A warm-weather warning will come into effect for parts of the country later today.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council have said that the orange water at Sandycove Beach today is a naturally occurring micro-alga.

Update: Another bathing ban has been introduced on some beaches in south Dublin.

A bathing ban remains in place at Dollymount Beach.

The bans were lifted at all beaches in the Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown area last night after tests found the water quality had returned to normal.

The leak is due to a storm-water overflow from Ringsend Treatment Plant on June 4 and 5.

A swimming ban at three Dublin beaches has been extended.

One of the most dangerous breeds of jellyfish has been spotted in the sea near Sandycove in Dublin.

Three popular beaches have been forced to lower their coveted Blue Flag.

Author Mary Rose Glennon claims she has been left with a €2m debt because of an alleged failure by a law firm to properly supervise her now deceased partner.

Memories of the 1987 final at Tramore will be revived this week when the AIG Irish Close Championship takes place over the outstanding seaside layout for the third time.

Lifeguards across the country are combing beaches for infestations of Lion's Manes and Portugese Man O'War jellyfish.

Whitehead’s John-Ross Galbraith made a small killing with the bookies as he put Pat Murray to the sword with a one-hole win in the AIG Irish Amateur Close Championship final at Seapoint.

Limerick’s Pat Murray overcame a sore shoulder and a stiff neck before coming back from the dead twice in one day to reach today’s semi-finals of the AIG Irish Amateur Close Championship at Seapoint.

Never mind the Irish pros and their majors, there is plenty of homegrown talent poised to follow them on the road to stardom if the form of Ireland’s leading amateurs is anything to go by.

East of Ireland champion Colm Campbell and leading qualifier Stuart Grehan were forced to dig deep to make it into the last 16 of the AIG-sponsored Irish Amateur Close Championship at a sun-kissed Seapoint.

Old campaigners Pat Murray and Gary O’Flaherty can make their experience count in the first round of the AIG- sponsored Irish Amateur Close at Seapoint today.

Munster interprovincial Geoff Lenehan has no qualms about lifting what could cynically be termed an asterisk AIG Irish Amateur Close Championship at Seapoint Golf Links.

Des Smyth will never forget the first time he saw Rory McIlroy hit a golf ball. "Oh my God," was his reaction. This weekend, a new generation of young Irish golfers will be at Seapoint for the Irish Amateur Close Championship.

The last time a former European Tour player returned as a reinstated amateur to tee it up in the East of Ireland at Baltray, Jim Carvill led by nine shots with a round to go, in 2005, and won the title by three.

Results, teams and scorers from this afternoon's league action.

Results, scores and scorers from today's Ulster Bank League ties

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DESPITE a fabulous win in the 101st PGA Irish Championship at Seapoint, county Louth, there was a tinge of disappointment in Simon Thornton’s voice after the awards ceremony.

GOLF seems to be simple for Simon Thornton as he has put together back-to-back rounds of 66 to take the halfway lead in the 101st PGA Irish Region Championship, at Seapoint.

DAVID HIGGINS tees it up at the Irish Open, presented by Discover Ireland, tomorrow confident he can parlay his Irish PGA Order of Merit lead into a strong European Tour showing.

PORTMARNOCK professional Noel Fox was the last player into the Irish Open 2011 field yesterday after he received the eighth and final invitation to compete at Killarney from the European Tour.

Two Danish men in their 60s were brought safely to shore this morning after their yacht got into difficulties off the west Cork coast.

DEFENDING champion Alan Dunbar hopes his batteries will be recharged when he tees it up at Royal Dublin this morning and takes on six of his fellow Walker Cup squad members in the Irish Amateur Open.

CONNEMARA’S David Mortimer etched his place in the history books when he holed a monster 40-foot eagle putt on the last to win the Ladbrokes.com PGA Irish Championship by a stroke from European Tour star Damien McGrane.

SHANE LOWRY is hoping to join a very exclusive club and boost his chances of finishing the Race to Dubai on a high when he makes his debut in the 100th edition of the Ladbrokes.com sponsored Irish PGA at Seapoint today.

WITH the season drawing to a close, it is a huge weekend on the junior rugby front.

LAST summer’s torrential rain is being cited as the reason why five Irish beaches have lost their blue flag status.

Six Irish beaches have lost their blue-flag status this year, according to the latest list published by the Department of the Environment.

Bathing spots around the country were hit by the worst water quality on record during last year’s washed out summer, a new report revealed today.

LAST year’s wet summer is being blamed for a downturn in the number of bathing areas meeting EU quality targets.

A former Drogheda resident who crashed a stolen car while off his bipolar disorder medication has been given a two-year suspended sentence by Judge Tony Hunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Stefan Hyde showed a light touch to win ISA All-Ireland Sailing Championship 2007 on Dublin Bay this afternoon.

Hurling great Davy Fitzgerald grabbed a shock win over Newlands’ Cian Curley in the South of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Lahinch today.

Former goalkeeper Davey Fitzgerald will miss Clare's All Ireland Hurling Championship quarter-final clash with Limerick tomorrow after cruising into the second round of the South of Ireland Amateur Open at Lahinch.

Walker Cup hopefuls Simon Ward and Jonathan Caldwell will lead the chase for the East of Ireland Amateur Open at Co Louth on Saturday.