Shane Lowry spoke of his “anguish” at being forced to give up on his Olympic medal dream over his fears of contracting the Zika virus in Rio.

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Greetings from Hio — and no, you haven’t read that wrong.

Newcastle defender Paul Dummett was the subject of an online death threat on Thursday after Uruguay fans blamed him for the injury that has dealt Luis Suarez a World Cup scare.

Luis Suarez is convinced he can be fit in time for the World Cup despite undergoing knee surgery this week.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has undergone minor knee surgery and has not been ruled out of the World Cup, the Uruguay Football Association announced today.

A group of international students attending a language school in Cork have been left out of pocket after its closed without notice.

US governments have essentially had command over the web since the 60s, but who will step in once the US shortly cedes control, asks Benny Avni

Moscow: BP lost $849m (€617m) on its investment in OAO Rosneft yesterday, highlighting how its relationship with Russia’s state oil company may become awkward as the crisis in Ukraine develops.

That saying about the world being a smaller place? Depends on the wifi.

Kimi Raikkonen has undergone a successful operation on his back.

WHITE Rabbit, Red Rabbit is not your ordinary theatre production.

A football fanatic trying to dribble a ball 16,000km from America to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died after being hit by a pickup truck.

Kate Moss and Sharon Stone kissed at a charity event.

On a visit to Brazil this week Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness jointly opened a George Best exhibition in Sao Paolo.

Catholic cardinals have gathered at the Vatican for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope.

Roman Catholic leaders have called on the faithful to pray for the cardinals gathered in Rome on the eve of the conclave to elect a new pope.

FOLLOWING the pope’s stunning announcement, the time for the Catholic Church to elect its first non-European leader is approaching — and it could be a Latin American.

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has issued a rallying cry ahead of Fernando Alonso’s last-ditch bid to become Formula One world champion.

Carbery Group has formed a 50/50 joint venture with BRF Brasil Foods, involving a total $50 million (€40m) investment which will use Carbery's innovative technology to process whey generated at BRF's cheese-making operations.

West Cork-based food group Carbery has opened a manufacturing and technology centre for the group’s taste and flavour division Synergy Flavours in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

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New figures show that U2’s 360° tour has grossed over $703 million (€534m) after seven million rock fans paid to see the band over the past three years.

IRISH customs officials have uncovered a new form of cocaine-smuggling after detecting liquid cocaine pellets packed inside a smuggler’s body.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has been linked with independent action movie 'Captive'.

DUBLIN has plunged in the rankings of one of the most expensive places in the world to live.

CHELSEA, it appears, haven’t got a prayer of signing former world player of the year Kaka after the Brazilian playmaker arrived in London yesterday and blamed speculation about a move to Stamford Bridge on a loose Tweet from his mother about plans to preach in England.

A 12-YEAR-OLD chimpanzee was heading to a sanctuary in Brazil yesterday after animal rights workers discovered him smoking cigarettes to entertain visitors at a Lebanese zoo.

Formula One world champion Jenson Button was not the only person to be targeted by arms gangs in Brazil last night it has emerged today.

Scores of passengers were feared dead after an airliner carrying 152 people crashed in Pakistan today.

Sao Paolo: JBS SA, the world’s biggest beef producer, said third-quarter profit declined 78% from a year earlier, when the meat -packer posted gains from currency hedges. The stock was the biggest drop in the Bovespa index.

AC MILAN playmaker Kaka was last night on the brink of sealing a world record €65 million transfer to Real Madrid after successfully undergoing a medical in Brazil at the request of the Spanish giants yesterday.

Manchester City forward Robinho has today demanded a formal apology from Pele after the Brazil legend claimed he had taken drugs.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has played down the racism row surrounding Lewis Hamilton, insisting it has been blown out of proportion.

Eddie Jordan believes Lewis Hamilton got lucky in winning a “miracle” Formula One world championship, after driving himself into a near hopeless position in Brazil.

LEWIS HAMILTON will call on the support of his family for one last time this season in Brazil, believing they are worth more to him than the 100,000 fans who will be cheering on Felipe Massa.

SHOWJUMPER Denis Lynch yesterday filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the provisional suspension imposed at the Olympics when his mount, Lantinus, tested positive for a banned substance.

CIAN O’CONNOR’S education of Rancorrado took a big step forward yesterday when he steered the 10-year-old gelding to victory in the grand prix at Chantilly, France.

THERE is no such thing as a lucky genius.

THIS has been a particularly turbulent time in the always eventful life of Stephen Ireland but, for now at least, the midfielder is cutting an unusually contented figure.

A Brazilian passenger plane with at least 150 people on board crashed and burst into flames after landing at Sao Paulo's airport last night, Brazil's airport authority said.

RTÉ Television chief Noel Curran promised yesterday the national broadcaster will continue to beef up its summer programming.