Bantry bathed in exquisite sunshine on Saturday as it marked the opening of a maritime festival built around a longboat that came within 450m of altering the course of our country’s history.

Each crew in the Atlantic Challenge will compete in one of the famous ‘Bantry longboats’, says Conor Power

The annual Fianna Fáil Easter Rising Commemoration will take place today at Arbour Hill in Dublin.

ARMAGH have made two changes for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Ulster SFC final clash with Donegal at Croke Park.