Irish patients will be subjected to blanket opt-out organ donation rules if a new report by a major cross-party group is signed into law.

RTÉ GAA pundit Joe Brolly apologised to Sean Cavanagh yesterday for one particular line in his live TV outburst about the Tyrone midfielder's tackle on Conor McManus during last Saturday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final.

Having often stirred up controversy as a fast-talking analyst on The Sunday Game, people thought they knew who Joe Brolly was.

All-Ireland winner and GAA pundit Joe Brolly has urged a big-hearted person to donate a kidney to the friend he tried — and failed — to save.

Joe Brolly has said that he never gave a second thought to donating one of his kidneys to his friend.

The kidney All-Ireland winner Joe Brolly donated to a close friend has failed to be successfully trans-planted.

A transplant operation that saw former Gaelic football star Joe Brolly donate a kidney to his friend has failed, a relative has said.

Ordinarily, I don’t tell many people this. In fact, when it comes to this column, I’ve kept this information a closely guarded secret.

He may be the fastest-talking GAA pundit in the country, but action spoke louder than words for All-Ireland winner Joe Brolly when a club colleague required a kidney transplant this week.

Goalkeeper Shane Finnegan was the Drogheda hero on his debut with two saves in the penalty shoot-out as Mick Cooke’s side won through to the EA Sports Cup third round.

A WOMAN has been convicted of dangerous driving causing the death of her nephew and niece two years ago.

A WOMAN has gone on trial accused of dangerous driving causing the deaths of two children.

Relatives of the survivors of the Meath bus crash have expressed sorrow for the victims of the tragedy tonight.