Ireland

Regina Doherty says 'total contribution approach' requires consideration at policy and budget level...

A conservative former senator and a leftist former rebel are headed for what promises to be a polarising presidential run-off after gaining the most votes in Colombia's election on Sund...

A row over the venue for the Connacht final is set to erupt if Galway justify favouritism against Sligo next weekend in their semi-final to set up a decider with Roscommon for the third...

Hailstorms have devastated thousands of acres of prime Bordeaux vineyards, prompting the French government to promise support for winegrowers, some of whom have lost their entire crop....

Chris Ashton plundered a hat-trick of tries as the Barbarians condemned England to an embarrassing fourth successive defeat by emerging 63-45 winners at Twickenham....

It was a weekend of firsts at the Curragh as Ken Condon and Jessica Harrington enjoyed occasions to remember as they claimed their respective maiden Classic victories at headquarters....

Rory McIlroy frightened the life out of Francesco Molinari with his B game, but still has time to get back...

For the first time since 1982 Longford experienced the sensation of defeating Meath in a Leinster Championship match, holding off a frantic late rally to create one of the surprise resu...

Tipperary's minor hurlers got their Munster campaign back on track with an impressive, goal-laden victory against Cork at Semple Stadium yesterday....

New technology has been created that will allow governments across Europe to track and block extremist internet content....

Senior Catholic bishops acknowledged that the Church must...

Sam Bennett took an historic third stage victory at the Giro d'Italia yesterday when he out-sprinted points winner Elia Viviani in Rome at the end of a glorious three-week Grand Tour fo...

Having passed their way to the brink of the Premier League, earning all the praise that comes with being the Championship's prettiest team, Fulham were forced to show their nasty side w...

Garda are demanding more Tasers and the introduction of body cameras as deterrents against attacks on members of the force....

Jurgen Klopp was obviously disappointed, but trying to put a brave face on, before even his enthusiasm gave way to some irritation....

Chris Nolan and Ciaran Whelan turned on the style at Parnell Park on Saturday to secure this extra-time victory for Carlow over Antrim. With a combined tally of 2-16, the dynamic corner...

Donald Trump thinks he's a great negotiator, a brilliant bluffer whose gut instincts are so stellar that ignorance of history and refusal to deal with substantive complexities are irrel...

How did Kildare get here?...

British journalist Rachel Johnson is facing a backlash after praising Sky News for covering the referendum in...

The people of Cork are blessed with several beautiful towns and villages within a short distance from the city and on a recent journey to West Cork, I was reminded how good Ireland's lu...

Pat Smullen enjoyed a day at the Curragh yesterday as he continues his recovery after being diagnosed with a tumour....

It's far from pretty but artist Tom McLean enjoys work that is sometimes unsettling....

On a day of drama in Skerries, Dutchman Luuc Bugter of Delta Cycling claimed overall victory at Rs Tailteann by the slenderest of margins yesterday as a last-minute attack took him cle...

'What would Isa do?'...

Residents in Hawaii fear a massive explosion as a fiery new lava flow headed for a geothermal power station at the weekend....

Italy's populist parties reacted with fury last night when attempts to form a government dramatically broke down after the country's president vetoed their choice of economy minister, a...

Sligo are through to their third final in four years following an occasionally nervy, but eventually efficient, dismissal of Fermanagh in Tourlestrane....

Gareth Bale has reiterated that it will be his decision whether he quits Real Madrid this summer....

Do you ever wonder, what if you are totally wrong? What if the whole life you have constructed and all the things you cling to are all utterly wrong? What if you are making a massive mi...

Derry had been the bane of many baking hot afternoons in Declan Bonner's career, but there was little danger of a repeat yesterday....

My weekends are always a tale of two cities! Even though I grew up on a farm, I'm a city boy, and I absolutely love Dublin. There's such vitality that runs through the streets, and you...

The grief-stricken families of murdered Jastine Valdez and her killer Mark Hennessy met last week to offer each other their sympathies....

It promises to be a good occasion for an inexperienced Ireland squad in Paris tonight, but nothing compares to the real thing....

Gay Byrne answers the door to his Sandymount home holding a large glass of whiskey. Jameson, it transpires, in the late afternoon is not one of the well-earned pleasures of semi-retirem...

Garda are investigating if a young person known to Cameron Reilly murdered the teenager in front of a number of youths....

A few weeks ago on TG4 there was the very fine documentary about the concertina player Noel Hill, called Aisling Ghear (Broken Dream), and last week there was another very fine document...

Modern Pentathlon: Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe claimed his first World Cup gold medal in Bulgaria on Saturday....

British Prime Minister Theresa May has been warned by Brexiteers she must take a tougher line with Brussels after making...

I am writing this before the Referendum Poll on May 25. By today the result will be known and will be being picked over in all media. I did not vote as I was out of the country that day...

Liverpool will make another attempt to sign Roma goalkeeper Alisson after the flaws in Jurgen Klopp's side were calamitously exposed in the Champions League final....

French President Emmanuel Macron and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross are among the speakers at the 2018 OECD Forum taking place tomorrow and Wednesday in Paris. Key themes at the foru...

For Jennifer Palmieri, November 9, 2016, will forever be the day the sky fell in. When the order of things in which she had, until then, had unshakable faith, broke down. As director of...

A trademark Johnny Sexton death-stare, along with some choice words, were aimed in Scott Williams' direction. The Scarlets centre responded in kind, suggesting that the Leinster out-hal...

Miracles do happen - just ask midwife Amoin Soulemane, who helped deliver a baby boy on board a rescue ship engaged in helping migrants making the treacherous Mediterranean crossing fro...

From the publication of The Day We Got Drunk on Cake (1967) to Cheating at Canasta in 2007, with eight volumes in between - a tidy 40-year span - William Trevor produced some of the gre...

American officials crossed into North Korea yesterday to press ahead with preparations for an on-off summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, the latest twist in a frantic round of...

This was meant to be the day when Tipperary roared into life and put a difficult week to bed....

England players and officials have issued an emphatic denial of...

Mohamed Salah says he is...