Defeat over two legs doesn’t end their chances of group stage participation and prize-money swelling to €3.8m but they’ll have to beat either Linfield or Vikingur Gøta in the Conference League playoff for their mission to be accomplished.

Captain Luke Donald could be able to keep changes from victorious 2023 team to an absolute minimum at Bethpage

To date, only two candidates for the upcoming presidential election to replace Michael D Higgins have been declared: Fine Gael’s Mairead McGuinness and Independent TD Catherine Connolly

Galway came out on top in a physical All-Ireland final on Sunday. 

Knocked off their perch in recent seasons, Galway and Kerry channelled the sting of criticism into All-Ireland glory.

Worn head-to-toe, you might need a safe word. Paired with other hues (especially low-key neutrals) and hey, presto — instant polish. 

Dunderrow's Dray House is all-new, has River Bandon access and has a large old stone and steel multi-purpose barn for hobbyists

The Rebels were denied a three-in-a-row after Hannah Looney was dismissed in the first half. 

Despite goals from two new signings, Liverpool’s Community Shield defeat asks fresh questions of Arne Slot.

A Sunday spectacular at Croke Park proved that the on-field product has never been stronger and yet the year-round promotion of this product still lags a distance behind.

Don Connellan excelled with Roscommon and, first, with a special group in university in Galway. 

The Kerry club lost a teenage friend and colleague last May - and played Friday's night's Division 1 minor final against Austin Stacks with a panache and zeal that Luke Silles would be been deeply proud of

The Leesiders were good value for the draw, Ger Nash's men producing a superb defensive display which limited Tiernan Lynch's team to only a handful of half chances

Shane O’Neill’s men never looked in danger of falling short and cruised home with Kevin Downes landing 0-8 en-route to victory.

Sunday is the eighth occasion in the past 52 years where a Cork team has chased three-in-a-row. All seven previous attempts were sunk. Here’s who sunk them and how.

Nobody is more aware of those demands for excellence in the pursuit of securing acceptance and a place in the Cork pantheon than the players themselves.

A reader says the volume of air traffic through Cork Airport disrupts lives in the city, and yet the DAA plans to substantially increase the number of flight slots there

Referee John Sconnie Walsh issued four yellows as upwards of 15 bodies got embroiled after the whistle.

"Keen on a capsule? Meet your sister. I like to divide and conquer with a co-ord like Whistles' striped waistcoat and trousers - ideal layering partners now and when the mercury dips."

After the semi-final win over Waterford, in which Mackey contributed four points from play, manager Ger Manley revealed their nickname for the iconic full-forward: the GOAT.