Karen Buckley’s funeral took place yesterday where she was laid to rest, the Wallabies have made a big decision ahead of the Rugby World Cup and the Nepal earthquake death toll could reach 10,000. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

On Tuesday, April 14, at 2pm, Marian and John Buckley sat in a strange room full of unfamiliar faces in a different country. It was there, at a press conference at Glasgow Police headquarters in Govan, that they pleaded for the safe return of their daughter.

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Compared to Louis van Gaal’s honeymoon, Kimye’s went unheralded.

Alex Ferguson keeps the belt he was beaten with by his favourite schoolteacher who inspired him to greatness, he has revealed.

Five people with alleged links to dissident Republicanism have appeared in court charged with terrorism offences and conspiracy to murder.

A proud and passionate Scotsman who learned his football the hard way on the streets of Glasgow; a man feared andrespected for his forthright approach and unwillingness to suffer fools gladly; a supporter of the Labour Party with a love for horse racing, but an obsession for football; an instinctive man-manager who lives and breathes the beautiful game and who strives every day for victory.

Alex Ferguson has vowed never to lose another league title due to lack of goals.

Robin van Persie said he had listened to “the little boy inside him” when deciding to join Manchester United.

Defender Cha Du-ri and midfielder Victor Wanyama are suspended for Celtic’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with St Johnstone at Parkhead on Sunday.

Neil Lennon was left fuming at having to watch the second half of Celtic’s 3-2 Clydesdale Bank Premier League defeat by Rangers at Ibrox from the media room after being sent to the stand by referee Calum Murray.

If Motherwell fail to beat Kilmarnock at Rugby Park today, the Hoops can win the title at the home of their greatest rivals for the first time since 1967.

Manager Neil Lennon got fans of both Old Firm clubs talking today when he refused to rule out a bid for former Rangers striker Kris Boyd.

Alex Ferguson has described his 25 years at Manchester United as “a fairytale”.

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AT just 34 and with an All-Ireland semi-final already on his CV, Jason Ryan could be Gaelic football’s answer to Andre Villas-Boas — but his biggest lesson in management to date was one shared by Alex Ferguson, a man three decades his elder.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon praised his players for not losing the physical battle against Rangers at Ibrox on Sunday.

Anthony Stokes knows that no matter how well he plays at Kilmarnock tonight it still might not be enough to guarantee him a place in Sunday’s Old Firm game at Ibrox.

IT’S hard to dislike Carlo Ancelotti. He has none of Wenger’s waspish wit, or Mourinho’s bombast, or Fergie’s cunningly calibrated outrageousness.

Ki Sung-yueng and Cha Du-Ri are back in contention for Celtic’s Scottish Cup fifth-round clash with Rangers at Ibrox on Sunday.

Alex Ferguson has revealed the secret that underpins his stellar career in football management – leave no room for self-doubt.

Jamie Ness made his first start for Rangers in their Old Firm clash with Celtic at Ibrox.

CELTIC new boy Freddie Ljungberg insists he is fit and ready to return to the form which made him a star at Arsenal.

FREDDIE LJUNGBERG has completed a move to Celtic after passing a medical.

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Darren O'Dea is not fooled by the strong finish Celtic have had to the end of the season.

TONY MOWBRAY admits the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title can only be lost by Rangers following Celtic’s agonising defeat at Ibrox yesterday.

Tony Mowbray admits the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title can only be lost by Rangers following Celtic’s 1-0 defeat at Ibrox.

TONY MOWBRAY has voiced his concerns about refereeing decisions to the Scottish Football Association (SFA) but insists it was not through any worries over bias.

Robbie Keane is a major doubt for Sunday’s Old Firm derby at Ibrox.

HERE’S one for your next pub quiz: what do Archbishop Tutu, The Edge, Salman Rushdie, Al Pacino, Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Alex Ferguson have in common?

GOKDENIZ KARADENIZ stuck a second-half winner as Rubin Kazan claimed a shock Champions League victory over reigning European champions Barcelona at the Nou Camp last night.

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TONY MOWBRAY warned Celtic’s stuttering defenders to “step up to the mark” after a jittery display ensured Rangers drew first blood in this season’s Old Firm rivalry.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND winger Aiden McGeady will look to set the record straight with his first win at Ibrox against Old Firm rivals Rangers tomorrow.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan played down his indifferent record at Ibrox as he looks for only his second Old Firm win in Govan at the seventh attempt tomorrow.

Rangers were today given the go-ahead for a multi-million-pound development at Ibrox.

Rangers manager Walter Smith has urged Ibrox fans to give new signing Kenny Miller a chance in his second stint at the Govan club.

Kenny Miller would be a “deeply unpopular” signing among the Rangers support, according to fans’ spokesman David Edgar.

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WHAT’S the first question you ask a man who has won everything?

BAE Systems and VT Group were today reported to be close to completing a £1bn (€1.48bn) merger of their shipbuilding assets.

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