Newcastle have made an official bid to sign RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko after boss Eddie Howe admitted the situation surrounding unsettled star Alexander Isak was “far from ideal”.

It seemed like a good idea to have our 10-year-old daughter watch the inauguration of Barack Obama as the first black president of the United States.

A 13-year-old boy died after he was trapped in a storm drain in Maryland during heavy rainfall and flooding on the east coast of the US that also led to rescues from cars that were submerged in ...

A plumber issued a “grossly offensive and menacing” threat to a client on Christmas Eve, warning him a near €1,400 bill for works carried out on his home had been passed onto a Dublin based crime gang ...

Organisers of a popular event on Galway’s calendar for the summer season will return to the city this summer after being denied access to their usual venue.

It is almost four years since the game took place but former Meath star Orla Byrne admits she still gets ‘goosebumps’ whenever she thinks about the Royal County’s breakthrough TG4 All-Ireland SFC ...

Q With recent news about US tariffs and wider economic concerns, I’m worried about the potential impact on my pension. Should I be doing anything right now?

This year’s championship ended on a very familiar soundtrack as Kerry collected a 39th All-Ireland title, one that will rank right up there among the sweetest in their priceless collection.

As a title, ‘The Oldest Busker on Grafton Street’ might not chime with a lot of musicians. It’s just a street in Dublin after all. A street, with a doorway, in the wind and the rain for a balladeer to ...

It was a tough week for Ursula von der Leyen. Sadly, the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orban – who was never, ever, going to do her a favour – touched a nerve when he dubbed the EU Commission ...

We’re a decade on from our historic referendum on marriage equality and the groundbreaking Gender Recognition Act that followed shortly afterwards (and which tends to be overshadowed by the former).

There’s something about being just inches away from an 18-foot giraffe that’s truly arresting. Everyone knows giraffes are extremely tall, of course, but it’s a different thing entirely to stand next ...