An Garda Síochána is in crisis and must urgently change now or risk failing to ever reform, the head of the commission into the future of policing has warned.

The wars of the rodents, like the Wars of the Roses, have been long drawn-out affairs. Nor do they show much sign of ending any time soon; a jihad against a newly arrived furry pest is underway in Cork, writes Richard Collins. 

Leo Varadkar’s radical plan to ban workers from striking has provoked a backlash among trade unions and parties and threatened to destabalise new pay deal talks with public sector employees.

Kilkenny and Cork progressed to the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 final on April 23 after overcoming the challenges of Galway and Limerick respectively.

Of vital importance to everyone involved in making the drama is that “the public really understand how grooming works”, writes Susan Griffin

Shamrock Rovers 1 Limerick FC 1: Limerick’s Rodrigo Tosi struck in the last minute of normal time to snatch a draw at Tallaght Stadium.

Ross Raisin’s arrival on the literary scene was somewhat explosive with a stunningly crafted debut in 2008. God’s Own Country was a truly remarkable book. 

Manchester City 1 Birmingham 0

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has played down the significance of Blues owner Roman Abramovich's decision to leave the directors’ box immediately after Gabriel Agbonlahor sealed a 2-0 win for Aston Villa.

Newcastle United 2 Chelsea 1

Peter Stringer is poised to write his name into the history books as only the third player to secure 100 caps in European competitions should he get the nod to start in Bath’s Amlin Challenge Cup game against Rugby Mogliano tomorrow.

Newcastle 2 West Brom 1

Mount Leinster Rangers manager Tom Mullally was honest enough to admit he hadn’t processed his side’s win at the final whistle yesterday.

Like every bar, school, water cooler and gathering point in the land this week, the Munster team room has heard numerous discussions about the remarkable events at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

BLOWING THE WHISTLE

The Everyman Sunday Songbook marks its 10th anniversary. Colette Sheridan reports.

One thing was for sure going into Saturday’s all or nothing La Liga clash between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou. The fifth Argentinian coach in history was going to win the trophy.

Sergeant Maurice McCabe is experiencing ongoing harassment at his place of work as a result of his efforts to expose malpractice in the Garda, the Irish Examiner has learned.

Atletico Madrid 1 Barcelona 0 (Atletico Madrid win 2-1 on aggregate)

Brazil 0 Mexico 0