A ruling by the Dutch Supreme Court - that the country must press ahead with significant cuts in carbon emissions - could prove a breakthrough for climate activists, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

The weird and wonderful world of showbiz did not disappoint when it came to some of the global celebrity stories that made the headlines in 2019.

Australia continues to battle “catastrophic” fires as the severe heatwave and bushfire crisis continues.

Australia continues to battle “catastrophic” fires as the severe heatwave and bushfire crisis continues.

Combined impacts of sea-level rise, intensification of maritime transport, depletion of coastal ecosystems and deep-sea mining are the theme of a new exhibition planned for the Italian city of Venice which aims to change the dialogue about ocean environments.

Shane Lowry will sit down with the family for Christmas dinner in seven weeks' time and bask in the warm glow of an unforgettable season.

Chances are Sean Skehan is either on the golf course or in the air while you're reading this. It's 45 years now since he essentially introduced to Ireland what we now commonly refer to as The Golf Trip.

Want to know how pro surfers maintain their enviable strength and laid back vibes? Seven-time world champ, Stephanie Gilmore tells

With slick guitar riffs and sultry tones that left the crowd in the palm of her hand, Tash Sultana took the Marquee in Cork by storm tonight - all in sweatpants and bare feet.

Eleven people on board a twin-engine aircraft died after a crash on Oahu's North Shore, officials in Hawaii said.

What makes a champion nervous?

Call him the Prince of Pebble or perhaps The Mayor. Jim Nantz, the longtime voice of golf for CBS Sports, can live anywhere in the world and he loves nothing more than calling Pebble Beach home.

The hardy monks used to winter in Ballinskelligs. They’d come in from the Rock as the weather turned nasty at the darkest time of year. And then, when the Skellig could no longer be inhabited at all, they moved lock, stock and barrel into Ballinskelligs and established an abbey.

Leslie Williams went to sample the food at Sisu Izakaya in Dublin.

For sports columnists in search of topics to write about, there’s always a swivelling quality — swivelling, I said — to the days running up to deadline.

Pádraig Harrington kicked off his 2020 Ryder Cup captaincy by stating his total confidence that Rory McIlroy would be fully committed to the European cause at Whistling Straits.

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, has reached the age of 68. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the world’s oldest known bird arrived back at her breeding colony on Midway Atoll in November. She had laid an egg by December 3rd. This season’s chick may be her 37th.

Mother of three and grandmother of four, Eddie Brocklesby is focusing on completing her seventh Ironman next week in Mexico. Margaret Jennings speaks to the inspirational 75-year-old

Members of the Scally Review team will return to the US shortly to try and establish how many smear samples were outsourced to laboratories with whom CervicalCheck had no contract.

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HE’S known as Little Jimmy Osmond but there’s nothing small about his career. The youngest of the 1970s chart-topping Osmond family, Jimmy joined his brothers aged three, earning his first of six gold records two years later. And though he has sung and glittered with showbiz royalty through the decades — including Elvis and Andy Williams — he carries his fame lightly.

Even with ample reason to think about what might have been, Paul Azinger prefers to wonder what’s next.

The 43-year-old former professional surfer magicked the Marquee into a bubble of positivity last night, creating a safe space for all to sway along to his sexy, soulful tunes, making us all better together.

The best way to get the full experience of Hawaii, from its lava landscape to its amazing marine life, is by air, land and sea, writes Isabel Conway.

A former Hawaii state worker who sent a false missile alert last month has said he is devastated for causing panic but was "100% sure" at the time that the attack was real.

A Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee who mistakenly sent an alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile thought an actual attack was imminent, it has emerged.

Emergency management officials say a push alert that warned of an incoming ballistic missile to Hawaii today was a mistake.

He might often not know what the date is, or even the month sometimes, but wherever Seamus Power finds himself on the PGA Tour, if it’s Tuesday, then it must be a practice day.

There are some people who will never choose just one career. Nuala Woulfe reports on those who embrace their inner passions and potential

World number one Dustin Johnson holds a two-shot lead going into the final day of the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

World number two Jordan Spieth believes Tiger Woods is well placed to launch a competitive comeback in 2018.

Hawaii has conducted its first test of a siren to warn the public of a possible nuclear attack from North Korea.

Two sailors who were rescued by the US Navy after more than five months lost at sea have arrived back on dry land.

Astronomers have captured images of a new visitor to our solar system - the first known comet or asteroid to visit us from another star.

Two sailors and their dogs have been rescued by the US Navy after more than five months lost at sea in the vast Pacific Ocean.

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A judge in Hawaii has blocked the latest version of the Trump administration travel ban just hours before it was set to take effect.

President Donald Trump said on Friday that the centrepiece of his economic plan is a "giant, beautiful, massive, the biggest ever in our country, tax cut".

Fifteen US states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit in New York challenging President Donald Trump's plan to end a programme protecting young immigrants from deportation.

The people of Kerry, and those lucky enough to visit the Kingdom regularly, will not be surprised that the county has been named as one of the very best places in the world to go stargazing.

It was a location for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, so it’s no surprise that Kerry has been listed as one of the best star-gazing spots on the planet.