The Government has no plans to ask barrister Sean Guerin why he did not interview former justice minister Alan Shatter as part of his inquiry into allegations of Garda malpractice, despite Mr Shatter saying the Taoiseach might intervene.

The Government is flouting its rules on appointments to state boards, with more than two-thirds of positions filled without being advertised.

A heartbroken mother was brought to church in a wheelchair to say a final farewell to her only child who died in a road crash.

The Croke Park operations manager arrives into the stadium shortly after 9am, indulges in the complimentary Irish breakfast offered only on September Sundays, before embarking on a stroll around the pitch.

JIMMY Barry-Murphy was his usual composed self at the final whistle in Croke Park tonight.

USA: A 99-year-old Iowa woman who dropped out of a high school more than 80 years ago despite needing only one credit to graduate has finally received her diploma.

The Junctions traditional music gigs are streamlined this year, but, one hopes, sustainable. They fill a gap in Cork’s music scene.

When All-Ireland finals are won and lost by a point it always leaves a few ifs and buts.

THE black eye was just the visible manifestation of the pain Northampton forward Tom Wood was feeling after his side’s humiliation by Leinster.

Mount Leinster Rangers (Carlow) 1-15 Castletown-Geoghegan (Westmeath) 1-13

A pair of disgusted parents vented their frustration at referee Rory Hickey as he departed the field at the full-time whistle in Rathmore.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists he has "no concern" about Mario Balotelli and that the controversial Reds striker does not need any kind of protection from provocation.

Since he started college this term, my 19-year-old son has been complaining of pain in his elbow. He tends to lean on his elbows and is probably doing that in lectures and when studying. The left elbow does look inflamed.

AIB Munster Club JFC: Brosna (Kerry)1-10 Millstreet (Cork) 0-8

Joe Schmidt must have big sleeves.

HSBC Holdings Plc chief executive Stuart Gulliver offered “sincerest apologies” following fresh details of how the bank’s Swiss unit helped customers evade taxes.

Clare 1-14 Fermanagh 2-09: Clare maintained their Division 3 status by virtue of a two-point win over Fermanagh at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday.

Avondale United’s players wake up in Sligo today, having broken the back of one of the longest journeys in Irish football as they head for Ballybofey and an FAI Ford Cup quarter-final replay against Finn Harps.

Brian Kelly is still struggling to get his head around it.