In the latest of our monthly poems by William Wall, he pays tribute to Thomas Kinsella and Cara O’Sullivan, two much-mourned greats of the Irish cultural landscape

A cyclist fell to her death when a drawbridge connecting Palm Beach to the Florida mainland began rising before she could reach the other side. A bystander tried to pull her to safety but lost his grip, officials said.

Ronan O'Gara's side led Biarritz by four points in the closing stages of Sunday night's game at the Aguilera Stadium. The hosts kicked a penalty to touch on the 5m line. And then something bizarre happened.

Boreenmanna Road's Belfield Abbey four-bed comes with some nice surprises, including an en suite with a bath

A goal from Jason Doherty in the 54th minute helped to propel Mayo to their first win of this National League Division 1 league campaign at Monaghan’s expense in Clones.

Clare couldn’t deal with Cork’s heat when in possession and Cork feasted on turnovers and unforced errors that came off those plays

Both teams were extremely wasteful aiming for the posts - Limerick hit 18 wides to Wexford’s 14 - but their commitment couldn’t be faulted in an entertaining affair in front of a 6,500 crowd.

The small East Clare school defied their underdog status in claiming a first Munster post primary schools senior A hurling championship title on Saturday.

Westmeath 2-11 Laois 0-11 Westmeath made it two wins from two in Division 3 of the Allianz League with a deserved six-point victory over Laois in O’Moore Park.

Saints needed a Stuart Armstrong wonder-strike and a 112th-minute goal from Kyle Walker-Peters to edge out the Championship Sky Blues 2-1 at St Mary’s.

Saturday marked three decades since loyalist paramilitaries in the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) opened fire in Sean Graham’s bookmakers, killing five civilians and wounding another nine.

Tipperary issued a very strong signal of their intent with a hammering of Down

Ireland started incredibly well, scored early and looked like they had the power and structure to just power through Wales

Kepa Arrizabalaga’s penalty heroics helped Chelsea avoid a shoot-out

The Cambridge United star spoke to the Irish Examiner ahead of today's cup tie with Luton.

Prolonged periods of ball retention are no longer the non-negotiable they once were with players encouraged to play what is in front of them and stray from the script if circumstances present themselves to keep the ball alive with an offload out of contact. 

Burns was slammed for a devastating error in the 21-16 loss at the Millennium Stadium last season

While the footballers of Galway, Clare, Derry, and Roscommon may appear to be sitting pretty recent history would suggest they had better be on high alert this weekend

With Waterford IT winning handsomely against Maynooth University elsewhere in the group, only a sizeable win for DCU would have been enough for them to leapfrog Wednesday's opponents in the qualifying positions

Celtic leapfrogged Rangers to the top of the cinch Premiership with a 3-0 thumping of their Old Firm rivals at Celtic Park