Ballet Ireland founder Anne Maher tells Helen O’Callaghan why it is marking its 21st year with a tour of a classic: ‘Swan Lake’

The club, which is the oldest yacht club in the world, will celebrate its anniversary with an exciting series of events on and off the water across Cork harbour next summer.

Breaking Sonia O’Sullivan’s 24-year-old Irish 1500m record is one of the key things keeping Ciara Mageean motivated while drug scandals continue to haunt and damage her sport.

This wasn’t an easy assignment for Ciara Mageean, for reasons that run far deeper than performance alone. Either way, it was one she passed with flying colours here at the World Championships in Doha.

There’s never been a World Championships quite like these, and the jury is out on whether that’s a good thing. From the captivating energy of Beijing 2015 to the thronged stands of London 2017, we find ourselves here, in Doha, Qatar, wondering just what the sport and its athletes have done to deserve this.

Sweden’s teenage climate change campaigner, Greta Thunberg, is now well on her way to New York, aboard the carbon-neutral racing yacht generously provided by a member of Monaco’s royal family.

Sam Bennett will make his debut in the Vuelta a Espana today when the three-week race rolls down the start ramp in the seaside city of Torrevieja, south of Alicante.

Paul Pogba squandered the chance to send Manchester United to the top of the fledgling table as he missed yet another Premier League penalty.

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There may be two months to go, but despite a late start to the year, Ciara Mageean is well ahead of time.

Scintillating, thrilling and full of potential - Ciara Mageean has moved considerably closer to Sonia O’Sullivan’s long-standing Irish women’s mile record by carving three-and-a-half seconds off her lifetime best in Monaco, in a race where the vintage world record was smashed by Sifan Hassan.

A new climate study has shown the projected climate change of major cities across the world by 2050 and the results are startling.

Clare Smyth is one of the world’s leading chefs. The centerpiece of the menu at her two-Michelin-starred restaurant? A potato. Richard Vines peels away her backstory.

At least one group of UK residents is flourishing in Brexit Britain: An exclusive club of billionaires.

The time has come for Ireland rugby to believe the hype and go to Japan this year confident they can and will win the World Cup.

Caster Semenya's lawyers have accused the IAAF of using underhand tactics to gain public support at the start of their highly contentious dispute at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne this week.

BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey revealed the news about the former Tottenham and England player, who now works as a TV pundit.

A week on from pulling the pin on Ireland’s first professional cycling team, Rick Delaney has spoken publicly on the frustrations he has endured with bike suppliers, race organisers and the sport’s governing body - the UCI.

Arsenal can compete for the Europa League title but the players must first cope with the long-distance travel during their group-stage matches, warned manager Unai Emery yesterday.

Manchester United face a reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo after being pitted against Juventus in the Champions League group stage.

Leigh Griffiths scored his 100th goal for Celtic as they beat Suduva 3-0 in the play-off second leg to book their place in the group stage of the Europa League.

Millionaire businessman Dr Michael Smurfit will have to attend the High Court to give evidence in the case of a former K Club manager who has sued alleging he was threatened at Punchestown Races.

Last Sunday’s nations cup in Rotterdam did not involve the Irish team but the result will have a bearing on the country’s league standing up to and including the Aga Khan contest at Dublin Horse Show which is now just over six weeks away.

Massimiliano Allegri insists he will sit down with the Juventus board at the end of the season and start planning for next season, amid reports linking him with the manager’s job at Arsenal.

Watching Didi Hamann and the RTÉ football panel in recent weeks question Pep Guardiola’s standing as a coach for remaining stuck on just the two Champions League titles in a career that’s barely a decade old, we were reminded of the opening scene in March to Madness, the esteemed John Feinstein’s season-long study of about the only championship in world team sport that’s as hard to win as football’s famous cup with the big ears.

Spotlight on national broadband plan as Eir sold again in €3.5bn transaction

Dancer Michael Flatley’s Castlehyde mansion has disappeared from property websites, having failed to find a buyer after two years on the open market with a quoted guide price of €20m.

The shortlist has been announced for World Rugby's player of the year award.

At $1m a metre, luxury superyacht Lady Christine has been drawing plenty of attention while it has been berthed in Cork City in recent days.

Usain Bolt ducked under 10 seconds for the first time this year to win his last ever race outside of a major championships.

Peter Sagan's appeal against his disqualification from the Tour de France has been dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Show jumping team affairs get serious for Ireland from this weekend.

Majella O’Sullivan travels the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle route, and goes off the beaten track to meet some of the charities that will benefit from the event. 

Lewis Hamilton will sit down with his Mercedes team in the coming days as he attempts to get on top of the car problems which are threatening to derail his challenge for a fourth title.

Lewis Hamilton believes Sebastian Vettel’s victory at the Monaco Grand Prix has provided the clearest indicator yet that his championship rival is being afforded preferential treatment by Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton has said his titanic victory over Sebastian Vettel at the Spanish Grand Prix felt like the very first of his motor racing career.

Chris Froome has reported an apparent hit-and-run incident to police after saying he was deliberately knocked off his bike while training in southern France yesterday.

Juventus secured their place in the Champions League final after coasting to a 2-1 win over Monaco in Turin last night.

Brian Canty travelled last weekend’s Tour de Yorkshire with Aqua Blue Sport, Ireland’s first ever pro cycling team. With an estimated 2.2m people watching the three days, brand exposure almost ranked up there with glory

Excitement is building in the Mayo village of Cong as it braces for the wedding of the year when Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll tie the knot at Ashford Castle next weekend.

McLaren have refused to be drawn on whether Jenson Button will be called out of retirement, just six months after he stopped racing in Formula One, to replace Fernando Alonso at next month’s Monaco Grand Prix.

Pep Guardiola claims Manchester City's Champions League failure has only strengthened his belief in his footballing philosophies.