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Here’s the state of play in the League of Ireland transfer market as clubs and players seek new deals ahead of the 2026 season.

Around 150 firefighters are battling a large fire at a warehouse in west London, with smoke plumes visible across the area, emergency services have said.

Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, overnight, with at least six people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure. A Ukrainian attack on southern ...

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A 25-year-old man who subjected a 17-year-old student to a 20-minute ordeal when he dragged her in to a secluded grassy area of an estate in West Cork and raped her has been jailed for six years.

Man Utd manager says that his side deserved to lose to 10-man Everton in the Premier League. Idrissa Gana Gueye’s astonishing sending off for slapping team-mate Michael Keane could not stop Everton ...

David Moyes refused to condemn Idrissa Gana Gueye for his bizarre red card as Everton clung on to beat Manchester United 1-0 and give the Scot his first win at Old Trafford as a visiting manager.

Jude McAtamney’s time with the New York Giants has come to an end as the team cut the Derryman from their practice squad on Monday afternoon.

Kevin Spacey takes to social media to quash rumors he's homeless Train Dreams on Netflix is almost an inaction movie, but it’s an enjoyable snuggle-up story with beautiful scenery ...

An Irish nun who heads the religious congregation that runs the African school from which 315 children and staff were kidnapped has begged the Irish Government to pressure Nigeria to put more ...

South Africa proved they are head and shoulders above the rest but there are positives to take from this Autumn Nations Series Ireland head coach Andy Farrell and (left) South Africa's Rassie Erasmus ...