Fontaines D.C. have announced two Irish dates for 2020.

Kya deLongchamps investigates the history behind the myth

ARSENAL likes to boast it is 'always ahead of the game.' Maybe they were, once, but now the club is in a mess of their own making having sacked head coach Unai Emery less than halfway through his second season in charge.

After what United fans have been through this past six months, one doesn’t wish to sound ungrateful.

Mick McCarthy is considering delaying a decision on the make-up of his final squad for the Euro 2020 qualifier against Switzerland and the friendly against Bulgaria, amid concerns about the impact of injuries and the amount of game-time some of those in contention are getting with their clubs.

A bus driver in England has been suspended amid claims he refused to drive a vehicle with a rainbow-coloured service number on the front.

In the public’s yearning for a natural goalscoring successor to Ireland hitman Robbie Keane, the name of Adam Idah has lasted longer than most contenders.

Posh crisp maker Kettle could be sold after its US food giant owner Campbell hired advisers to assess the future of the snack brand.

An eight-year-old boy has moved home after a family court judge in England was told he was picking up his mother's "hateful feelings" about his father.

‘While the train is in the station, please refrain from urination’ school-boys chanted to the tune of Dvorák’s Humoresque, writes Richard Collins.

Myanmar's governing regime has been accused of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims, while Leeds' critics have branded the tour as "morally corrupt".

Pope Francis will visit Ireland in 2018. Whether he will venture into the North isn’t yet known but, later in the year, Belfast will welcome another distinguished visitor.

Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, can postpone a renewal of his rivalry with Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United by delivering Chelesa into the Carabao Cup final.

Antonio Conte’s feud with Jose Mourinho intensified further on Saturday as the Chelsea head coach called the Manchester United boss a "little man" and "fake" before issuing an apparent challenge.

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte does not want unhappy players bringing down the morale of the squad.

Manchester City’s Fernandinho expects Manchester United to feel the absence of Paul Pogba in this weekend’s derby.

A former law lecturer who went on the run from court in England before a jury found him guilty of downloading indecent images of children has been sentenced in his absence.

Burnley have announced the signing of Chris Wood from Leeds on a four-year deal for a club-record fee.

Tesco is to stop selling single-use plastic bags in its stores, replacing them with "bags for life" to be offered at double the price.

A seven-year-old girl drowned at her best friend's birthday pool party while there was no lifeguard on duty, an inquest heard.

Preston North End put on a show of support for Sean Maguire and Kevin O’Connor at Turner’s Cross last night, but new manager Alex Neil insists there is no special need to reassure the departing Cork City stars they are still wanted by his new regime.

The British Prime Minister will be updated on the Grenfell Tower recovery effort later as the number of high rises feared to pose similar fire risks mounts.

Survivors have emerged with stories of leaping into water tanks and other dramatic escapes from the deadly forest fires scorching central Portugal.

A man has called on judges to reveal details of his decade-long family court battle with an ex-partner over access to their child.

A sick dog was tied up in a jacket and drowned in a river in England in a "barbaric" killing, the RSPCA has said.

Archbishop Eamon Martin delivered a lecture at the University of East Anglia in Norwich yesterday evening on the theme ‘The Church in the Public Sphere – a perspective from Ireland’. Here is an extended extract from his speech.

A small piece of Robbie Brady’s past with St Kevin’s Boys Club in Dublin bore witness to his immediate impact on this season’s Premier League title race at Turf Moor on Sunday — even if the Burnley newcomer still expected a verbal volley from a watching Roy Keane.

A man who grabbed a nine-year-old girl from a play park and tried to drag her into a wooded area has been jailed for three years.

Sam and Nic (aka aka Pixiwoo) go back in time to discover the looks of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Katie Wright finds out more

A woman car passenger encouraged a male driver to mow down a group of pedestrians, a court heard.

Des O’Sullivan reports on an exhibition showcasing James Glen Wilson.

Niall Quinn has challenged Ireland’s Euro 2016 heroes to build on the success of their French adventure.

Some walls even Robbie Brady can’t find a way past.

Ireland manager Martin O’Neill last night paid tribute to the Premier League title feat of his former club Leicester City, insisting their success was a “once in a lifetime” milestone.

The remainder of the Rathkeale Rovers criminal gang at the heart of a €70m conspiracy to “plunder” British museums of rhino horn and other priceless Chinese artifacts have been jailed for up to six and a half years.

Gang members jailed for up to 6 years 8 months; £17m in items stolen; may have sold for treble that

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Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri has warned Riyad Mahrez he must ignore transfer speculation or face the bench.

A rapist in England who confessed when police tracked him down almost 35 years after the attack has been jailed for nearly five years.