“It was a beautiful day and Vincent, who is a fabulous chef, did a great job. He had a party out in the garden for the kids.”

His wife Mary and daughters, Sinéad and Meadhbh, provided an update on his health at the Laois-Offaly election count in recent days.

Keith Ricken was at an U7 football blitz a while back, chatting to a pal on the sideline, when he heard one of the coaches roar out an order.

Connacht left this season’s Champions Cup with their heads held high after Andy Friend’s side recovered from a 21-point deficit to lead, only to be denied two minutes from time in Montpellier.

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Turlough Duffy raised an eyebrow ever so slightly at his teacher’s suggestion that he be on the debating team opposing the motion: “We need a change of government.”

Portlaoise penalty hero Craig Rogers has maintained that finishing games on the day with novel shoot-outs to avoid replays is a sensible move.

On Sunday evening at the Glen’s Blackpool clubhouse, Jerry Galvin of Churchtown, North Cork, handed over the piece of ash, now six decades old, which was once the possession of the former Taoiseach

Dublin City Council has secured temporary High Court injunctions requiring over 40 residents to immediately leave three city-centre buildings they reside at, due to fire safety concerns.

A man seriously assaulted in Dublin on Saturday night has died in hospital.

Macroom progressed to the next round of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship following a captivating encounter with St Vincent’s.

If she has heard it once, she has heard it a thousand times and it really grinds her gears.

Two men have been jailed for a total of 20 years for helping a criminal gang murder Vincent Ryan in Dublin in 2015.

Two men who helped a criminal gang to murder Vinnie Ryan, a brother of slain Real IRA leader Alan Ryan, have asked a judge for mercy and to leave "light at the end of the tunnel" when handing down sentence.

It is difficult to keep up with everything happening in the championship with so many big games coming so close together.

A mother has described to a murder trial the moment her partner was shot dead outside her home seconds after she had taken their five-week-old daughter inside.

Dublin forward Ciaran Kilkenny is looking forward to a summer of fun riding the blue wave.

One of the most interesting things in life was receiving a phone call from Eugene McGee. He didn’t waste time with small talk or even with much by the way of greetings.

A pulsating Cork PIFC opening round tie went right to the wire before Bantry Blues edged St Vincent’s at Enniskeane last Saturday evening.

The so-called New IRA which admitted killing journalist and activist Lyra McKee during a night of riots in Derry’s Creggan estate may have announced its formation in July 2012, but its origins stretch back five years earlier, writes Dieter Reinisch

I was walking into Croke Park last Sunday when I heard some fella calling me.

HE’S the charismatic dancer who enchanted celebrities and viewers alike over several series of Strictly Come Dancing. Now Ian Waite and fellow Strictly dancer Vincent Simone and returning to the stage to trip the light fantastic.

Having worked tirelessly on the animated Loving Vincent movie, Sandra Hickey had to paint her way out of replicating Van Gogh’s style, she tells Ellie O’Byrne.

From garlic snails to delicious vegan desserts, Valerie O’Connor enjoyed her trip to the famous food festival in the Kerry town.

St Jude’s manager Padraic Monaghan pinpointed a powerful second-quarter showing as a crucial factor in his side’s stunning success over St Vincent’s in the Dublin SFC at Parnell Park yesterday.

Greencore shares fell by over 5% as a better-than-expected trading update and talk of a recovery in its US operations failed to impress investors.

Galway 0-26 Dublin 2-19

Reigning Footballer of the Year Andy Moran has admitted he acted out of character when he remonstrated with referee Maurice Deegan last month and says he was “disappointed” with his actions.

Pep Guardiola has hailed defender Nicolas Otamendi as Manchester City’s ‘Superman’.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is like a western Grand Theft Auto, and is one of the most eagerly-anticipated games of the year ahead, writes Ronan Jennings

Pep Guardiola believes the loss of John Stones will present Manchester City with a tough examination of their title credentials in the coming weeks.

Manchester City maintained their magnificent start to the season against Leicester but the win at the King Power Stadium came at a cost with an injury that could keep John Stones out for six weeks.

Rathnew manager Harry Murphy has called on the Leinster Council to give Wicklow the opportunity to pull off their own Aughrim ambush next summer.

As the Melbourne Cup unfolded, shortly after 4.00 on Tuesday morning, you’d imagine the Australian handicapper was starting to feel decidedly uneasy.

An insipid Dublin SFC final was decided by the simple fact St Vincent’s weren’t as poor as their opponents.

Enda Varley had his nose broken off the ball in the 2012 semi-final meeting of Mayo and Dublin and also played in the 2013 final. Gone from the county scene, he has since slipped behind enemy lines, playing his club football with St Vincent’s. Kieran Shannon discovers how he’s grown to appreciate his new surroundings and respect teammates like Diarmuid Connolly, but also sees a rivalry between his two homes slipping out of control

Pep Guardiola does not yet know if Manchester City will revive their attempts to sign Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez.

As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the hashtag today, Donal O’Keeffe looks how the Irish have used it to highlight important cultural and social moments online

The end of an era.

Browne has not made any comments on the matter but according to a TV3 spokesperson he made the decision for "personal reasons".

The sale of chicken processor Manor Farm — one of Ireland’s oldest family businesses — to a Swedish firm guarantees its viability while preserving all jobs, the company has said.