Des O’Driscoll highlights this spring’s TV highlights.

Annmarie O’Connor highlights the new year’s not to be missed fashion events.

Joe McNamee reveals some new year highlights in the food and drink world.

The Supreme Novices’ Hurdle gets the 2015 Cheltenham Festival up and running, and the Willie Mullins-trained Shaneshill looks a value option against favourite and stable companion Douvan, writes Tommy Lyons.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says under-fire Gareth Bale will remain in the starting line-up against Schalke.

For success, Irish rugby captain Niamh Briggs has two simple rules.

Tim Bresnan believes England have been "left behind" in one-day cricket after their embarrassing World Cup exit.

The combined pulling power of Rory McIlroy and entrepreneur Dermot Desmond should ensure new WGC-Cadillac Championship winner Dustin Johnson will compete in this year’s Irish Open.

Annie Power bids to follow in the hallowed hoofprints of record-breaking former stablemate Quevega when she makes a belated return to action in the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

Gordon D’Arcy’s Ireland career appears at an end after the 81-cap Test veteran was excluded from Joe Schmidt’s squad for the remaining rounds of the Six Nations.

"I made money nearly every day last year," John Francome begins before delivering the punchline with precision timing.

Fortune has not always favoured Noel Meade at the Cheltenham Festival, but the seven-times champion Irish trainer is hoping Road To Riches can enjoy the rub of the green in this year’s Gold Cup.

As he trudged off at Malahide on September 12, having scored a 31-ball six in a one-day international against Scotland, Andy Balbirnie might have dwelled upon a sense of missed opportunity.

Show jumper Bertram Allen earned the keys to a car yesterday as he continued his drive to break into World top-10 by winning the grand prix at Dortmund, Germany.

Former Ireland striker David Connolly has retired.

On Saturday, just as Sinn Féin’s long-standing president Gerry Adams was preparing his keynote ard fheis speech, senator Kathryn Reilly rushed to the stage to make two key announcements.

Offaly 1-14, Waterfrord 2-18: The previous four league meetings between these two counties were evenly shared, the latter three decided by a goal or less.

Gwent Dragons v Ulster

After only two rounds of action, this year’s Six Nations championship has already taken on the appearance of a two-horse race — notwithstanding Wales’ right to dispute that.

Reaction: It’s not long since Ireland seemed like they couldn’t lose to England and couldn’t beg, borrow or steal a win against France, but times change and Conor Murray’s experiences against both countries is proof of that.