South Africa v Ireland

Born in Burgundy, Antoine Griezmann left his home country to try and make his career in Spain at just 13, and is now returning, having shot to world prominence as the attacking star of Atletico Madrid’s Champions League campaign.

The fact that two teams from Ireland will compete at Euro 2016 in France this month is a legacy of the divided politics of Ireland, writes Paul Rouse

Families of six men murdered by loyalist gunmen in a pub in the North have hailed an investigation that exposed significant police collusion with the killers for finally delivering “the truth”.

There are many difficult things about being a parent but one I struggle often with is how to explain the horrible things that can occur in the world, and why they might happen, writes Alison O’Connor.

THE report published yesterday into the Loughinisland massacre, in which six Catholic men were murdered by UVF gunmen in a bar as they watched Ireland play Italy in the 1994 World Cup, vindicates the victims’ relatives determination to prove there was official collusion with the killers and that an earlier report was inaccurate.

The Celtic Throwdown website has gone live, allowing those interested in competing or volunteering to be a part of the upcoming event to sign up.

A nation held its breath and then went a bit crazy in 1990 as Ireland beat Romania on penalties to qualify for the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

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As ye all know by now I deal with unusual truths not normally even mentioned briefly elsewhere.

Jack McGrath knows what it takes to beat the Springboks. He is equally aware that beating them in Dublin is one thing, attempting to repeat the trick in Cape Town quite another.