Sometimes it takes a step back in order to move forward and that has certainly been the case for Michael McDermott.

An 18-year-old man appeared in court today charged with murdering a 12-year-old girl whose body was found dumped by a canal.

Former goalkeeper Davey Fitzgerald will miss Clare's All Ireland Hurling Championship quarter-final clash with Limerick tomorrow after cruising into the second round of the South of Ireland Amateur Open at Lahinch.

THE company voted last year’s European golf club makers of the year has just opened its second Irish outlet in Cork.