Behold the everyday hero, rich in commitment, but struggling to keep pace.

The president of the High Court has struck off a radiographer after being satisfied she is “simply a danger to the public” due to her “substandard” knowledge of the basics of radiography and lack of insight into the dangers of that.

A self-styled adventure junkie will have to avoid bandits and lions and endure searing desert heat on an epic 12,000km solo bike tour through Africa.

Prince Harry designed Meghan Markle's engagement ring himself, using diamonds which belonged to his mother Diana, Princess of Wales.

There was a time Ireland’s raised bogs were considered to be of little worth but now their value as a refuge for rare and beautiful plant and animal species is recognised across the world, writes Donal Hickey

Blogging couple Elaine and Dave Murray have a globe-trotting relationship which they share on their website, thewholeworldisaplayground.com, writes Denise O’Donoghue. 

Size isn’t everything in the diamond market, especially for the biggest gem found in more than a century and which took a year to sell.

Botswana's Isaac Makwala has the chance to go for World Championships gold today, but he remains aggrieved at his exclusion from his favoured 400 metres on medical grounds.

Botswana’s Isaac Makwala will go for World Championships gold after overcoming illness, quarantine and two races in little more than two hours to qualify for today’s 200 metres final.

The IAAF has come under criticism after the exclusion of Botswana medal hope Isaac Makwala from Tuesday night's 400 metres final at the World Championships.

It is, in many ways, a make-or-break weekend for Ireland at the IAAF World Championships in London, with seven of the 11-strong team taking to the track or roads in the English capital over the next two days.

Irish prospecting firm Botswana Diamonds has reported a 15.5% narrowing of first-half losses and further progress at assets it holds in southern Africa.

Damien Enright gives us a run down of his latest adventures in Namibia.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has celebrated his 93rd birthday surrounded by thousands of supporters in a defiant show of strength after nearly four decades in power.

Christie’s auction of postwar and contemporary art in London began with a bombshell: The event’s star lot, an abstract painting by Gerhard Richter, was withdrawn. That was just minutes after the world’s largest rough diamond failed to sell at Sotheby’s.

Francie Lubbe posted this incredible video to Facebook showing an up-close-and-personal encounter with the wildlife in the Khiding Campsite in Botswana.

Britain: A London auctioneer says a diamond the size of a tennis ball, that is the largest discovered in more than a century, could sell for more than $70m (€60m).

Kenya's president has set fire to 105 tons of elephant ivory and more than one ton of rhino horn in a dramatic statement against the trade in ivory and products from endangered species.

Irish mineral prospector Botswana Diamonds has reported a near 7% decline in first-half losses.

From fertile winelands and beautiful deserts to tranquil lagoons and dramatic canyons, one of the latest GoHop tours incorporates an array of landscapes aimed to provide the wow factor. 

African elephant numbers are likely to drop as the high rate of poaching in parts of the continent remained unchanged last year, a study reveals.

Robin Wright and Kevin Spacey return for a third season of House of Cards on Netflix from Friday.

Britain's Prince Harry is set to reveal one of his secrets today as part of a campaign to help reduce stigma associated with HIV.

John Teeling’s Botswana Diamonds expects its 2015 exploration programme to include a double-digit number of drill holes tested to identify targets, as it looks to increase its focus on the southern African country.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has been left counting the cost of the international break as both striker Diafra Sakho and midfielder Stewart Downing are doubts for the Barclays Premier League trip to Everton.

This guy is really awe-inspiring.

ACCORDING to the cynics, it’s not what you know but who you know, which matters in life. This could hardly be true of the animal world, or could it? Surely, health and strength are the crucial factors in staying alive and reproducing successfully.

The Lonely Planet proclaimed it the top destination in 2012, yet Uganda is still a hidden pearl, writes Geoff Power.

Crown Prince Felipe has ascended to the Spanish throne with guests feasting on tapas nibbles washed down with cava, in a budget buffet celebration.

Spain’s King Juan Carlos has announced he will abdicate in favour of his more popular son so that fresh royal blood can rally the nation.

“When the Son of Man shall come in his glory and all the holy angels with him, he shall separate one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats”— Matthew

Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin

Our cab in Havana to be parked in museum

Up to a fifth of Africa’s elephants could be killed in the next 10 years if illegal poaching continues at the current rate, according to new figures revealed at the opening of a summit on the animals’ future.

Irish mining company, Botswana Diamonds has reported a near 9% drop in annual losses for the 12 months to the end of June.

It’s a long way from Botswana to the Banner County, but one Clare hurling fan is determined to see his adopted team lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup this weekend.

Irish diamond company Botswana Diamonds has today announced the signing of a new joint-venture exploration deal.

Lawyers for Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have filed an appeal with the Constitutional Court against the election results that gave President Robert Mugabe 61% of the presidential vote.

Zimbabwe’s neighbour Botswana has said disputed elections won by president Robert Mugabe did not meet acceptable standards and has warned southern African nations against violating commitments to democracy by accepting the result.

Net migration into Britain has fallen by more than a third, according to fresh figures released today as the number of immigrants arriving in the country dropped ”significantly”.

A blockbuster auction of Contemporary art in New York — including a record $58.4m (€45.1m) for a Jackson Pollock drip painting — fetched nearly half a billion dollars — the biggest haul ever at an art auction.

A defiant Pat McEnaney has dismissed suggestions he is attempting to sanitise the game of hurling.