When John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote “With a Little Help from My Friends” they never have imagined it would become one of the biggest sellers of all time. 

Hannah Tyrell won’t be lacking in confidence in her third outing for Ireland tomorrow afternoon against Wales.

Paul O’Connell and I are in different places now. He’ll get to where I’m at soon, where most things are in a rearview mirror and frustrations are examined from a wide-angled perspective. 

He was true to his word. He didn’t stop. The job may have finished up but the work didn’t. 

The family of an Irish sporting legend said they are deeply moved after a walkway near his childhood home was named in his honour.

Coming off the bench after 20 minutes (against England), I was thinking, ‘okay, I’ve done this before’.

It was obvious that Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney was earnest when he promised the support of Government for Reaching New Heights, says John Tynan.

I am trying to establish the house phone’s whereabouts. 

Rita de Brun looks at our days and ways spent drinking coffee. Strong, hot, frothy or mild, we love the stuff — and now it appears, it loves us back.

No criminal charges will be filed against suspended Nascar driver Kurt Busch in a domestic abuse case involving his former girlfriend, who he claimed is a trained assassin, prosecutors in Delaware said.

With his rampant Ireland team currently churning out far more answers than it raises questions, Joe Schmidt’s place at the coaching top table cannot be disputed. But is he the pick of the current crop?

Ireland’s quest to cure their chronic lack of games against full-member nations could take them to Pakistan after confirmation talks have re-opened over a possible tour of the strife-torn nation.

Pádraig Harrington might be the eternal optimist but he admits that time is starting to run out if he’s to add the green jacket of Masters champion to his Major collection.

New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup winning coach Steve Hansen says he fears for the future of the game if it cannot deliver more tries.

It was clearly said in jest, but it wouldn’t be difficult to imagine a few political parties’ antennae quivering at Rob Kearney’s assessment of the current Ireland coach.

Brendan James Botha wants to extend his stay with Munster beyond this season and hopes a deal can be inked in the near future.

Newcastle United 0 Manchester United 1: Louis Van Gaal’s side moved a small step closer to Champions League qualification as Ashley Young’s 89th minute smash and grab goal secured three vital points for Manchester United.

Pascal Pape’s RBS 6 Nations career has ended in acrimony after the France lock lost his appeal against a 10-week ban for kneeing Ireland’s Jamie Heaslip in the back. 

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