With regard to dwindling attendances at GAA championship matches — especially the earlier rounds this year— is it not a distinct possibility that the new drink driving laws are more than partly to blame?

A PSYCHIATRIC unit has been officially opened, as well as services for new-born babies, radiology patients and those in need of hospital care in the south-east.

Mick McCarthy has described Ireland’s narrow 1-0 win in Gibraltar as a “horrible game.”

Some Brazilian soccer fans didn't let 9,000 miles stop them from celebrating their team's victory in Dublin last night.

Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington will not start his 2019 campaign until February after breaking a bone in his wrist.

Fame Academy winner David Sneddon was left feeling let down after pranksters deflated the tyres on his car, it emerged today.

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England’s women pushed New Zealand all the way before going down 25-17 in tonight’s hard-fought rugby union World Cup final in Edmonton.

UEFA disciplinary chiefs have thrown out a complaint by Lille about the validity of Manchester United’s winning goal and have charged the French club’s players with improper conduct.

Pierluigi Collina’s continuation as a Serie A referee was confirmed on Wednesday when he was included on the officials list for next season.

A 16-year-old has been arrested following a loyalist riot at a Catholic religious ceremony in north Belfast yesterday.

Irish striker Robbie Keane has criticised the World Cup organisers for the manner in which they conduct random drug tests after matches.

The quick thinking of Peter Canavan in the eighth minute led to Tyrone's only goal at Ballinasloe today when they became the first team to topple the All Ireland champions with a two-point win played in torrential rain.

Pat McEnaney will take charge of Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final tie between Kerry and Galway.

A United Nations worker was sacked after she complained to her bosses that police sent into Bosnia were forcing women into prostitution and taking personal sex slaves, an employment tribunal heard today.