The idea that children could be stolen by fairies (changelings) persisted in parts of Ireland up to the 19th century, sometimes with fatal consequences

AMAZING, isn't it, how a brush with disaster can concentrate the mind, and in the case of Tottenham Hotspur's owners, loosen the purse strings, as the old cliché goes.

Who will Michael Carrick select in two key roles for the first game of the season.

Confederations are seeking to oust Gianni Infantino.

This time, Carrick has the Champions League to think about and time working with his players on the training ground will be limited.

The Banteer cow, bred by the Forrest family from the same Co Cork parish as its current owners, won the €3,000 championship at the Virginia Show on Wednesday.

Ireland will now play Scotland and the USA in their first classification matches as they bid to finish ninth.

The Ireland international has agreed a five-year deal in Seville. 

The Irish will face Malaysia on Friday afternoon in the first of the classification matches.

Chris Hatherall predicts how the 2026/27 Premier League table will look.

The medium has come to seem more important than the message.

The new season gets underway with Arsenal taking on Coventry tonight. 

Exclusive course aims to take advantage of extra Ryder Cup visitors

The rugby icon now works with Sport Ireland - and is practicing what she preaches.

First-time cruiser Breda Graham finds more than her sea legs sailing with her mam on the world’s largest cruise ship

Here, we look at the law changes we will see – and some alterations we saw at the World Cup which will not be used in English football.

But there are worse things to be obsessed about in this world.

The youngster earned her first senior call-up for the Ireland squad in April but injury prevented her reporting for the pair of World Cup qualifiers against Poland.

 Intriguing summer transfers you may have missed.

Webb was speaking before the new Premier League season, where independent assessments of key refereeing decisions are to be made public for the first time.