Ireland weather: Thundery downpours forecast for one area after recent heat blast

Ireland's recent blast of heat and sunny weather is set to come to an end for now as a major change is forecast from today. Friday marked the hottest day of the year in Ireland, with the mercury hitting 29.6C in Co Roscommon and most of the country …

Down v Galway LIVE score updates from the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final clash

Down and Galway collide in the first of Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship preliminary quarter-final clashes. The match takes place at Páirc Esler in Newry as Down and Galway aim to join Kerry and Dublin in Monday's quarter-final …

Ireland's first medically supervised injection centre six months on

This weekend marks six months since Ireland’s first medically supervised injection centre opened in Dublin’s south inner city. Operated by Merchant’s Quay Ireland, it’s been used more than four thousand times. Newstalk reporter Emma Tyrrell visited the …

Inside one of Ireland’s most terrifying gangland feuds as leaders of Drogheda crime group unmasked

These are some of the violent thugs who brought terror on to the streets in the bloody Drogheda feud – that claimed four lives and left many others injured in horror shooting attacks. Today, the Irish Sunday Mirror unmasks the evil mobsters in the Boylan …

Adam Sheehan Named Player Of The Year For The Springfield Ramblers In Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland

Adam Sheehan, age 11, has been obsessed with football (soccer) from the minute he could walk. He joined Springfield Ramblers in Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland when he was 5 years old. This season he played u12, and was also called up to the u13 age group, and he …

How the Kerry players rated in their All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final win over Cavan

Kerry saw a vast improvement all round on the performances against Meath, but David Clifford and Sean O’Shea were the high-achievers for the Kingdom against Cavan Seán O'Shea in action against Cian Reilly of Cavan during the All-Ireland SFC preliminary …

I’ve been close before but Northern Ireland debut is my major goal: Linfield striker

'Phenomenal' Dublin star praised by six-time All-Ireland winner after win over Cork

Paul Flynn was impressed with Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne after his standout performance for Dublin in their defeat of Cork on Saturday. The Dubs won by 1-19 to 1-16 against the Rebels at Croke Park with the side not at their best, but progressing regardless. …

What time and TV channel is Down v Galway on today in the All-Ireland Football Championship?

Twice the gun has been put to Galway’s head and twice they’ve delivered - the dying seconds against Derry and in trailing by eight points at half-time against Armagh after getting one point from two penalties. Dropping goalie Connor Gleeson for Conor …

Does Ireland’s hospitality sector really need a VAT cut?

Tánaiste Simon Harris may yet come to regret the elevation of a manifesto commitment to cut the rate of VAT charged on hospitality to the level of “solemn promise” as he did this week at the National Economic Dialogue. Manifesto commitments can be …