RAY BURKE was given a clean bill of health by the Garda Commissioner, prior to his appointment to the cabinet in 1997, the Taoiseach said yesterday.

IRELAND’S hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the IRB U21 World Cup ended on Saturday when they were beaten 30-19 by Argentina, at Oxford.

BRENDAN Jer O’Sullivan has played some big games for Cork over the years but yesterday was easily his best outing in a red jersey.

AN angry Bernie O’Connor was in no humour for niceties after his side’s close-run All-Ireland Club Senior Hurling win yesterday over Ulster champions Ballygalget.

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TDs are demanding that a detailed cost review of the Limerick Tunnel transport development is immediately published after officials admit the full cost may exceed €200m.

Waterford chairman Paddy Joe Ryan is not in favour of the GAA introducing goal-line technology.

Denmark’s players — including Christian Eriksen — were all in agreement that class told in the end as Ireland’s World Cup ambitions came to a crashing halt in the most humiliating circumstances.

Pep Guardiola is prepared to apologise to Manchester United if they consider Manchester City’s celebrations after Sunday’s derby were excessive.

Jose Mourinho’s return to Stamford Bridge will be one to forget as Chelsea downed Man United thanks to Alvaro Morata’s header. Here’s what the game taught us

The Air Corps’ failure to protect workers from exposure to cancer-causing chemicals may have affected thousands of people, causing 100 deaths as well as birth defects and miscarriages, the Dáil heard yesterday.

After the heights of our fabulous Madrid performance, the City game was a hell of a crash landing on Saturday evening.

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has admitted he may have to adapt his laid-back style to suit the level of the occasion ahead of the Champions League final against Real Madrid.