about cyberbullying.

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THE progressive Roe Deer, a son of the great Vinnie Roe, gets the nap in the Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Maiden on the all-weather tonight.

A drug dealer who stabbed his wife in the throat during a “three-day bender” has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Officials at Fairyhouse will take another look at 8am ahead of tomorrow’s meeting after the course remained unfit for racing on Friday.

ALMOST one child a minute called, texted or emailed Childline for support on Christmas Day.

BRITISH police defended their handling of the Dale Farm eviction operation last night following violent showdowns on the site.

JUSTIN ROSE paid tribute to former European Tour professional Mark Roe after claiming his third PGA Tour title at the BMW Championship in Illinois.

JONJO O’NEILL’S Synchronised, the Welsh Grand National winner, heads a 51-strong list of initial acceptors for the €250,000 Ladbrokes’ Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday.

Insurance broker First Ireland is to create 15 sales jobs in the next 12 months, it was announced today.

THE country’s main helpline for children was swamped with callers over the holiday period with over 1,000 children contacting the service on Christmas Day.

JUST about everyone was shocked when the attendance figures for Fairyhouse on Wednesday were revealed.

FAIRYHOUSE bowed to the inevitable yesterday when cancelling its triple Grade 1 meeting due to be run tomorrow.

IT is looking increasingly likely that racing will not resume in Ireland until Friday night on the all-weather at Dundalk.

Fairyhouse’s acting racecourse manager Peter Roe has vowed to do everything in his power to ensure Sunday’s high-profile meeting goes ahead.

A MOTORIST who was found to be more than two-and-a-half times over the legal drink limit, had the case against him dismissed because of the humidity level in the Garda station where he was breath tested.

At tonight's meeting of the Laois GAA Board in Portlaoise, Brendan Fennelly was confirmed as the new Laois senior hurling manager.

JUSTIN McNULTY is expected to be ratified as Laois senior football manager tonight.