Having only turned 20 in July, he is the youngest player on the Ireland International Rules panel but Seán Powter isn’t afraid to speak up for himself.

Seemingly, the Trumpian dynamic has its limits.

Australia’s greyhound racing industry has been rocked by an animal cruelty scandal. 

Ricky Martin hopes Joel Madden's drug bust will be an "awakening" for him.

Irish nurses have been tempted by higher wages and less stress in Australia, says Claire Droney

The US military is investigating the apparent suicide of a Navy SEAL commander in Afghanistan.

Make no mistake, Brian O’Driscoll plans on going to Australia next year — but it appears he has no plans to stay too long.

Former Leinster coach Michael Cheika has been appointed as the new coach of the Waratahs following Michael Foley's decision to move to the Western Force.

The family of a young girl left severely brain-damaged from salmonella poisoning after eating a KFC chicken twister has been awarded A$8m (€6.3m) in damages plus costs by an Australian supreme court.

IT IS true that in 2003 Irish people realised their democratic process was derailed?

NEW research shows that painting wind turbines purple could save birds’ lives.

AN Australian woman gave birth to a baby boy as deadly floods devastated areas around her home.

WHAT is termed an apparent lapse of judgment by Sarah, Duchess of York, is in fact far worse than that.

A SHARK bit a teenage surfer’s leg to the bone off a Sydney beach early yesterday — the Australian city’s third attack in as many weeks, police said.

The World Rally Championship (WRC) is to return to Australia after the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport announced today that one round of the tour will be held in northern New South Wales from 2009.

Sydney’s spring racing carnival will not go ahead after eight racehorses in the state tested positive for equine influenza.

Officials at Racing Victoria have appealed to connections of prospective runners in the Melbourne Cup not to worry about the current outbreak of equine influenza in Australia.

The breakout of equine influenza in Australia could cost the racing industry as much as AUS$1bn (€604.2m), early estimates have predicted.

Hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires across south-eastern Australia today as high temperatures and strong winds fanned grass and forest fires into infernos.

THE Catholic Church in Australia has offered condolences to the family of a former Limerick altar boy, now deceased, who alleged he was abused by an Irish priest who served in Sydney.

AUSTRALIANS were warned yesterday to stay away from beaches in three cities this weekend with police saying they have credible evidence that racial violence was being planned.

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Australia head coach Eddie Jones has axed tight-head prop Al Baxter for Saturday’s clash with Ireland at Lansdowne Road and gambled on an inexperienced front row.

Aspiring Wallaby lock forward Alex Kanaar has been suspended for the next three months, ruling him out of Australia’s four-Test tour of France and the UK.

AUSTRALIA hooker Brendan Cannon has become the first player to join new Super 14 team Perth after agreeing a two-year contract with Rugby WA.

Morgan Turinui is determined to cement his place in the Australia team after earning a call-up to face England at Twickenham on Saturday.

Elton Flatley, who so nearly dashed England’s dreams in the World Cup final a year ago, has returned to the Australia side for their defence of the Cook Cup at Twickenham on Saturday.

Ireland will face 10 of the New South Wales side they defeated on Sunday in the Schools rugby test match next Thursday.

The body of missing British backpacker Sean Kennedy was found in Australia today, local police said.

AN American passenger jet flying from Australia to Los Angeles returned to Sydney International Airport yesterday after the crew found a written bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax.

Matt Williams ended the most important week of his eight months in charge of Scotland with a headache – and that is just the way he wants it.

The streets of London will be echoing to Swing Low Sweet Chariot today, as thousands of rugby fans cheer Jonny Wilkinson and his team-mates on England’s victory parade.

Australian exile Keith Gleeson has returned home with a point to prove. Gleeson grew up on North Sydney’s sandy coastline and tried to force his way into the same New South Wales age group sides that contained George Smith.

Veteran flanker Owen Finegan was the biggest omission from Australia’s World Cup squad announced in Sydney today.

The bans imposed last weekend on South Africans Robbie Kempson and Bakkies Botha for, respectively, a late cheap shot on Toutai Kefu and “deliberately attacking the face” of Aussie hooker Brendan Cannon, has highlighted once more the basic fact that rugby probably has more ‘bad boys’ than most sports. Declan Colley looks back at some of the sport’s anti-heroes.

IRELAND wing Denis Hickie has been passed fit to face Australia at Lansdowne Road tomorrow after recovering from a wrist injury.

Australia have announced a 24-man Australia A squad to play the Lions in the Bundaberg Rum Rugby Series match at Gosford on June 19.