With all eyes on our rugby heroes as the World Cup draws near, Arlene Harris meets other sportsmen and women who fly the flag for Ireland but remain relatively unknown

EPA water testing indicates that phosphorous river pollution is worst in Monaghan, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Offaly and Kilkenny, with less than 50% of river stations compliant in each county.

A British lorry driver has died after two articulated trucks collided head-on in Co Carlow this morning.