Midfielder Glenn Whelan will lead Ireland out as captain against Northern Ireland for what will be his 85th senior appearance. The Aston Villa man will not be part of the squad for the Denmark game.

Buffalo Bills corner back Vontae Davis retired at half-time in Sunday’s defeat to the Los Angeles Chargers before admitting: “Reality hit me hard.”

You get one striking measure of just how far Graham Burke has come in a relatively short space of time when you ask him where he was the last time Ireland played Wales in Cardiff, that night in October of last year when James McClean scored the goal which put Martin O’Neill’s men through to the World Cup play-offs.

James McClean will miss the Republic of Ireland’s opening Nations League fixture against Wales and friendly in Poland after undergoing surgery on his wrist.

Glenn Whelan will be given the honour of leading Ireland out against Northern Ireland in the friendly at the Aviva in November.

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay has made two changes for their Super 8s match against Tyrone on Saturday evening.

As undertakers mounted the floral displays on to the top of the horse-drawn carriage, the rain turned to sleet.

Survivors of Magdalene laundries, and their relatives, have relived the horrors of rape, abuse and lost lives as they renewed calls for a memorial and full redress.

Ray Silke looks at the factors that will decide today’s All-Ireland quarter-final replay

A former loyalist paramilitary commander turned supergrass has pleaded guilty to 200 terrorist offences, including five murders.

Latest: Relatives of victims of a former loyalist paramilitary commander turned supergrass watched on this morning as Gary Haggarty pleaded guilty to 200 terrorist offences, including five murders.

You heard them before you saw them.

Gardaí have appealed for information about a shooting in Dublin last night.

The testimony of a man aged 91, who died earlier this year, has provided an intriguing insight into the strong republican affiliations of a group of set dancers photographed at a crossroads in Ireland more than 100 years ago.

The €11m Lotto ticket seller Noel McGowan, who is celebrating his third jackpot sales win, has a special celebration of his own this year.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

The composer of Ireland's national anthem is to be remembered in a free public lecture at UCC tomorrow evening. 

Dublin 1-13 Roscommon 1-12: Jim Gavin expressed disappointment for the Dublin fans who had to alter their travel arrangements for their side’s narrow win over Roscommon at Carrick-on-Shannon.

Ciaran Murtagh missed a late free as the reigning All-Ireland champions Dublin made it seven from seven in the Allianz League Division 1 by the minimum against Roscommon in Carrick-on-Shannon

The gangland murders of the past fortnight have brought back “fear and terror” to a community already on its knees from cutbacks and neglect, the local drug task force has said.

Roscommon 0-14 Kerry 1-10: Killian Young threw his arms to the sky in disgust as his crossfield ball to the unmarked Brian Ó Beaglaoich skidded beyond the young corner-back and out over the sideline. It pretty much summed up Kerry’s afternoon; miserable and mistake-ridden.

In an interview with Michael Moynihan, former Kerry and Limerick manager, Mickey Ned O’Sullivan ponders "what would Padraig Pearse and his colleagues make of an Ireland like today’s? "

Westmeath 0-12 Roscommon 2-13: Roscommon manager John Evans hailed his side’s promotion to Division 1 of the National Football League by saying: “This meant everything to us today to win promotion. 

The State’s forensic science agency is in “crisis” in terms of its staffing and facilities, the head of the body has told an Oireachtas committee.

Fran Flood was thrilled to see Miss Xian narrowly oupoint Bothair Clei in a pulsating climax to the Woodlands Park 100 Club Leinster National at Naas yesterday.

Just 33 out of 187 Magdalene women listed on the headstone for High Park laundry in Glasnevin Cemetery are actually buried at that location, a study claims.

See what book Ted Walsh, Anne Enright, Peter Sheridan, Theo Dorgan and Gary Cooke think should be in your Christmas stocking.

Oblivious to the danger she was in, baby Mila Murphy smiled and giggled when local hero Mark Furlong caught her in his arms yesterday.

Anti-poverty charity St Vincent de Paul has hit out at Ireland’s claimed recovery, insisting the group is helping the same number of people today as it was at the lowest point of the recession.

Paul Carberry stole the show again on the final day of Bellewstown’s three-day July Meeting, completing a fine double on Quarton and Aranhill Chief.

A man who carjacked a car and assaulted a heavily pregnant passenger in Dublin city centre yesterday has been arrested.

Republic of Ireland 1 Montenegro 2

The remarkable away form of Ireland’s U21s continued last night at a rain-soaked Podgorica City Stadium as Noel King’s side kept their 2015 European Championship dreams intact.

Montenegro U-21s 0 Republic of Ireland U-21s 0

Republic of Ireland Under-21s 5 Faroe Islands Under-21s 2

St Brigid’s 1-13 Western Gaels 0-09

Republic of Ireland U21 coach Noel King has named his squad for the UEFA Championships qualifier against the Faroe Islands in Toftir on August 14.

Denmark U21 0 Republic of Ireland U21 0

Stephen Hunt admits he could leave English football behind as he mulls over an offer to join a German second division club.

Republic of Ireland (Under-21) 1 (Portugal Under-21) 2

Republic of Ireland U21 head coach Noel King has named his squad for a friendly international against Portugal at Tallaght Stadium on Monday, March 25 (7.30pm).

Ireland U-21 3 Netherlands U-21 0