Roundwood, which stands 239 metres above sea level, is among the very highest villages in Ireland and on the August bank holiday weekend it comes alive with its big summer highlig ...

French trainer Francis Graffard threw the cat among the pigeons in last year’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot with outsider Goliath, which won far more easily than a 25/1 shot ...

Irish pension rules cap returns for individuals and are restricting investment here in assets like housing and start-ups that can generate long-term economic benefits, the head of investment house ...

A hundred sub-plots come into play for Sunday’s All-Ireland football final, and so evenly matched are Kerry and Donegal that a draw and a replay is a very live prospect The Sam Maguire cup at Croke ...

The reporter watched on as Richard Brennan carefully kitted himself out in his personal protective equipment. He wore not one, but two surgical masks. He had a hair bonnet covering his head, a plastic ...

Marty Morrissey’s philosophically calm post-All-Ireland winners interview is a traditional part of RTÉ’s final fare.

In April, to the surprise of absolutely no one, Jim Gavin revealed there had been minimal engagement from inter-county managers with the FRC’s data-gathering process. Shock and indeed horror.

Ben Te’o doesn’t watch a whole lot of rugby union these days, but when the Lions came to Brisbane he made sure to pick up a ticket. Eight years on from starting in the first Test against the All ...

Graham O’Sullivan has gone back to front. From corner-back or wing-back to wing-forward. From number 2 in the 2022 and 2023 All-Ireland finals to the number 12 shirt for this Sunday.

Finally, this slow race to Áras an Uachtaráin has had an injection of the surreal as we learn that the Lord of the Dance himself wants to hoof it all the way to the Phoenix Park.

A raft of lawsuits have been filed by survivors and relatives of victims of the Creeslough tragedy Several lawsuits have been filed by survivors and relatives of victims of the Creeslough tragedy. The ...

When Paddy Joe Joyce said yes to a job in the Kylemore Abbey estate 50 years ago he probably did not think that one day he would have sat with the Irish Independent talking about his five decade long ...