Connacht 3 Ulster 10: Ulster’s European winning form continued in the Guinness Pro12 when they took the spoils in a tight festive derby at the Galway Sportsgound on St Stephen’s night.

A run in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day appears the most likely of two options for Coneygree should the Gold Cup winner appear over the Christmas period.

Irish-founded customer communication platform, Intercom yesterday announced a €30m funding round which will see it double its workforce across its offices in Dublin and San Francisco.

A Connemara builder has been sentenced to seven years in prison with the final three years suspended for 10 years for an assault on traditional Irish musician, Noel Hill, in a pub toilet on St Stephen’s night seven years ago, which has left the victim with lifelong injuries.

A builder will be sentenced in July for an assault on traditional Irish musician Noel Hill in a pub toilet on St Stephen’s night seven years ago. The victim was left with lifelong injuries.

Paul Nicholls reports Silviniaco Conti to be bouncing ahead of the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day but is hoping for suitably soft ground at the Sunbury venue over Christmas.

The Dublin offices of the Department of Justice, on St Stephen’s Green, are to be sold for €15m, having been acquired by Brehan Capital, last year, as part of the larger Ulysses Portfolio.

Munster rugby fans will hardly have had time to digest their Christmas dinner when they will be heading to Thomond Park on St Stephen’s Day for the Guinness Pro 12 fixture that captures their attention more than any other – the visit of arch rivals Leinster to their famous Limerick headquarters.

A singing Taoiseach, samba drums, and a slightly antisocial socialist confronted bleary-eyed commuters at St Stephen’s Green Luas stop.

A widow whose husband was killed in a St Stephen’s night accident says he has not died in vain after the safety campaign his death spurred helped bring about major changes in the way collision data is collected.

A jail sentence of 18 months was imposed on a man who produced a bat during a violent confrontation at The Manhattan Bar in Ballyphehane, Cork, over Christmas 2011.

Nicky Henderson feels he has not spotted an exceptional rival from another stable to prevent him from lifting the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup once again.

THE system of special care is in chaos and needs to be thoroughly reviewed, a Cork-based senator has said following a damning Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) report on Gleann Alainn.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has ruled that sentences handed down to two men for killing a Co Clare schoolteacher are too lenient.

Passengers desperate to get home for Christmas were left stranded tonight as Aer Lingus cancelled all flights from Dublin Airport.

THE sister of the 26-year-old school teacher who died following an alleged assault in Ennis on St Stephen’s night has described her brother “as a role model, inspiring son and loyal friend”.

Two men are due in court in Co. Clare again today charged with the assault that resulted in the death of Brian Casey.

A UNIT designed to cater for the needs of children and teens with serious psychiatric problems remains closed to clients — almost seven months after the Health Service Executive (HSE) announced its official opening.

Police said tonight they were forced to lock the main public entrance to the British parliament after protesters attempted to force their way into the Palace of Westminster.

Gardaí investigating the murder of a father-of-one in Dublin’s north inner city on St Stephen’s night today appealed for a taxi driver who had been working in the area to come forward.

DEBATE on the three different metro routes proposed by the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) appears entirely focused on its route through the north Dublin suburbs.

Gardaí in Co Cork have released a 40-year-old man arrested earlier today in connection with a fatal assault in Skibbereen on St Stephen's night.

Gardaí in Co Cork have arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with the death of another man following an assault in Skibbereen on St Stephen's night.

THE family of an elderly woman who went missing from a nursing home over Christmas have called for regulations to make door alarms mandatory on all elderly care facilities.

It has been confirmed that the body of Eilis Finnegan will be brought home to Ireland on Friday.

A slow, steady tide of humanity today began filing past the Queen Mother’s coffin as it began its lying in state at Westminster Hall.