This is a man entirely at ease. Does that mean he is likely to soar or stumble on Thursday? Hard to say. The only certainty is that it’s different. He is different.

Eileen Madden outlines how Pro Musica has adapted to survive through the decades, and recalls a customer list that has included the likes of Cillian Murphy, Gay Byrne, and Jerry Lee Lewis 

Colm Whelan’s second-half penalty salvaged a point for the unbeaten hosts who had gone behind to John Mahon’s first-half header

Denise O'Sullivan's Liverpool and Caitlin Hayes' Brighton booked their place in the Women's FA Cup semi-finals.

Limerick had all the big performers whereas most of Cork’s big names were anonymous, especially up front.

O’Connor had no complaints with the result as he felt Cork were “sloppy at times” and “Limerick are still a good bit ahead of us and that we have a lot of work to do”.

But there were some injury concerns for the Banner out of the Division 1B victory.

All the action at the Gaelic Grounds.

The game got away from the visitors quickly at a wind-swept Sandy Park.

Clayton McMillan brings his side to Sandy Park for a do-or-die European tie. 

It was a good start to the championship for the home-side on Good Friday.

The Déise, who also beat Limerick in the first round, can now look forward to games against Kerry, Cork, and a Clare rematch. 

Murphy’s perfect 10 points as well as a goal from Cian Delaney helped tip the scales their way as they survived five minutes of stoppage time as Limerick hunted a game levelling goal.

The controversial clock/hooter rule will remain for the provincial football championships beginning on Saturday week.

Government aims to unlock billions in household savings with new investment plan shaped by lessons from Celtic Tiger excess

The Republic of Ireland international posted shortly after the game that she wanted “to clarify that I was genuinely reaching for the shirt, I wouldn’t ever want to pull someone’s hair. Full respect to Thompson”. 

Spurs parted company with Igor Tudor on Sunday afternoon after five defeats in seven matches during a shambolic 44-day reign.

Hallgrimsson and his staff had formed a list of penalty-takers, “from one to 23” and were open to “tweaking one or two”, depending on circumstances.

The HDC was too quick to endorse football’s 20m free for dissent from the sidelines.

Many European countries — Ireland included — are struggling with acute shortages of affordable houses, with punishing rents and sky-high property prices locking younger and disadvantaged people out of the market and proving divisive at the ballot box