It’s another tough assignment for Ireland as Carla Ward’s side travel to Utrecht to take on the Netherlands looking to build on the positives from their heartbreaking defeat to France in midweek.

Unless you are an avid Super Rugby watcher, it’s unlikely that the name Jamison Gibson-Park would have meant much when he first rocked up to Leinster in late 2016.

Aside from a round of fixtures in Division 4 of the Ladies National Football League, it’s a hurling/camogie-only weekend as the promotion races and relegation battles heat up.

An air of finality hangs over this sombre ­feature-length ­addition to the UK’s flashiest television ­export. Indeed, Steven Knight – the man who brought Peaky Blinders to the BBC in 2013 – had ...

Ireland's World Cup play-off opponents Czechia have another potential injury crisis ahead of their Prague date with Heimir Hallgrimsson's side as their leading scorer Patrick Schick is a new concern.

A solution has been reached in County Leitrim regarding the use of churches in the Ardagh and Clonmacnois Diocese for the Reposing of the Remains of those who died.

Laurence Goodman, son of “beef baron” Larry Goodman and chairman of ABP Food Group, is establishing a sea shipping business that will be known as Hibernia Line, the Irish Independent has learned.

A new airport shuttle service linking towns across Mayo directly to Ireland West Airport Knock could be in place before the end of the year, in a move set to significantly boost regional connectivity.

Lewis Hamilton has called for a movement to “take Africa back”, claiming the continent is being “controlled” by European powers.

From absolute zero to seven-up – what a difference a year makes for Ulster’s impact on Andy Farrell’s squad Meet the Welsh: The former gymnast, the American football player and the Leeds-born back-row ...

A 71-year-old man who “cannot stop offending” has been given an extra month in prison, having triggered a previous suspended sentence for theft, following an imprisonment for public order offences.

Martina and Ammi Burke remained at liberty last night, but in the belief their arrest and imprisonment was imminent, scheduled grinds at their home in Castlebar, Co Mayo, were cancelled yesterday.