The Brexit referendum started a two-year process which was due to conclude on March 29 — a deadline which has since been extended to October 31.

Kerry have franked a hugely encouraging league campaign by claiming a berth in this season's Division One decider - against Mayo - thanks to a comfortable ten-point victory away to Roscommon on Sunday afternoon.

Seven years since they last played host to a Connacht final involving themselves, 27 since they last successfully defended a provincial crown, which also came in front of a Dr Hyde Park crowd, history beckons for Roscommon tomorrow.

Leitrim 0-10 Roscommon 0-24

Former Roscommon manager John Evans admits he found the county’s rivalry with Mayo “vicious” during his time there, but was astounded by the booing of Andy Moran last Sunday.

Sean Purcell was only a spectator as Roscommon swept through the divisions over the past two years but now he is an integral part of the side which is taking the country by storm.

With Kerry, Donegal and Mayo all winning last weekend and Dublin likely to do likewise next weekend, the cosy consensus is that the Big Four of last year’s championship are going to have it all to themselves again this year.

His fame came from football but his name transcends the game. Dermot Earley was John Scally’s boyhood hero.

Republicans who received letters from the British government assuring them they were not being sought by the authorities can no longer rely on them, the Northern Ireland Secretary has announced.

Anthony Flaherty’s proudest days came draped in the primrose and blue of Roscommon, not least the 1984 Centenary Cup victory over Wexford.

Brewer Guinness was prepared to drop associations with Ireland and promote itself as an English company during the Falklands crisis, state papers have revealed.

Brewer Guinness was prepared to drop associations with Ireland and promote itself as an English company in the 1980s because of the IRA bombing campaigns, state papers have revealed.

A nurse who was barred from working after being accused of sabotage at a hospital in Britain can return to nursing, a regulatory body ruled today.

NORMAL service has been restored in Connacht.

SEVEN weeks ago, Mayo’s Connacht title ambitions were almost misplaced on a weekend away in the English capital.

LET’S say it as it is.

FERGAL O’DONNELL just can’t help himself with the soccer references.

TWELVE months after the winning of it and Cathal Cregg is still listening to people say that Roscommon won a handy Connacht title last year.

THE sense of relief all around MacHale Park was palpable when referee Rory Hickey blew the final whistle.

A father and son were being questioned on suspicion of murder in the UK today after a suspected burglar who tried to break into their home was stabbed to death.

Shay Given got some much-needed match practice tonight as Manchester City’s elite development squad ended their season with a 4-0 drubbing of Chelsea at Hyde.

Flintshire: A frozen foods factory owned by Kerry Group in Flintshire is to close at the end of April with the loss of 318 jobs.

Ricky Hatton was today said to be “devastated and distraught” after being secretly filmed allegedly snorting cocaine.

Ricky Hatton says a firm decision on his boxing future will have to wait as he is “still not in the right frame of mind” to make the call in the wake of his crushing second round knockout defeat to Manny Pacquiao.

Actress Elisha Cuthbert lost her temper with a car parking valet on Monday night after accusing him of double charging her.

Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz have sparked reports they are reconciling after leaving a West Hollywood club together on Friday night.

Lindsay Lohan is making trouble for former pal Paris Hilton after appearing on TV claiming the socialite attacked her at a Los Angeles nightclub.

Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan narrowly escaped injury when her Range Rover collided with a police car in London on Sunday.

Former Blink-182 rocker Travis Barker has confirmed his estranged wife Shanna Moakler's claims he kissed Paris Hilton at a party last Saturday, claiming he regularly "tongue kisses" the socialite.

Socialite Nicole Richie's publicists are playing down reports the Simple Life star passed out at a Los Angeles nightclub after partying on Saturday night.

Paris Hilton is so distraught following a recent encounter with Shanna Maokler at a Los Angeles nightclub, she is taking out a restraining order against the former beauty queen.

Canadian pop punk Avril Lavigne has apologised for spitting at photographers after celebrating her 22nd birthday in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

BOBBY, his young son, is crying for his bottle so Marty McElkennon wonders if you could ring back in 10 minutes.

Serial murderer Harold Shipman killed up to 15 patients while he trained as a hospital doctor more than 30 years ago at Pontefract General Infirmary in West Yorkshire, an official report said today.

NEXT Saturday’s replay between Sligo and Roscommon will be decided in the old-fashioned Gaelic football way — with the more dominant midfield emerging from the battle.

Sunderland defender Gary Breen has targeted the FA Cup fifth round clash with former club Birmingham for his comeback – provided that the weather does not get in the way.

An independent inquiry into the death of doctor Harold Shipman was beginning today at the prison where he died.