An Irish company has secured a prestigious five-year contract for work in the British houses of parliament with which it has historic links.

Three people have been jailed for life in Britain for the “vile” torture and murder of a disabled woman in a case described as a “chronicle of heartlessness” by a senior judge.

SLIGO ROVERS manager Paul Cook was last night named the Airtricity/Soccer Writers’ Personality of the Year at a gala banquet in Dublin.

RUGBY and soccer’s move back the Lansdowne Road will cost the local economy millions of euro each due to the smaller capacity at the new Aviva Stadium, GAA president Christy Cooney believes.

Two English men who smuggled more than €500,000 worth of cocaine into the country have been jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

If Munster can negotiate the huge obstacle that Gloucester respresent in the Heineken Cup quarter-final on Saturday they will either play The Ospreys at The Millennium Stadium or Saracens at The Ricoh Arena on the semi-finals weekend of April 26-27.

Connacht are looking forward to a full house at home to Carl Hayman's Newcastle Falcons in the European Challenge Cup at The Sportsground on Friday night.

MUNSTER RUGBY may not have been born in the USA, but the official final run–in to their new season began in Chicago yesterday.

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