Connor King reached another notable milestone in his career when he rode out his claim on board the Rodger Sweeney-trained Daliyan in the Join Us On September 20th Handicap in Gowran Park last evening.

Dolphins accompanied a group of long-distance swimmers on much of their fundraising route across Tramore Bay, Co Waterford, in aid of the local lifeboat service.

Lying 15km across the bay to the north-east of San Francisco, Berkeley is a popular west coast draw for Irish college students on their J1 trip to the US.

The promotion of local maritime activity as part of the Ocean to City: Cork Harbour Festival (May 30-June 6) is heartening, with one event especially catching The Menu’s attention, Boats & Bites: Boating & Seafood Tasters (June 3, 6pm-8.30pm). 

A father-of-nine threatened to destroy a new €5 million Traveller housing facility in Cork city and told gardaí: “We’ll make your lives hell in the new site.”

When Mckinley landed a Grade 1 novice hurdle at Naas last Sunday, you would have expected connections to be absolutely thrilled, writes Pat Keane,

A newly-wed couple from Co Dublin who booked their honeymoon at a luxury Montego Bay hotel in Jamaica, were forced to move to an inferior hotel after only 48 hours, a judge has heard.

Actress Tessa James undergoes chemo after disgnosis.

The prestigious three mile and five furlong Boylesports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse is one of the few major prizes to elude champion trainer Willie Mullins and he unsurprisingly has a plethora of entries this year, including Prince De Beauchene, Vesper Bell, Touch The Eden and Away We Go.

Big Buck’s took an important step ahead of his eagerly-anticipated return to action with a gallop before racing at Exeter yesterday.

Noel Baker recalls a tranquil few days in Sagres on the southernmost tip of Portugal, with a spin in a Porsche thrown in for good measure.

A raging wildfire in Yosemite National Park has rained ash on the reservoir that is the chief source of San Francisco’s famously pure drinking water.

A defence lawyer who gained rare access to an ultra-secret section of the Guantanamo Bay prison said yesterday it does not meet international standards under the Geneva Convention.

The Pentagon is asking for nearly $450m to maintain and upgrade the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.

A week ago I said here that the only way Sanctuaire could beat Sprinter Sacre in the Victor Chandler at Ascot, which was postponed and subsequently rescheduled to Cheltenham this afternoon, was if Nicky Henderson’s headman forgot to load their horse into the box.

Paul Nicholls has confirmed the Alex Ferguson-owned Harry The Viking will be handed an entry in the John Smith’s Grand National.

Drownings of up to 80 people, which few dared talk about because of fears of a witch’s curse, are being commemorated for the first time next month after 200 years.

Lawyers clashed this morning at the trial of two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey after defence counsel attempted to delve into the private lives of her and her husband.

One of the men charged with murdering Michaela McAreavey alleges that police tried to suffocate him with a towel and held his head in a bucket of water while he was interrogated, a court in Mauritius heard today.

It’s not a stretch to suggest that sports marketing absorbs much of what makes sport so intriguing.

Selected tips from courses in the UK and Ireland.

I’VE got you under my skin — a motley collection of animals could sing that catchy refrain in uncomfortable harmony, thanks to gutsy scientists who’ve brought fresh light to dark, dangerous and gory spots.

A Saudi man considered among the most senior figures in al-Qaida has emerged from nine years of secret confinement to face charges of orchestrating the deadly attack on the USS Cole, in the start of a new round of Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunals under a president who vowed to halt them.

Famine spreading through Somalia is killing more than a hundred children each day the UN said today, and warned that hundreds of thousands more may die without urgent help.

New Zealand coach Graham Henry has announced his 30-man squad for the Rugby World Cup with no place for quintet Sitiveni Sivivatu, Wyatt Crockett, Liam Messam, Jarrad Hoeata and Hosea Gear.

The reduced price of these homes includes furniture and appliances, Tommy Barker reports

An al-Qaida-linked militant group has said it will not allow banned aid organisations to return to southern Somalia, meaning only a handful of agencies will be able to respond to the worsening famine.

Angry ice hockey fans have run wild after the Vancouver Canucks lost the sport’s showpiece finale, the Stanley Cup.

Horse racing tips for selected courses in Ireland and the UK.

Comic Johnny Vegas is to head the cast of a new Radio 4 comedy series – about the joys of living in a shed.

IRELAND’S reputation as a leader in wave energy technology is being enhanced by a €4.5 million research investment on a test platform being set up in Galway Bay this weekend.

THE enigmatic Tidal Bay will have a crack at claiming Cheltenham Gold Cup glory after another frustrating effort in the Argento Chase on Saturday.

TRUST the Americans to come up with novel ways of getting rid of unwanted and wilted Christmas trees in an environmentally-friendly way.

Samoa have included nine European-based players in their starting line-up for Saturday’s clash with Ireland.

Selected tips from courses in the UK and Ireland.

Two detainees released from Guantanamo Bay have arrived in Ireland to set up a new home, it was confirmed today.

OWNER Graham Wylie expects Tidal Bay to be better than ever thanks to a wind operation.

The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be taken to the United States for trial pleaded not guilty to two embassy bombings.

The first Guantanamo Bay detainee was today flown to the United States to face trial for bombing US embassies.

Coach Kieran Crowley has named an experienced team to play Ireland in Saturday’s Test Match in Vancouver.