Solicitor Patsy Gallagher was speaking at Falcarragh District in Co Donegal after his client had been charged with handling 35 stolen lambs.

The family of a woman who was killed in a traffic accident have said that they are haunted by her death each day.

None of the four passengers in the back seat of a car which crashed yesterday, claiming the lives of two young people, were wearing seatbelts.

Gardaí have launched an investigation following the discovery of a young man’s body in Co Donegal.

Judd Trump became the latest big-name casualty at this year's Betway UK Championship after he was dumped out at the third-round stage by veteran Graeme Dott.

Ronnie O'Sullivan survived a scare to book his place in the second round of the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast.

Ten people including eight schoolchildren have been rushed to hospital following a crash between a van and a schoolbus in Co Donegal.

A farmer who has battled for days to save his €300,000 potato crop after the Donegal floods is hoping he has done enough to save his livelihood.

A bizarre mix-up during the empanelling of a jury in Co Donegal certainly had legal staff smelling the coffee.

Ronnie O’Sullivan denied he snubbed the chance of a maximum break as he crashed out of the Betfred World Championship to Ding Junhui.

Ding Junhui produced a sparkling display at the Crucible to lead Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-6 in their Betfred World Championship quarter-final.

Ronnie O'Sullivan insisted he was "really not that bothered" about winning the Betfred World Championship for a sixth time after he reached the quarter-finals on Saturday with a 13-7 victory over Shaun Murphy.

Defending champion Judd Trump stormed into the second round of the China Open with a comfortable 5-1 victory over Ashley Hugill in Beijing.

There's swearing, screaming and your general hi-jinks in this one.

Ding Junhui defeated world champion Mark Selby 10-6 to win the Shanghai Masters for the second time.

Stephen Maguire sealed automatic qualification for the World Championship at the Crucible later this month by advancing to the semi-finals of the China Open in Beijing.

Shaun Murphy joined Judd Trump in the Betfred World Championship semi-final line-up after ending the title hopes of giant-killing Scot Anthony McGill.

Ronnie O’Sullivan’s rookie World Championship opponent fears Crucible humiliation before he even plays his first shot against the five-time winner.

Stephen Hendry has confirmed he could come out of retirement and return to snooker in time for the World Championship in April.

A man has been charged with the murder of his parents after appearing at a special sitting of Ballyshannon District Court in Co Donegal.

By Stephen Maguire

SNOOKER: Defending champion Neil Robertson wasted little time in booking his place in the quarter-finals of the Wuxi Classic in China.

Ronnie O’Sullivan will launch the defence of his Dafabet World Championship title against Finland’s Robin Hull on Saturday morning.

Ronnie O'Sullivan marks his 38th birthday today with a UK Championship quarter-final appearance - but any celebrations will be reserved for if he beats Stuart Bingham.

Ronnie O'Sullivan advanced to the last 32 of the UK Championship - then laid out his plans to again take another break from snooker.

By Stephen Maguire

There is heartache and anger in Co Donegal today following the death of a pensioner battered by burglars three months ago.

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All-Ireland Senior Club Football Champions St. Brigid's claimed their fourth Roscommon Senior Football title in succession, while elsewhere Ballinderry Shamrocks, Roslea and Longford Slashers claimed county final wins.

County champions Tempo crashed out of the Fermanagh SFC last night after a narrow 1-13 to 3-6 quarter-final defeat by Ederney in Irvinestown.

The Government moved to try turn anger over the Anglo tapes onto former Fianna Fáil ministers by insisting they reveal what they knew about the scandal.

Ronnie O'Sullivan admits he has come "close to cracking" over the last fortnight but he is through to another World Championship final after seeing off Judd Trump.

Ronnie O’Sullivan admits he has come close to cracking up over the last fortnight but the four-time winner is through to another Betfair World Championship final after seeing off Judd Trump.

Weary world number one Mark Selby staggered to a dismal Crucible defeat as his dream of completing snooker’s ’triple crown’ was dashed by a stunning Barry Hawkins comeback.

Ronnie O’Sullivan returns to the Crucible today after a week in which many pretenders to his crown have fallen at the first hurdle.

Judd Trump looked the part as he reached the second round of the Betfair World Championship this morning.

Stephen Maguire admitted he could not cope with the bizarre antics of Dechawat Poomjaeng as the world number 70 and 500-1 title long shot caused a stunning upset on his debut at the Betfair World Championship.

Judd Trump, Ding Junhui and world number one Mark Selby were today beginning their challenges at the Betfair World Championship as the seeds continued to fall.

John Higgins is today facing an uphill struggle to stay in the Betfair World Championship as the prospect of a major first-round upset loomed.

One in every 222 people in Ireland was the victim of a burglary during the first nine months of 2012 as the number of household break-ins increased by over 5%.

Fourth seed Mark Williams was dumped out of the International Championship at the first round stage today as Mark Davis produced an impressive performance in Chengdu.

Customers at a DIY store desperately tried to resuscitate a man who was killed when a 500kg bundle of fencing fell on him, an inquest heard yesterday.