A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teenage boy was stabbed in Belfast.

The 20-year-old has been detained on suspicion of grievous bodily injury with intent.

The sun finally arrived in the Rebel County tonight just in time to shine a light on one of Ireland's finest bands as they put in a rocking performance at Musgrave Park.

Detectives investigating the murder of a man in front of his partner and an 11-year-old child have made an arrest under the Terrorism Act.

Ever since his youngest days at PBC, Musgrave Park has been a favourite venue for Simon Zebo.

Police have launched an investigation after a shot was fired at a house in Belfast.

Four people have been arrested by detectives investigating the feud murder of a loyalist.

A man has been arrested in connection with an IRA bomb attack that killed a Catholic nun and three police officers in Northern Ireland.

A 51-year-old man has been arrested in connection with dissident republican activity in Derry.

Tommy O’Donnell has boiled tomorrow night’s Guinness Pro12 showdown with Edinburgh in Cork down to its essence: Take what the visitors have.

Two men are being questioned by police about a murder attempt involving a sword and machete in north Belfast.

A man has had part of his ear bitten off during an assault in south Belfast.

History will be made next week when Munster Rugby’s Musgrave Park hosts its first GAA games.

Tánaiste Joan Burton has her car blocked from leaving an event in Dublin this afternoon.

BACK at the commercial market’s height, land in key Cork suburbs was fetching €2.5m/3m an acre.

Opera legend José Carreras has promised a magical midsummer night when he performs his first concert in Cork next year.

They came, they saw a sea of red — and were duly conquered.

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Munster’s home attendances figures in the Rabo Direct Pro12 have dipped slightly this season but the province remains the second best supported team in the competition.

A premises housing a VIP piano bar and nightclub which was run as an extension of Dublin’s internationally famed Unicorn Restaurant has been repossessed by its new South African-based owners.

Donncha O’Callaghan called on his colleagues to rally around Rob Penney and his plan to bring Munster back to the Heineken Cup top table.

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For more than a century, the Munster Cup was the only rugby tournament in town, far bigger than anything else in this country or throughout England, Scotland and Wales!

A total of 135 workers at the Musgrave chill warehouse in Cork are to go on strike today.

Reigning champions Munster will launch their RaboDirect PRO12 campaign at Musgrave Park in the opening weekend of the newly named competition.

FORMER Munster strength and conditioning coach Paul Darbyshire has died from Motor Neurone disease, less than a day after the start of a fundraising cycle for his family and research into new treatment.

MUSGRAVE Group plc increased its pre-tax profits by 3% to €72 million last year but it said that the grocery market has changed permanently.

IF this is a phoney war, then Toulon will be completely bamboozled when they sit down and watch the video of Munster’s final Magners League match before returning to European duty next Sunday in the south of France.

EARLY October 2009, Munster had just been hockeyed 30-0 by bitter rivals Leinster. Jean de Villiers, their high-profile high-cost South African signing, had had a nightmare as himself and centre partner Lifeimi Mafi got thoroughly outplayed by the D’Arcy/O’Driscoll pairing.

MORE 140 workers at the Musgrave supermarket group’s Galway depot were yesterday told they would lose their jobs in June.

CONNACHT’S most capped player Eric Elwood has emerged as favourite to succeed Michael Bradley as head coach at the Sportsground.

A SUPERMARKET price war will cost thousands of farming and food processing jobs, the Government has been warned.

Hundreds of angry farmers have descended on Musgrave distribution centre in Kilcock, Co Kildare, today in protest at the prices they are being paid for their produce.

While Munster’s 1978 history-makers still leave off their defeat of the All Blacks 30 years ago, their legacy cast a giant shadow over those who followed. Like Donal Lenihan.

Anthony Foley will captain the Munster team to face Glasgow Warriors in what will be his final appearance for the side in Ireland.

IT MAY not look its Sunday best, but Munster rugby chiefs are satisfied that Thomond Park will be alright on the night for the province’s home bow in the Heineken Cup in 11 days’ time.

THERE will be a reunion of sorts for Munster centre Rua Tipoki at Musgrave Park tonight.

MUNSTER’S clash with their 2007/08 Heineken Cup pool opponents, Llanelli Scarlets, is the pick of the first round ties for next season’s Magners League.

SIPTU is to start naming and shaming employment agencies which are exploiting migrant workers in industries across the country.

Cork City Council has granted full planning permission for the development of a new stand at Musgrave Park.

THE ticket announcement also confirms that Thomond Park, left, will play host to every Munster Heineken Cup game for the next decade.

LAST week Leinster continued their fine form in France by defeating Agen at the Stade Armandie.

Long before the thousands jumped onboard the Heineken Cup bandwagon, a hardy few followed Munster rugby in good times and bad.

THESE are “trying” times for Munster in every sense of the word.