'One of the greatest things I could have done' Tipperary's Noel McGrath on landmark All-Ireland win

There are now only 12 Tipperary hurlers ahead of Noel McGrath on the county’s list of All-Ireland medalists. Winning his fourth last Sunday moved him one clear of his contemporaries, Brendan Maher, Seamus Callanan, Patrick Maher, Padraic Maher, all of whom …

RTE documentary shines a light on League of Ireland academies and the need to fund them

Far away from the glamour of Champions League football, on a wet and windy day at the AUL, Dan Ring knocks home his 43rd goal of an incredible season. Shelbourne’s Under-17s are well on their way to a 5-2 win against Cork City, a result that sends the 2024 …

Two more Poundland stores in Northern Ireland to permanently close

All-Ireland number four is Noel McGrath’s sweetest yet, but he may already be plotting the drive for five

Noel McGrath is in the lobby of Malahide’s Grand Hotel, patiently posing for photographs and cheerfully signing autographs. The Irish Sea just beyond the double doors is hidden beneath a low grey haze while incessant summer rain continues to soak the …

All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan was ‘at the end of his tether’ and ‘under siege' – jury hears closing speeches ...

Boy claims the former Clare All-Star hit him repeatedly with a stick outside a hostel Niall Gilligan outside Ennis Circuit Court Yesterday at 19:00 Former All-Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler, Niall Gilligan “lost it” when he hit a then 12-year- …

David W Higgins: Why we’re really seeing boomerang emigration from Ireland to Australia

Ireland’s housing crisis is not driving young people to the other side of the world Cheaper housing is not what is drawing young Irish people to Australia. Photo: Reuters Today at 06:30 If someone told you they visited Hyde Park, you might guess it was …

UK’s state-owned bank estimates activities helped create 1,100 new jobs in Northern Ireland during 2024/25

The UK state-owned British Business Bank (BBB) estimates its activities helped create at least 1,100 new jobs in smaller Northern Ireland firms during 2024/25. Set up in 2014, the bank does not lend or invest directly with SMEs, but it works with …

The Irishman with a thick Black Country accent - The story behind Dudley's Ben Healy and his decision to represent ...

Ben Healy is Black Country and proud, with a distinct Dudley accent and the memories of his time at Halesowen Athletics and Cycling Club still fresh, but represents his paternal grandfather's nation competitively. When Healy moved into the lead of the …

Mercenaries from Ireland, Japan, US, German serve in Ukrainian army — captive

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. Mercenaries arrive in Ukraine from Ireland, Colombia, Poland, Japan, the US and Germany, a captive Ukrainian soldier said. "I saw foreign mercenaries at a training center in the Cherkasy Region. There were some people …

Starmer’s betrayal of Northern Ireland Army veterans

SIR KEIR Starmer plans to axe legislation that protects Army veterans from prosecution over deaths that happened during the Northern Ireland Troubles. Labour says that the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 is unpopular with …