Maria Sharapova will take one step closer to her first Wimbledon title in eight years today if she overcomes Tsvetana Pironkova in her second-round clash on Court One.

A Co Galway man arrested during garda investigations into dissident terrorist activity was freed on bail by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

Venus Williams swept into the semi-finals of Wimbledon this afternoon with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Tamarine Tanasugarn on Court One.

Britney Spears stunned revellers at Manhattan, New York's Club One at the weekend by stripping down to her underwear and cavorting with a female dancer.

Plans were today passed for a new €395m terminal at Dublin Airport.

The Democratic Unionists were tonight working on a new plan to bring devolution back to Northern Ireland as parties remained deadlocked over power sharing arrangements.

An airline passenger is being questioned after trying to storm the cockpit of a jumbo jet.