Republic of Ireland 0 England 0: The good news: 20 years on from the Lansdowne riot, this meeting of Ireland and England in Dublin passed off without major incident.

IMAGINE a child of 12 or 13, a nervous, look-away girl or an overly aggressive boy, frightened, cornered, and untrusting because they have been abused, physically or sexually.

 

Introducing “The Modernisers” – five, key high street pieces for summer guaranteed to bring your wardrobe bang up to date. Rachel Marie Walsh reports.

It was at a post-Congress press briefing in February that GAA director general Páraic Duffy admitted time-keeping was an issue for the organisation.

And so the ‘Hand Of Gaul’ turned into the ‘Hand-Out Of Gaul’.

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has issued several safety recommendations in relation to a popular traditional sailing boat following a fatal capsizing incident off Cork.

The Government has been accused of a deliberate attempt to hide documents key to the Siteserv controversy.

On its election, the Coalition promised a democratic revolution but in four years in power it has offered nothing but more of the same, says Lucinda Creighton

The composure of Cork goalkeeper Martina O’Brien is a rare gift.

The news that Jack Grealish is to be a character’s name in the next outing by thriller writer and Aston Villa fan Lee Child added an appropriately dramatic twist to the week’s spiciest narrative.

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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard hopes he can keep his emotions in check when he bids farewell to Anfield tomorrow night. (Sat)

I OFTEN repeat to myself a version of the words “that you are breathing now, this moment, alive in time, at the same time as I, and that I can only hold my breath at the thought,” writes Victoria White.

Ireland 18 Argentina 16: There is something familiar about a kicker from Cork Con having nerves of steel to land a last-gasp winning penalty, but Tomas Quinlan wrote a script all of his own to get Ireland’s World Rugby U20 Championship off to a winning start.

As May turns to June we have seen the first few weeks of championship football with provincial championships throwing up a mixed bag of competitiveness and quality.

Tipperary 1-24 Waterford 0-5: Where Tipperary provided further grounds for optimism here with the vitality and confidence of their display, Waterford’s total ineptitude raised the question of whether they remain fit to dine at championship’s top table.

Two weeks ago, I highlighted the inconsistencies of referees’ judgements on shoulder challenges.

After being outplayed from first whistle to last and losing emphatically on the Kingspan Stadium scoreboard, Munster were in no position to make excuses for Saturday night’s Guinness Pro 12 at the hands of an outstanding Glasgow Warriors side.

Beau Biden, who followed his father, US vice president Joe Biden, into politics has died of brain cancer at the age of 46, less than two years after he was diagnosed.