Specialised dating sites and events are becoming more and more popular, as Deirdre Reynolds discovered when she signed up for Ireland’s first ever ‘speed dating cycle’.

There is a moment at the end of any big, tight game in Croke Park when the whistle blows and you discover that, journalist and all bedamned, your gut tells you how you wanted it to go.

Amy Lewis gets close to nature at Wexford Wildfowl Reserve.

Kya deLongchamps finds its housing, then chicken then egg - as she finds out what’s involved in setting up your very own hen-house.

"You only need to look at the record books to see that their Ryder Cup pedigree speaks for itself."

A damning investigation into the State’s child protection agency Tusla has identified 65 cases where the group failed to protect children who are at “potential risk” of abuse.

A comfortable victory for Cork in the quarter-final of the EirGrid Munster U20 football championship at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday.

Girvan Dempsey will join Bath Rugby this summer, bringing a 23-year association with Leinster to an end.

Declan Bonner, the Donegal manager, admitted that although he was content enough with Sunday's Ulster SFC preliminary round win over Cavan at Ballybofey, it wasn’t usual fare in the northern province.

In front of a packed house, most of whom were celebrating seven successive title wins with the trophy lift to follow the game, a goalless first half ensued, before Andrew Considine scored for the visitors two minutes after the restart.

Ten-man Hamburg were relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time today, sparking angry fan demonstrations.

She calls it the beauty of ageing (or not caring what anyone else thinks) – midway through her 40s, Annmarie O’Connor finally feels at ease with herself and her style, so much so she’s just signed a modelling contract. Welcome to the new ‘middle age’.

There are no files on "privileged" garda computer systems or files in the Security and Intelligence Section portraying whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe and former press officer Supt David Taylor as targets or "as a suspect or in a derogatory light", the Charleton tribunal was told.

Referees development committee chairman Barrett acknowledged a mistake was made in awarding Tipperary a second goal in Sunday’s Munster SHC Round 3 game in the Gaelic Grounds.

A pregnant Terry Healy was banished to Bessborough to give birth but resisted all attempts to have her son adopted

Kieran Kingston finds the role of spectator a tricky one.

For the second week in a row Dublin were caught in additional time as Wexford produced a blazing finish for a two-point victory in a game that kept the attendance in Innovate Wexford Park rapt right to the final whistle.

Celtic secured an unprecedented successive domestic treble in commanding style with a 2-0 William Hill Scottish Cup final win over Motherwell at Hampden Park.

Former Commissioner Martin Callinan has denied telling Philip Boucher-Hayes that Maurice McCabe had psychological and psychiatric issues and was motivated by a set of grievances against the Gardaí.

As a teenager, author Emma Healey’s depression almost resulted in her being sectioned. She draws on those dark days for her follow up to ‘Elizabeth Is Missing’, writes Rowena Walsh.