Managing at the top level now a largely thankless task

Kya deLongchamps is mesmerised by early French glass paperweights

Tyrone struck an early and perhaps decisive blow in their Super 8s opener at Hyde Park, where they scored a four-point win over Connacht champions Roscommon.

An alleged IRA bomber given a so-called “comfort letter” by the Tony Blair Government, must wait to hear the outcome of an appeal against his proposed extradition north for the 1972 Enniskillen bombing.

It may be 18 years since Roscommon beat Mayo in the championship, but James Horan is bracing himself for a tough battle in Saturday evening’s Connacht SFC semi-final in Castlebar.

In a town like Tralee and a county like Kerry, mention or sight of a football is never far away.

Mayo’s stand-in captain Jason Doherty revealed he took more than a dozen penalties on Saturday ahead of Sunday’s FBD League encounter which ended up being decided by an historic shootout.

Roscommon GAA made a net profit of €943,400 from their Win A House in Dublin initiative but county chairman Seamus Sweeney admits they would have been happy to sold 10,000 tickets, almost 5,000 less than they did.

What do you give the woman who has everything? If that woman is Queen Elizabeth II then anything involving horses would be the best bet, writes Brendan O'Brien

At 76, Paul Simon may have just retired from touring, but he still burns with anger at the way the Trump camp is treating the environment, writes Andrew Arthur.

Michael Murphy gave us a glimpse of his past brilliance on Saturday. Past brilliance as one of the best Number 14s in GAA history. He has dominated hundreds of ‘squares’ for the best part of a decade.

Kieran Shannon and John Divilly review the weekend's championship action.

Kieran Shannon and John Divilly review the weekend's championship action.

Leitrim 0-10 Roscommon 0-24

Roscommon 0-17 Cork 1-11: Roscommon promoted, Cork safe. Well, as good as. Cork dropping to Division 3 can only materialise if Meath draw against Louth next weekend and Down overcome Tipp by at least 13 points. Those are two sizeable ifs.

Fake news was rife in the GAA again this past weekend. As the stakes rose in the league, what several managers were prepared to release for information purposes was a weak variation of the truth.

Kerry could be without three of their UCD players for their refixed Division 1 game against Monaghan this Sunday (2.30pm throw-in).

Olympic gold medallist Tessa Sanderson is one of five stars taking an on-screen holiday together in Celebrity 5 Go Barging. She tells Georgia Humphreys about the highs and lows of boating in France with presenter Penny Smith, actor Tom Conti, gardener Diarmuid Gavin, and singer Tony Christie.

Des O’Driscoll looks at what’s events are happening at the moment

City air pollution can cancel out the beneficial effects of exercise in older adults, say scientists.

John Wilson, drummer with the seminal Irish band, is hitting the road again with some of the magic music he made with Rory Gallagher, writes Ed Power

Youngsters from the Cork Music Generation joining the New York Brass Band to play Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ on the open-air stage in Emmet Place encapsulated an unofficial theme for this year’s Guinness Cork Jazz festival: The international musical connections the festival has built up over its 40-year history.

A LONG-established, family-run pub between two of Cork city’s suburban sporting heartlands, rugby at Musgrave Park and soccer at Turner’s Cross stadium, has another claim to fame – it is the closest licensed premises to the grave of Fr Theobald Mathew, the Apostle of Temperance.

The Princess of Wales’ appeal is undiminshed twenty years after her death. Toby Jones examines the impact sh had on Britain’s relationship with the royal family.

Relatives of some of those killed in the IRA Hyde Park attack 35 years ago will be marching in central London as part of a campaign to bring an accused bomber to justice.

From Glasto to Spain, there are a flock of festivals that could tempt you overseas in the coming months, writes Ed Power

Families of soldiers killed in the IRA bombing in London's Hyde Park said they have been made victims "three times over" in the years since the atrocity.

Families of soldiers killed in the IRA bombing in London's Hyde Park are reportedly taking legal action against a former suspect in the attack.

Dublin need only a point on Sunday to seal a fifth straight Division 1 final appearance. 

I am in the Victoria and Albert museum with my brother who is just back from Kabul. 

Tens of thousands of women have amassed in Washington DC and other cities around the globe for marches aimed at showing US president Donald Trump they will not be silent over the next four years.

Larry Ryan dons his Santa hat to dole out Christmas presents to the sporting world.

Two Galway club teams bet on themselves ahead of crucial fixtures in 2016, outgoing county board chairman Noel Treacy alleged last night.

A teenager has been charged with attempted murder following a water fight in Hyde Park which descended into violence.

Chicago choir leader Josephine Lee was in Cork recently for Summer Sing, writes Ellie O’Byrne

At least five people have been stabbed and a number of others injured after "unacceptable" violence broke out in four London areas as soaring temperatures gripped the British capital.

“Only in Cork,” a woman said, shaking her head as 50 naked cyclists, painted as mermaids and steam-punk robots, or with hippie-inspired flower designs, whooped their way up Patrick Street.