St Francis College Rochestown will contest the FAI Schools Tom Ticher National Cup Final after a penalty shootout victory over Marist College Athlone.

A distraught father told a court yesterday that he has changed addresses five times in the past year and a half to protect himself from his son.

Legend has it that the English ballad ‘The World Turned Upside Down’ was the tune played by the British military band when Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781 during the American War of Independence.

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UL 0-12 Queen’s University 1-8

A survey reveals eight in 10 women are reluctant to go back to their jobs following maternity leave. Managing the transition is key, says Helen O’Callaghan.

Irish team captain Tony Goode has backed late call-ups Robin Dawson and Rowan Lester to make the most of the opportunities handed to them by the withdrawals of Paul Dunne and Gary Hurley from next week’s Home International defence at Royal Portrush.

Longford 1-18 Carlow 1-12: Longford full forward Brian Kavanagh kicked six points in a man-of-the-match performance as Longford maintained their unbeaten Division 4 record with a merited win over a plucky Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park yesterday.

Longford 1-12 Waterford 1-10

GC na Mara, Arklow 1 Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig 3

Sigerson Cup Quarter-Final: IT Carlow 0-11 UL 0-10: IT Carlow withstood a barrage of injury-time UL attacks and, indeed, a half-hour stoppage in proceedings to secure a first Sigerson Cup semi-final appearance.

Allianz FL Division 4 Round 2: Longford 0-14 Antrim 0-13: A free from the boot of Brian Kavanagh helped Longford to a narrow win over Antrim in their Division 4 clash played in foggy conditions at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park.

Imagine not being able to say “I love you” this Valentine’s Day. That’s the experience of most people with motor neurone disease (MND), among them Emma Fitzpatrick, a mother-of-two from Kinsale, Co Cork.

An 11-year-old girl's letter to DC Comics has gone viral with many praising her articulate plea for more diversity in comic books.

An 11-year-old girl’s letter to DC Comics has gone viral with many praising her articulate plea for more diversity in comic books.

Leitrim 0-15 Longford 1-12: Allianz Football League Division 4: A late Seán McWeeney point earned Leitrim a draw with their neighbours Longford in a nip-and-tick Division 4 derby in Carrick-on-Shannon.

A young man killed on a Belgian battlefield during the First World War will be buried as an unknown soldier after British defence chiefs failed to track down his Irish relatives.

McGrath Cup: Waterford 1-16 University of Limerick 2-7

You’re told ‘I regret to tell you your child has autism. It’s incurable and for life, and there is nothing we can do for it.’ It would be more helpful if they said, ‘Congratulations! Your son has a certain genius gene’

Tipperary 2-17 Longford 0-6

Jack Sheedy’s Longford were bounced out of the All-Ireland senior football championship by Tipperary this afternoon.

Derry 2-14 Longford 2-16

WE’RE notorious for alcoholism, but we Irish are also becoming addicted to sex, fuelled primarily by online porn, which is easily accessed by smartphones.

Vintage hankies from etsy.com as seen on www.readingmytealeaves.com

“I honestly don’t think I would have survived this long without it because communication is the essence of life and it would literally break my heart if I was unable to speak to my family and friends.’’

Carol O’Callaghan has some great buying ideas for those who may be stuck for inspiration at this time of year.

Halloween is around the corner and children will be bombarded with sugary treats.

The BBC has apologised after it accidentally broadcast a picture of the Duke of Cambridge with a penis drawn on his head.

Longford 2-14 Limerick 0-09

Miracle man Tommy Bowe will complete a remarkable recovery from injury when he lines up for the British and Irish Lions in Saturday’s second Test against Australia.

TV CHEF and author Catherine Fulvio, has a place where she practises her own kind of mindfulness. At the back of her home, Ballyknocken House, Co Wicklow, there is a hill studded with trees. When in need of peace and quiet, she will take 10 minutes out to climb to the top. “I can see the Irish Sea from there and I can see the boats passing — the ferries going back and forth — and you can see the whole farm and everything that is going on in Ballyknocken.”

The retired chief executive of the former Anglo Irish Bank operation in the UK is being pursued for the repayment of most of his 2005 retirement package worth around €6m.

Louth 1-14 Longford 1-08

Louth 1-14 Longford 1-8

Derry 0-14 Longford 0-05

Derry 0-14 Longford 0-5

Longford 3-7 Galway 3-11

I’ve been around food, and people cooking it, for as long as I can remember.

Tropical Storm Leslie headed on a northward track towards Canada’s Newfoundland early today, after its outer bands buffeted Bermuda with a day of gusty winds and rain.

‘Blackadder’ is returning to TV.

It may be a small residence, but No 4 Parkowen packs a lot of old and new features inside and out its walls, Tommy Barker reports