Darren Clarke now needs one of the rounds of his life to become Ireland’s first winner of a major title since Fred Daly in 1947.

There was one team trying to play football in the Parken Stadium tonight and another trying to stop them. No prizes for guessing which was which.

Kerry's Colm Cooper has revealed the reason he brought the curtain down on his inter-county career.

A 77-year-old retired primary school teacher was jailed today for sexually abusing a nine-year-old school boy eight times in the early 1990s.

Harry Redknapp was scathing about QPR’s defensive performance as his players were confronted by angry travelling fans at the final whistle

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The United States Government has confirmed it has joined a civil lawsuit against Lance Armstrong to claim around $100m (€75m) from the disgraced cyclist.

Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez admitted it would be tough for him to leave the club following the final-day 5-1 Barclays Premier League win over Tottenham.

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has warned gardaí are taking part in "sinister" acts which breach private citizens' rights after it emerged journalists' phones and computers have been tapped and subjected to covert surveillance by the force.

Ireland is one of the world’s worst corporate tax havens according to new research by Oxfam.

Daniel Sturridge's stoppage-time strike secured England a win as thrilling as it was important, breaking Welsh hearts at the end of a pulsating Euro 2016 derby encounter.

The smallest nation ever to grace a major tournament sent Roy Hodgson's men home.

Manchester United eased the pressure on Louis van Gaal as they blew away Stoke.

Australia’s Matt Jones faced a tough task to hold on to his lead as Whistling Straits offered up plenty of low scores in the third round of the US PGA Championship.

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One of the main internet organisers of Egypt’s protests was freed from custody to a tumultuous welcome from crowds of demonstrators today.