They were selected as the nation’s sports team of the year, and exist on a Ladies Football plateau of their own making. But as this extract from Mary White’s new book ’Relentless’ shows, before there was serial All-Ireland success, there was a Rebel rebellion...

As Jack Grealish awoke at his family home in Solihull yesterday morning, he was oblivious to the conversation progressing from the topic of his dazzling display at Wembley on Sunday onto which country he’ll represent at senior level.

They’re tuning their fiddles ahead of one of the country’s biggest county fleadh ceoil events this weekend.

Gardaí have begun a murder hunt following the death a 24-year-old man in a gangland-style shooting in inner city Dublin.