Rob Kearney agrees that the calendar year to come will amount to the most important of his career — but not just because of a certain appointment in Japan.

Aged just 19, UCC student Paul McLauchlan has covered London Fashion Week a dozen times, and his work has been featured everywhere from Italian Vogue to The New York Times. Here he tells how he broke into fashion writing at 13.

The headlines are no surprise, even if the targets are becoming predictable.

I got off a flight in Christchurch Sunday weary and with the seat of the pants stuck to my backside. By Monday morning though, the first shrill whistle of Crusaders’ pre-season had that whiff of fresh ambition about it, writes Ronan O'Gara.

Betting company shares including those of Paddy Power-Betfair fell on the back of the leading players in the UK market agreeing on a ban on television advertising during live sporting events.

Unai Emery and his intense passion for winning football is single-handedly dragging Arsenal back into the forefront of the game.

Shane Ronayne practically had his mind made up to walk away before last year’s All-Ireland ladies club football final against Carnacon.

Enough Tory MPs have requested a vote of confidence in Theresa May to trigger a contest, chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee Sir Graham Brady has announced.

Tottenham’s new stadium WILL be the only place to host Champions League football in London this season after another night of incredible drama in Barcelona ended with Lucas Moura striking a late, late equaliser to send Spurs through to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Ever feel that you need to be in two places at once? As we sat high up in the Camp Nou, watching Barcelona and Tottenham play out a 1-1 draw, eyes were stuck fast on updates from the San Siro. It was like watching Tony Blair’s nervous smile in Sedgefield in May 1997 while Michael Portillo grimaced in Enfield. All you needed was to splice yourself in half. Was that really too much to ask?

Keeping Kerry’s most talented young players at home and preventing further footballers from signing AFL contracts represents a “huge challenge” for the county board, according to chairman Tim Murphy.

Thomond Park will start to empty as the final whistle sounds tomorrow afternoon when referee JP Doyle calls time on Munster’s European showdown with Castres.

Larry Ryan offers some thoughts on the football week.

Jordi Murphy says tonight’s derby PRO14 clash against Munster is “as big as a European game” to Ulster as the northern province looks to build momentum into 2019.

Some of the movers and shakers of the Cork arts and entertainment scene tell Des O’Driscoll about their highlights of 2018, and what they’re looking forward to over the next 12 months.

Revenge is a dish best served on a cold wet Wednesday night in north London as Tottenham returned to the scene of their humiliating league defeat to win a place in the League Cup semi-final.

Bríd Cranitch is retiring from her 17-year tenure at the helm of the thriving cultural centre in Baile Mhúirne, writes Pet O’Connell

A potentially historic week in the proud history of Christian Brothers College Cork got off on the brightest possible note at Thomond Park when they pipped Crescent Comprehensive in a thrilling Clayton Hotels Munster Senior Schools Cup quarter-final.

Munster coach Johann van Graan departed Murrayfield on Saturday a happy man.

The Lisbon coast: Kevin Markham visits a golfing destination to rival the best