Rugby

Rugby looks at a radical plan to solve fixture crisis

Ireland’s summer tour of Australia could be rescheduled for October as World Rugby, clubs, tournament organisers and unions work together to devise a solution to their fixtures crisis.

April 2020

News

Healthcare heroes tributes set to be put on wall of the Mater

personalised messages of love, support and thanks will be projected on to an exterior wall of the Mater Hospital (right) over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend to thank all the hospital and nursing home staff who are working tirelessly to fight the pandemic.

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GAA

Rescue bid

The GAA has taken the first steps towards reshaping the championships by calling a Special Congress to derogate decision-making authority to its Management Committee and Central Council.

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Other Sports

Harrington the godfather of Ireland’s stunning run to Major glory

Bob Rotella remembers a remarkable comment Pádraig Harrington made to him while walking to the first-play-off hole at the 2007 Open Championship in Carnoustie.

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Soccer

Lennon takes a big pay-cut

Celtic's first-team squad, manager Neil Lennon, backroom staff and club executives, including chief executive Peter Lawwell, have volunteered to take "significant reduction in salaries".

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News

Donal and family 'relieved to be home' after LA exit

Celebrity chef Donal Skehan has said he and his family are "very relieved" to be finally home after a "crazy" few days making their way from Los Angeles as the worldwide Covid-19 crisis deepens.

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News

'No magic figure' to hit before curbs ease - Leo

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said there is "no magic figure" that will dictate when the coronavirus restrictions can start to be lifted, as they were extended for another three weeks last night.

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News

Boy (4) in horror fall from block treated for serious head injuries

A four-year-old boy is understood to have suffered head injuries after falling from an apartment block in Dublin’s north inner city.

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News

'I really needed some fish'- we join gardai on the checkpoints

Shoppers wanting to go to their favourite stores were testing the patience of gardai at Covid-19 checkpoints yesterday as efforts continued to persuade members of the public to stay at home to stop the spread of the virus.

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Courts

Friends assaulted 'total stranger' in drink-fuelled row

Two pub-goers assaulted a woman who was a "total stranger" to them in a drink-fuelled attack after they mistakenly thought the victim had stolen a handbag.

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News

Later Leaving Cert could delay the start of new school year

The opening of the new school year in second-level schools may be delayed by a postponement to the start of the Leaving Cert to late July or August.

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News

Weapon used to kill psycho Lawlor 'yet to be found' - PSNI

Police in the North said they have yet to recover the gun used in the fatal shooting of gangland hitman Robbie Lawlor as they appealed for key information, including sightings of the car used in the murder.

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News

'Foxes may have dug up' human skeleton found beside south city flats

GardaI are investigating the discovery of skeletal remains on an area of common ground at a Rathmines apartment complex on Thursday evening.

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Soccer

'Emotional intelligence' of Kenny will see him succeed as Ireland manager: Forde

David Forde feels that Stephen Kenny's ''emotional intelligence'' will enable him to succeed in his new job as Ireland manager.

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Soccer

McClean calls out critics

Any suggestion that the volleys of opinion about Stephen Kenny's suitability to manage the senior Ireland team would all be one-sided has been knocked on its head by James McClean.

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GAA

Royals v Rebels

The long-demolished dressing-rooms in the old Croke Park paid covert witness to many weird and wonderful events. The sight of Billy Morgan, on bended knee, praying that Meath would reach the 1990 All-Ireland football final is possibly one of the stranger ones.

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Soccer

Infantino will use FIFA funds to aid stricken soccer

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has promised to make available money from the world governing body's reserve funds as football faces up to the financial impact of the coronavirus shutdown.

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News

Parties’ Good Friday agreement will see job-share Taoiseach

Micheal Martin and Leo Varadkar are planning to set up a special Tanaiste’s office while they rotate the position of Taoiseach.

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News

Frontline under pressure as daily death rate on rise

Patients and doctors in St Columcille's hospital in Loughlinstown, Dublin, have been hit by an outbreak of coronavirus.

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News

'It's game over fame for me' - rugby ace Greg

Rugby sevens player Greg O'Shea has said he has no regrets over giving up a cel- ebrity lifestyle after winning Love Island to focus on his dream of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics.

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News

Confusion as hardware and garden stores deemed 'essential'

Hardware stores and garden centres can legally reopen under new laws signed by Health Minister Simon Harris - but the Government wants them to remain closed for the Easter weekend anyway.

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Soccer

EFL plans to finish leagues entirely in '56 days'

The English Football League has laid out tentative plans to complete the 2019-20 season over a period of approximately 56 days over the summer, including the play-offs.

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News

Women in €50k cash seizure could face Lawlor murder rap

Gardai will consider prosecuting two women for the murder of hitman Robbie Lawlor if €50,000 in cash seized from them can be proved to have come from the gang who ordered last Saturday's shooting.

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Soccer

Saints players agree to defer part of wages

Southampton have become the first Premier League team to announce an agreement with their players over wage deferral during the coronavirus crisis.

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News

Armed raid on gang boss Ryan's pal as cops probe links to 'businessman'

Heavily armed detectives raided a south Dublin property this week as part of a probe into links between a well-known "businessman" and a notorious criminal who was a close pal of slain Real IRA boss Alan Ryan.

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News

Miracle triplets mum will see babies for only minutes a day

A heavily pregnant mum of miracle identical triplets will only be able to see her premature babies for up to 30 minutes a day after birth, due to Covid-19 restrictions.

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Soccer

Old Trafford offered to NHS

Manchester United have offered to open up the use of facilities at Old Trafford for the UK's National Health Service during the coronavirus pandemic as one of the measures the club revealed in a new package.

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Soccer

Not picking Robbie as part of his back-room team right move by new boss

Despite their obviously good intentions, the FAI's haste in despatching one expensive bit of business with Stephen Kenny's appointment unwittingly unearthed another legacy issue.

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Soccer

No plans to axe Old Guard

It was more a statement of fact than a cheap shot, but Stephen Kenny still made a point, a strong one, about the team he inherited from Mick McCarthy.

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News

‘Stay at home and finish the job’, public will be told by the experts

The national lockdown will not be lifted until a series of strict medical targets are reached, including a major suppression of the virus.