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LILY AGG had a day to remember as she was the goalscoring hero on her debut for the Republic of Ireland women, who recorded a win over the Philippines in Antalya, Turkey, yesterday.
A YouTube personality known for his unorthodox inventions has been granted planning permission for a tunnel under his garden.
Nadine Dorries has said that if the public “took too much notice” of Channel 4 News then the Conservative Party would not have its majority in Parliament.
The story of the weekend? Knockout pressure brings mistakes. For Cork and Wexford, there’s now a long old summer ahead to contemplate them.
The family of tragic Tyrone hurler Damian Casey have said their hearts are broken.
Harry Styles has said he is “completely overwhelmed” after delivering the first of two performances at Wembley Stadium.
Westmeath cruised into a Tailteann Cup final with an emphatic win over Offaly in the second semi-final in Croke Park.
Dr Sonja Egan has been appointed as the new Head of Breeding, Innovation and Development at Horse Sport Ireland (HSI).
Dublin City Councillors have accused the Office of the Planning Regulator of snubbing them by refusing an invitation to a special planning meeting tomorrow evening.
Swimming’s world governing body FINA has voted to ban athletes who have gone through male puberty from racing in women’s events.
A motorcycle rider has been killed during the Kells Road Races today after an incident in the Supersport Race.
A number of home births in the mid west are to go ahead for women at advanced stage of pregnancy despite the suspension of the service in the region following a tragic death, campaigners have said.
Friends of a festival-lover who has been told he has weeks left to live have launched a fundraiser to get him to Glastonbury to fulfil his “dying wish”.
Tipperary snatched victory from the jaws of defeat thanks to sub Senan Butler’s last-gasp goal at the TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick yesterday.
They died with their boots on, and showed that the spirit of resistance burns brightly in the county of William Butler Yeats.
A Death Valley National Park tourist died after walking for petrol for his car in sweltering high temperatures that hit 50 degrees Celsius.
Olympian Kelly Holmes has announced that she is gay, saying she "needed to do this now".
Cavan will contest the inaugural Tailteann Cup final but they had to earn that right by seeing off a persistent Sligo in Croke Park.
A GRIEVING husband, whose wife tragically passed away during childbirth at home, has told how the support his family has received has been a great comfort to him and his baby boy Shay.
The surprise appearance of Ghostbusters star Bill Murray at the All- Ireland hurling quarter-final delighted some fans while leaving others baffled.
Amber Barrett has backed Ireland to use their Euro 2022 heartbreak as motivation to qualify for a first World Cup.
Tyson Fury and other former MTK boxers and their teams have been booking flights to the US to 'test the waters' to see if they can fly.
Gardaí have yet to make any arrests over the firebombing of a south Dublin pub with patrons inside this weekend.
The head of the country’s main nursing union has called for the return of mask wearing in indoor settings to ease the burden on hospitals and protect patients and healthcare workers.
West Cork is set to rival Hollywood as a Netflix comedy-thriller which counts Barack and Michelle Obama amongst its executive producers will begin filming this week.
A man has appeared in court charged with cutting wires in a racing car belonging to a competitor at the Donegal International Rally.
I’ll admit it: I thought Clare would win handy against Wexford yesterday. But in the end, it proved one almighty struggle.
UVF boss Winston ‘Winkie’ Irvine was set to start work this summer on a £258,000 taxpayer-funded loyalist ex-prisoners’ project.
Portrush golfer Graeme McDowell has hit back at criticism of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series, suggesting on social media there is a “smear campaign”.
Rocker Pete Doherty has said he was feted as a child growing up in Belfast because his dad was an Army soldier who “kills Catholics”.
In the long and bloody centuries of sectarian conflict in the northeast of this island, the history books can ascribe entire towns to one side or the other based on religion.
TAILTEANN CUP SEMI-FINALS
Paedophile ring trafficker and socialite Ghislaine Maxwell Ghislaine Maxwell was once on an IRA hit list, her lawyers have claimed ahead of her sentencing.
Billie Eilish has said she felt "really vulnerable" singing about her experience of abuse.
The war in Ukraine could last for years, the head of NATO said on Sunday, calling for steadfast support from Ukraine's allies as Russian forces battle for territory in the country's east.
Liverpool have completed the signing of Scotland Under-21 defender Calvin Ramsay from Aberdeen, subject to international clearance.
President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride on Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but wasn't hurt in the tumble.
The Taoiseach has warned it would be a “very serious situation” if the UK Government enacted legislation to scrap the bulk of Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.
Dame Kelly Holmes has announced that she is gay, saying she “needed to do this now”.
Firefighters are battling to bring raging wildfires under control in Spain and people sought relief with fans, shade and plenty of water as an unseasonable heatwave pushed temperatures close to record highs.
Tributes have been pouring in for a young footballer described as being “hugely popular” who has died suddenly.
Manchester United chief executive Richard Arnold met disgruntled fans in a pub to address concerns about the future of the club.
Firefighters in Spain are struggling to contain wildfires in several parts of the country, which is suffering a heatwave unusual for this time of the year.
More than one million euro worth of life-sized art will be on display with the opening of Dublin’s newest attraction, Gormleys Secret Sculpture Garden.
Irish consumers recycled a record number of electrical items last year, but the country’s largest e-waste scheme has warned that its unsustainable targets need to change to reflect a more circular economy.
Sara Duterte, daughter of the outgoing populist president of the Philippines, took her oath as vice president on Sunday following a landslide electoral victory she clinched despite her father’s human rights record that saw thousands of drug suspects gunned down.
Met Éireann said showers this morning will clear, leaving a bright day with sunny intervals.