Dave Miley, an unsuccessful applicant for the role of Tennis Ireland chief executive, has broken his silence on the dispute with the governing body, stressing his disappointment with the recruitment process, which he claimed lacked transparency.

I was at dinner with a group of women recently, all either authors or columnists, and we began to discuss the pressure that writers, female writers in particular, feel under to tell their story.

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Starbucks is looking to raise its profile among millennials by selling upmarket coffee at $10 (€9.30) a cup at a select number of ‘reserve’ brand stores and ‘tasting rooms’ in major cities as part of a five-year plan targeting annual revenue growth of 10%.

University College Cork is set to welcome and honour a range of their former alumni at a special UCC Alumni Achievement Awards on Friday.

Michael Cheika used his father’s fearless approach to life as his inspiration when he set about transforming the Wallabies from a demoralised side in 2014 to World Cup finalists the next year.

Gareth Southgate has completed his formal interview to become England’s next manager and could be appointed by the end of the month.

It may may go unnoticed as a footballing landmark, but this week marks the halfway point between the controversial awarding of the World Cup to Qatar in December 2010, and the tournament kicking off in the tiny but wealthy Arab state in November 2022.

Ireland may be on the rise but Jamie Heaslip has warned his side face another massive challenge when Australia come to the Aviva Stadium this Saturday.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today