Elsewhere a slow transfer window is set to ramp up with Shels eyeing recruits.

Oli Jager has also received the thumbs up to make his return, easing Munster's prop crisis. 

House prices overvalued by 8% to 10% ESRI warns 

A reader suggests using Croke Park would lift Irish rugby and boost the finances of both the IRFU and GAA county boards

Cork actor and Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy featured in the top 10 most searched people

Those considering giving up alcohol for a month can look forward to many benefits, including weight loss, brighter skin and sharper memory. Also, you will likely feel more positive and energetic without its depressant effects

Davidson’s future at Castres had been subject to some speculation. The club confirmed last month that his contract will not be renewed at the end of the current campaign.

All Black Barrett headed up a lethal second half Leinster bench onslaught that helped turn the game’s tide in the favour of the four-time European winners.

Mount Corbitt in Cork's Churchtown is steeped in steeplechase lore and blue-blooded stock: No wonder it's estimated at €4.5m

Garbhán Downey is founder and director of Colmcille Press, which was established in 2019 and is based in Derry.

In the last 40 years, Scheffler’s winning rate of 43% worldwide is third behind Woods in 2006 (nine wins in 19 starts) and Woods in 2002 (10 wins in 22 starts).

If you’re like me, St. Stephen’s Day can feel like a day desperately needing a strategy. So, here are 50 ways to survive on the day after Christmas.

"Everybody in the community has been behind the team the whole time. It means so much to win it for the people of Kilkmurry.” 

GAA club histories are plentiful, but soccer equivalents are scarce and needed. This one is a beautiful, ambitious production.

The awards will be presented Sunday night, December 15, live on RTÉ One.

From the world of music, film, politics, and more, this year saw the passing of many that were household names

Mourinho was quoted by Turkey’s Sporx as saying: “I want to win cleanly and fairly. He (Guardiola) won six trophies and I won three, but I won fair and clean."

Suzanne Harrington looks at the ways the world got better in 2024, and what we can look forward to in 2025

Ambition and on-paper squad quality says a Champions Cup run is worth shooting for. Their Top 14 league position suggests otherwise. But a recent uptick in form hints they could.

Richard Fitzpatrick picks 10 must-reads from his 2024 sporting bookshelves