The late Brian Lynch. Mountmellick in Laois has lost one of the pillars of the community, a man who made Christmas magic for ...

Sinn Fein relationship with Irish America not damaged by boycott, says McDonald - Mary Lou McDonald said Sinn Fein’s friends ...

Sinn Fein MPs will never sit in the British Parliament, Gerry Adams vowed as they moved into Commons offices for the first time today. Party policy was also changed to allow MPs to sit in the ...

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will head the presidential council of a parallel government, with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) taking the deputy position, sources within ...

“There were ups and downs. We lost a little bit of structure. We were more vulnerable to counter-attacks in the second half. But focus on the positives, we have a first win, a well-deserved win ...

Accidental finalists won a slow bicycle race but Kerry and Mayo could really benefit from the extra game Dáire Ó Baoill of Donegal takes a penalty that was saved by Mayo's Colm Reape at MacHale ...

The only “structure breach” as it’s called that I noticed was in Omagh and the Dublin-Tyrone match. Teams have been very disciplined in obeying the new rule and those fouls are down ...

"We are also, through the reforms we are making to the structure of NHS England and the governance of the NHS, presiding over the biggest devolution in the history of the NHS, with more powers and ...

A spokesperson for the PM told reporters this afternoon the government will next week “continue to accelerate the pace and scale of operational planning … as we look closer at the details and ...

we’ll continue to accelerate the pace and scale of operational planning with further meetings at our Northwood headquarters as we look forward more closely at the details and structure of any ...

Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe.