Andy McEntee’s side finish strongly to ensure league campaign gets off to a winning start

Tech stocks drive Wall Street rally as London’s major markets slide back into red

PAI Partners, Cinven and Bain Capital are given until end of May to submit final bids

Low-carbon pledge taken by groups including An Post and Irish Water

German giant’s sixth-generation M3 combines agile handling with three-litre, twin-turbo power

You expect major tech advances when you buy a Merc. But a Hyundai? Hats off

Percy Pig sweets are not the only products which could be hit by the Brexit “rules of origin” regulations

Irish players must first work their way into European matchday squads to progress

Billionaire investor’s Berkshire Hathaway sinks $5.7bn into four US pharma stocks

Lilywhites leading at half-time, but 15-point swing on the scoreboard changes everything

Ireland could send as many as 90 athletes to Japan – an increase on Brazil four years ago

Winning bid for 80% stake in Dublin’s largest vacant plot believed to have exceeded €130m

Some 65 major institutional shareholders have launched legal actions

Draw was a fair result at O’Connor Park after a mix of mediocre play and fine football

Just a point separated the sides at the break, but Tyrone step it up a gear to win by five

Strong second half gets Longford over the line against Offaly

Shannonsiders win McGrath Cup for the first time in 15 years

Faithful county see off Westmeath to reach decider

This budget bought turnkey homes in D3, an apartment in D6 and a Wicklow five-bed

London Briefing: Being bumped off prestigious index does matter, whatever Norman says

In Dublin, the Iseq index ended the session in the black, but lagged its European peers with an increase of just 0.15%

Cork race out of the blocks but are overhauled by Tyrone in second half

First drive: The 118d delivers a fun drive in a front-wheel drive format thanks to smart engineering innovations

Rebels ask a few questions but flurry of goals allows champions to cruise to victory

Munich applies its magic touches to take top prize, but Peugeot put in a surprise appearance

The C-HR is our top pick but Peugeot 3008 and Seat Ateca have family appeal when space is a requirement

Van Graan offers no excuses and admits formidable Saracens were the better team

Data from Office of National Statistics just may help predict next UK recession earlier

Untimely setback for McFarland given the looming Champions Cup clash with Leinster

Five changes see Dave Shanahan come in at scrumhalf and the return of Marcell Coetzee

Southern Kings opt to rotate their squad against Leinster following Munster hammering

Van Graan’s squad poised to maintain their lead in Conference A of Pro 14

Young Ulster player has come through a nine-month hiatus due to a groin injury

Survey finds consumers’ altruism can lead to overspending during Christmas period

But Springboks will be wary of a backlash from the world champions in Pretoria

Kildare put down platform for win with an opening 20 minutes when they scored 1-9

Two-goal Deirdre Duke a hero as Ireland win first World Cup tie in 16 years

Shane Ross announced the €2.5m fund last year as part of climate change measures

Singapore ranks as world’s fastest country with average speeds of 60.39mbps

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