A brain injury sustained by a former League of Ireland footballer when he fell from a speeding train 30 years ago was a contributory factor in his recent death, an inquest has heard.

The Primetime Emmy Awards, that's TV's Oscars basically, will be taking place on the 18th of September 2016 and the nominations have just been announced.

The upper Lee Valley’s river forest could be transformed into an eco-park, and its salmon population returned, if the ESB were to work with environmental campaigners, says the West Cork Ecology Centre.

Google paid technology firm Apple $1bn (€923m) in 2014 to keep its search bar as the default option on the iPhone and iPad, it has been claimed.

Cork Constitution 11 Garryowen 9: Another day of drama between the kings of Munster Cup rugby ended with holders Constitution taking a giant step towards retaining their crown with a two points victory over Garryowen at Temple Hill on Saturday.

The speedy Go Kart can take the opening five-furlong race on this evening’s card at Dundalk. Paddy Prendergast’s filly won her maiden at Down Royal in September but was quite well beaten behind the very smart Bebhinn in a listed race at Fairyhouse next time out.

The usual presumption about an intermediate or junior game – particularly when it’s timed to warm up the crowd for a senior decider – is that the execution can be some way behind the endeavour.

Last month, Teri Roberts, a 56-year-old wife, mother and grandmother of five from Valley, Nebraska, was diagnosed with streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome after falling into a coma that doctors at Methodist Physicians Clinic feared she would never come out of.

Royal Portrush has passed the first hurdle in plans to upgrade its courses and bring back the Open Championship by 2019.

A five-year-old child was killed and at least 19 other people injured when a powerful storm with tornadoes ripped through north-east Nebraska, hospital and emergency officials said.

Five Cork students aim to make astronomical history by snapping a picture of space using a telescope operated remotely from a flight to San Francisco.

For the first time since 1980, the North of Ireland Amateur Golf Championship, at Royal Portrush, will be extended, until Saturday at least, because fog caused suspension of play yesterday evening.

A small but elite band of athletes will represent Ireland at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine.

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West Ham and Charlton have postponed tonight’s Carling Cup clashes following a third night of violent riots in London – casting doubt over whether England’s international friendly with Holland will go ahead.

DICK HOOPER, Ireland’s Marathon Man, will be at his old stomping ground, St Anne’s Park in Raheny, tomorrow to present the prizes for the Dublin City Council/BHAA road races when the programme will be comprised of a men’s four-mile race and women’s two mile race.

LUTON put aside their ongoing problems to knock Championship side Plymouth out of the Carling Cup with a 2-0 win last night.

Bookmakers have unsurprisingly installed next season’s 1000 Guineas favourite Proviso at the head of the market for Saturday’s Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile at Ascot.

THERE was probably a fair bit of excitement in a betting office in Clonmel last night, as the Tom Hogan-trained Spanish Blue won the first division of the Ryans’ Event Cleaners Handicap at Limerick.

Tottenham defender Ricardo Rocha is a concern ahead of the Premiership clash against Blackburn after picking up an ankle injury earlier in the week at Charlton.

A group of Irish business people have formed their own delegation to tour Silicon Valley and create closer bonds with companies there.

Lee Bowyer has brought West Ham some good news at last by putting himself in line to face Tottenham at Upton Park on Sunday after making his comeback from a dislocated shoulder.

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Fulham defender Zat Knight will miss Wednesday’s Barclays Premiership clash with Charlton because of a broken jaw.

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Blackburn boss Mark Hughes has admitted the diving culture is far more prevalent now than it was in his playing days.

BYGONE days were recalled yesterday as dray horses made their first appearance on the streets of Cork for four decades.

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GRANTS totalling €65,000 were awarded by the Irish Sports Council to leading Irish golfers.

Schoolchildren in Lisburn are boldly going where no other pupils have been before with a new British-government-backed photographic smartcard sceme.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is unlikely to face any sanction of his goal celebration at Charlton on Saturday.

Arsene Wenger must find an emergency solution to a defensive crisis ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Wigan as Arsenal look to avoid yet another post-international hangover.

THE Taoiseach said recently that “in other countries they just get on with things. If you take a pencil and account for things like snails and archaeology, you will never do anything”.

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Charlton midfielders Stacy Long and Neil McCafferty have been released by the Barclays Premiership outfit.

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard is considering quitting the role of penalty taker after his latest miss against Tottenham hurt the Reds’ Champions League qualification hopes.

Wayne Rooney could face Everton for the first time since his £27m (€39m) move to Manchester United after the sides were drawn together in the FA Cup fifth round.

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Newcastle striker Craig Bellamy was involved in a shouting match with Graeme Souness as the new manager moved to stamp his authority on the club.

PAT HUGHES’ Spanish John was always an odds-on chance for the Bourn Vincent Memorial Park Maiden Hurdle at the first stage of the Killarney Festival last night and he proved much too good for moderate rivals in the hands of local hero Jim Culloty.

U2 front man Bono is to become one of six managing directors of a $1 billion media and entertainment fund in the US.