It has never been easier to plan a walk of The Camino where you can travel through breathtaking sites and sleep in luxury, writes Ciara McDonnell

Shane Cotter, a director at Architectural Farm, talks with Aileen Lee.

Irish branches of Debenhams have avoided cuts with 22 shops in the UK set to close their doors.

Whether you are a Munster coach or a team-mate, Tyler Bleyendaal ticks plenty of boxes as one of the great readers of the game and those insights could well be vital against Saracens on Saturday.

Take a former Test player with an evolving philosophy about what it means to be a coach, send him on a mission to absorb the best a champion Super Rugby side can offer and then bring it back to an enabling environment with players just as eager to embrace anything that can help them develop their game.

Being back in Cork next week affords the pause and opportunity to pick the bones of a remarkable eight months here in Christchurch, writes Ronan O’Gara.

It took Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson about five seconds to realise Ronan O’Gara would be a good fit with the Canterbury-based Super Rugby champions.

Geoff Power visits the North Yorkshire landscape that inspired the Bronte sisters and Bram Stoker, and visits the medieval town of York, a haven for anyone with a sweet tooth. 

Finding workers for dairy farms has emerged as a global problem, with New Zealand farmers now hit by the state’s new visa conditions which will result in them not being able to retain their best migrant staff.

The Irish management last night insisted that their Munster players are not being sidetracked by talk of Rassie Erasmus leaving the province.

Des O’Sullivan previews an Irish and international art auction with an embarrassment of riches.

The title of this book about a respectable, but sexually unorthodox English family, will prove a let-down for readers hoping for titillating content.

Children born of a surrogate mother could find themselves in a legal tug-of-war if proposed laws follow the English model, it has been claimed.

Given the trials Tyler Bleyendaal has had to overcome during his 21 months as a Munster player it is almost a surprise not to see the New Zealander enveloped in bubble wrap as he walks into the room.

A New Zealand kebab shop owner has been praised for his enviably calm reaction to an armed robber,

A transgender carer who suffocated her bedridden father as an “act of mercy” due to his multiple sclerosis has been jailed for at least four years.

If Richard Hugh McCaw lifts the Webb Ellis Cup up to the London skies tonight in his final act as an All Black, it would do more than reinforce his claim to being rugby’s ultimate gladiator, the best player the game has seen.

Uini Atonio has a great story and he tells it well.

The impression of Romanian rugby has long been one of a once proud nation trapped in a spiral of decline. Long gone are those halcyon days when they sometimes scalped but almost always scared the Five Nations.

Having kicked his heels in frustration for the last 12 months as he recovered from a serious neck injury, 25 year-old New Zealander Tyler Bleyendaal is finally ready to make his first appearance in front of the Munster supporters when he lines out against French club Grenoble in this evening’s pre-season friendly at Thomond Park.

John Bercow has been accused of “obscene waste” after racking up a £172 bill being chauffeur-driven to a conference just 0.7 miles (1.1km) from Parliament.

On a recent trip to New Zealand former Cork player Conor McCarthy got up close with some of the country’s best rugby players and coaches. So how does the GAA compare...?

Munster head coach Anthony Foley insisted every last man standing in his squad would come into consideration for Saturday’s pivotal Guinness Pro12 final league game at home to Newport Gwent Dragons.

Jacqueline Stanley tells Alan O’Riordan about the legacy of her late husband Campbell Bruce, former professor of fine arts at NCAD

Canada is offering 10,000 working holiday visas for Irish residents this year, while New Zealand is offering jobs to those in the construction industry.

Conor Murray’s fitness for Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations title defence will be assessed by national team medics this week after he was forced to miss Munster’s Champions Cup defeat of Sale Sharks at Thomond Park.

A letter bomb has been sent to the North’s chief constable.

Army bomb experts have made safe a viable device sent to the headquarters of the North’s police service.

Your daily guide, sans spoilers, to all the good things on telly.

Comedian Harry Hill and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig are to receive honorary degrees in recognition of their talent and contribution to the arts.

So all that is left are the handshakes and farewells, as Rob Penney departs Munster for a new coaching adventure in Japan.

Anthony Foley was the only man for the job and Munster chief Garrett Fitzgerald is happy to entrust a favourite son with the task of returning the province to glory days.

A group calling itself the IRA has claimed responsibility for suspect packages sent to armed forces recruitment centres in the UK last week.

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Fears of a fresh terror threat are growing after Downing Street revealed suspicious packages sent to armed forces recruitment offices bore “hallmarks of Northern Ireland-related terrorism”.

Suspected explosive devices sent to armed forces recruitment offices bear "hallmarks of Northern Ireland-related terrorism", a Number 10 spokeswoman has said.

While some uncertainty remains about his future, Rob Penney is putting complete faith in his side.

Heavy rain and gales of more than 100mph returned to Britain overnight - just days after the last storm caused Christmas misery for tens of thousands of people.