A woman in England who showered a teenage boy with gifts before sexually abusing him has been jailed for more than two years.

Irish football lore has room for just one one-cap wonder from the Steve Staunton era. And that’s fine by Colin Doyle.

The Labour manifesto promises a "better future for our country", Jeremy Corbyn said as he set out his blueprint for government in the UK.

"Whilst his hardworking and honest colleagues were doing all they could to take illegal drugs off of the streets he was stealing them back and seeking to redistribute them."

Gatwick Airport insists it remains a "credible and deliverable option" for runway expansion after recording almost double-digit growth in passenger numbers last month.

In January 2012, John Egan was thrown in at the deep end. He had just joined Crystal Palace on a month’s loan from Sunderland. Dougie Freedman had promised him a couple of games and he was true to his word.

A gun has been found in the car a 28-year-old man was travelling in when he was shot dead by police during a "pre-planned" operation on a motorway slip road, the police watchdog has said.

Having lit the fire for a taste revolution in Ireland, Cork start-up Rebel Chilli is now exporting fresh hot chilli sauces to both Dubai and the UK.

THOUGH it has never held a less-than-prominent place in modern western thinking, the turbulent political and social events of the past few years, perhaps exemplified most clearly of all by the tragic and horrific attack on the Charlie Hebdo office, have moved the issue of Free Speech — and by extension, freedom of expression — to the very forefront of our consciousness.

Talks aimed at averting strikes by baggage handlers and other staff at 18 airports in the UK will be held at Acas next week.

More than 1,500 check-in staff, baggage handlers and cargo crew at 18 airports in the UK will strike for 48 hours just before Christmas in a long-running pay dispute.

An ex-footballer who plays golf is nothing new, but former Manchester United winger Lee Sharpe takes the game more seriously than most.

FILM TIPS: The Young Offenders is in cinemas today and you’d imagine the Cork comedy will do flying business in its home city over the weekend, as well as drawing plenty punters in foreign counties. 

Flights at Cork Airport have been disrupted by fog with around 300 passengers being affected.

Burnley have apologised to Bradford after one of their supporters was ejected from Saturday's pre-season friendly at Valley Parade following an alleged racist incident.

Never give up.

TV host diagnosed in February with brain tumour. Wife of 28 years, Debbie McGee, with him to the end

A man has been arrested in England over a sex attack on an eight-year-old girl in a Greggs bakery shop.

Paul Bradford admits it’s going to be an uphill battle for the fledgling party, writes Sean O’Riordan

The death occurred in his native Limerick yesterday of Paddy Reid, one of the country’s most celebrated rugby players.

Paul Dunne underlined his immense talent on the penultimate day of the Qualifying School Final Stage at PGA Catalunya Resort in Girona yesterday.

Sam Burgess is assured of a warm welcome on his return to rugby league as speculation intensifies over his future.

It was a weekend of contrasting emotions for Joe Mason as his equaliser for Cardiff in the 2-1 Championship win over Charlton on Saturday was overshadowed by his part in a diving controversy.

A salesman accused of assisting in the abduction of his seven-year-old nephew in England has walked free after a judge concluded that there was a “serious defect” in family court paperwork served on him by police.

Two brothers have been reunited after spending almost eight decades unaware of each others existence. Frederick, 80, and Jimmy O’Donnell, 78, were born in separate mother and baby homes in the 1930s. They moved through a series of homes before settling in Britain.

The Sunday’s Well Rebels, Ireland’s only Mixed Ability rugby team, are through to the final of the Mixed Abilites Rugby World Tournament after three days of play in Bradford.

A 14-year-old boy who bragged on Facebook about stabbing his supply teacher in a racially motivated attack in England has been sentenced to 11 years detention.

Irish coffee company Insomnia is set to move into the UK market in a partnership with UK and Irish retail giant Debenhams.

Some months ago, a pastor in Northern Ireland mangled an attempt to talk about Sharia law. He was ridiculed and laughed at, naturally.

A £13bn (€18m) mortgage portfolio put up for sale by the bad bank charged with winding down the assets of two failed British lenders has lured interest from several possible bidders, the group’s boss said yesterday.

A teenage schoolboy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teacher was stabbed in front of pupils in a classroom in a row over a mobile phone.

British supermarket Morrisons has been saved at the last minute from being kicked out of London’s blue chip index after its first rise in sales for nearly 18 months sent shares surging.

Vacancies have outnumbered jobseekers in more than 30 UK cities – suggesting a shortage of skilled staff, according to a new report.

What's on telly tonight - well, the best of it.

Families of the 56 football fans who died in the Bradford fire have said the service to mark the 30th anniversary of the tragedy was “humbling”.

Zayn Malik has left One Direction, saying he wants the chance to be “a normal 22-year-old”.