Colin O’Brien has hailed his Ireland side for booking their place in the knockout stage of the U-17 World Cup with a game to spare but insists their full focus is on topping their group before the ...

A man has been charged following a Garda seizure of firearms in Cork which included a revolver, a semi-automatic pistol and pipe bomb components.

Frustrated Ireland head coach Andy Farrell admitted that his side’s laboured performance in their 41-10 win over Japan fell short of the response he wanted following last weekend’s defeat to the All ...

Harry Byrne produced a stunning display in Spain for Ireland ‘A’ to suggest that maybe the Irish out-half debate might be soon extended to a battle between three players.

Delegates at an EGM of the FAI have today adopted a motion, proposed by Bohemians and backed by other bodies within the game such as supporters’ groups, to ask UEFA to remove Israel from their ...

A Dublin boxing club says it faces an uncertain future as Dublin City Council’s redevelopment of its current site could force it to relocate.

A virus is back in the news. This time it’s not one that infects humans, but instead infects birds, causing bird flu. Outbreaks have been reported on turkey farms in Co Carlow and in Kells, Co Meath.

If there’s one area that seems to be constantly overlooked in Irish homes, it’s the hallway. We rush through it without thinking, juggling coats, keys and the post, but rarely stop to appreciate it.

A Wexford native and graduate of Law and Politics from University College Dublin, who recently travelled to Lviv, Ukraine last month for an international political camp says that he was driven to do ...

Killoughey’s Leinster club hurling semi-final with O’Loughlin Gaels a couple of years back, their manager Shane Hand took a call from the Irish Independent, sparing a few minutes on a rare slow ...

A Russian drone slammed into a tower block in eastern Ukraine early on Saturday, killing three people and leaving at least 12 people including two children injured, Ukrainian emergency services ...

One test of fame is when you are known simply by your first name: Bono, Gay, Miriam – no further introduction required.