Cork’s Daniel Goulding in action against Clare’s Ger Quinlan  in the Munster football championship at Ennis last week. Munster has proved football’s most caste-ridden province. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

Where would the GAA be without its traditions? That’s not entirely a rhetorical question but any satisfactory answer would be fairly complicated. Trad(...)

Inspectors found that hygiene standards at Carndonagh Community Hospital were poor and significant risks arose where equipment such as commodes were heavily soiled. File photograph: John Stillwell/PA Wire

Staffing numbers and the management of unintentional weight loss among residents at a Co Donegal nursing home have been criticised by inspectors from (...)

One of the most prominent redevelopment sites in Waterford city which once included a Jurys Inn hotel is to be offered for sale at a knockdown price. (...)

Straboy Wind Energy Ltd sought permission for 25 turbines with 64m hub heights and 71m rotor blades. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA

The Irish wind industry has suffered another major setback with a decision by An Bord Pleanála to overturn Donegal County Council’s approval for 25 la(...)

Fermanagh’s Marty O’Brien (centre) with Cian Mackey and Alan Clarke of Cavan in attendance during yesterday’s Ulster senior football championship quarter-final. Morgan Treacy/Inpho

Arrangements for round one of the All-Ireland football qualifiers include the first championship fixture scheduled for a Friday night, as the meeting (...)

Crowds gather for the funerals of Kenny, Paul and Shane Bolger at Crooke church, Co Waterford today. Photograph: Mary Browne

The sea may in a very short time have taken the lives of the three Bolger brothers, Paul, Kenny and Shane, but the love they left behind will endure a(...)

The broader impact of the construction industry on society was examined in yesterday’s Construction Studies paper

The broader impact of the construction industry on society was examined in yesterday’s Construction Studies paper, which was taken by 8,377 students.T(...)

Minister of State for Planning Jan O’Sullivan: ‘I am determined to uphold the integrity of the planning system.’ Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Six local authorities are to be subject to new investigations for planning irregularities by independent planning consultants to be appointed by Mi(...)

Well, did the Earth move for you? The cat and I slept through that most recent tectonic revolt off our shore, an earthquake that measured 3.8 on the R(...)

Midnight Marauders: Fat Dreddy's Drop

Fat Freddy’s Drop have been together for 14 years – what’s the key to keeping a seven-piece band happy?Keeping our sense of humour intact and having g(...)

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