A series of events will take place this week to mark the centenary of the sinking of RMS Lusitania off the coast of Cork.

Two family friends of the youngest victim at Hillsborough have described how they lost sight of the 10-year-old boy as crushing on a terrace at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final became “unbearable”.

A campaigning British MP has called for the reinvestigation of the suspicious deaths more than 20 years ago of two whistleblowers who he believes had significant information relating to organised child abuse.

Here are some of the most memorable quotes from the Kerry politician.

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Mark Viduka has condemned the critics who have labelled Australia as over-aggressive.

John Harris claimed his first professional tournament victory when winning the Commerce Bank Championship on the first play-off hole in New York.

Nepal’s government imposed a daytime curfew in Katmandu and surrounding areas today, a day after tens of thousands of demonstrators swept through the capital and clashed repeatedly with security forces.

Soldiers and police patrolled Nepal’s capital today as thousands of protesters from surrounding areas marched toward the city limits, where troops had orders to shoot on sight anyone breaking a curfew.

The Kildare County Board will take their case to the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) after they had their appeal against the Leinster Council's decision to award Offaly a win in the Leinster SFC quarter-final turned down by the GAA's Central Appeals Committee (CAC) last night.

The German FA have expressed their disappointment over FIFA’s decision to suspend Torsten Frings for tomorrow’s World Cup semi-final clash with Italy.

A retired detective superintendent today said it would have been logistically impossible for him to listen to bugged conversations in a garda station.

The Football Association will launch a full-scale investigation into yesterday's pitch invasion by Leeds fans at Elland Road.

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Wayne Rooney insists England can lift the World Cup next summer.

Manchester United star Wes Brown insists his team’s Carling Cup semi-final second leg against Blackburn was not a dirty game.

Celtic captain Neil Lennon is facing the prospect of a lengthy ban after a dismissal in the first Old Firm derby of the season.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have still to comment on the eight-year suspension handed down to drugs cheat Justin Gatlin.

Love is in the air in the Big Brother house, as reunited contestants Pete and Nikki declare their feelings for each other.

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce has claimed Joey Barton is becoming the victim of a 'witch-hunt'.