Jenny Forsey was not motivated by revenge, she said, when she blew the whistle on her estranged husband.

A 14-month-old twin whose rare condition prevents him from eating, drinking or swallowing, underwent a potentially life-saving operation in the US yesterday.

The Gaelic Match Officials Association (GMOA) fear their members are being put at risk by the lack of a cardiac screening programme.

I wrote yesterday that if they sacked Kenny Dalglish the last vestige of soul would disappear from Anfield.

Spain’s 4-0 win over Ireland convinced a previously wavering Madrid media that La Roja were on track to win Euro 2012.

Flagrant bias! Blazing prejudice! Local radio!

Bewitched, bothered, bewildered — and beaten out of sight.

Rarely has a final whistle been met with such relief.

Living in a smallish apartment with as many as five other men is nobody’s idea of heaven on earth, but for the duration of Ireland’s European championships campaign, it’ll do.

It was about midway through Wednesday night’s first Group B game between Portugal and Denmark when we fell into conversation with a German journalist by the name of Matthias outside the media centre at Gdansk Arena.

He’s been one of Ireland’s most enduring and consistent players during Declan Kidney’s rein, but even Rob Kearney found the going tough in Eden Park last weekend.

Despite a tough economic environment, the Everyman has a rich and varied summer programme, says Colette Sheridan

Here are the kind of high-jinx you get at an international tournament involving Ireland.

A QUESTION: has an Irish team ever gone into a game as bigger outsiders than the one Giovanni Trapattoni will send into action against Spain here in Gdansk tonight?

Every single member of the Swedish team is adept at switching from their native tongue into English at the drop of the hat, but they certainly don’t seem to be speaking the same language as each other at present.

Faith, hope, Smuda. That was the headline in a Polish tabloid newspaper ahead of last night’s passionate clash between Poland and Russia, the words featuring atop a picture of national coach Franciszek Smuda charging on horseback, sabre in hand and wearing a 1920s Polish army uniform.

Italy are deservedly through to the semi-final of the European Championship after a dramatic penalty shoot-out, and how they celebrated after this captivating quarter-final in Kiev.

Newmarket are full of surprises.

A 64th-minute pointed free from halfway by Broadford’s Pádraig Hickey earned his side a draw with title-holders Crusheen in the opening game of the Clare SHC at Ennis’s Cusack Park on Friday evening last.

Yesterday in Páirc Uí Chaoimh was a bit like a child’s birthday party, when everyone goes home with a bit of cake at the end.