Paul Rooney

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Glas restaurant’s king oyster mushroom ‘scallops’ with apple and fennel salad, chickpea and polenta fries
New vegan restaurant to open off Grafton Street

The trend for vegetables shows no signs of slowing down, and this month sees a new vegan and vegetarian restaurant opening just off Grafton Street in (...)

Robbie Brady was named Ireland’s senior international player of the year. Photograph: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
Robbie Brady ‘devastated’ to be out of Wales clash

Robbie Brady says that the reality of being ruled out of Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against Wales is only hitting him now. The 25 year-old Dublin(...)

Robbie Brady is nominated for both the senior and young international player awards. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
Robbie Brady leads list of nominations for FAI awards

Burnley midfielder Robbie Brady tops the list of nominations for this weekend’s FAI awards with the 25-year-old making the shortlist for both the seni(...)

Eugene Willis with a fine 4.5lbs Corrib trout
Angling Notes: Perseverance proves key at Lough Melvin Open

The 37th Lough Melvin Open Trout Championships was again an outstanding success with more than 300 competitors from across Ireland, Scotland and the U(...)

Jason Maguire, who won the 2011 Grand National on Ballabriggs, has retired. Photograph: Getty
Grand National winning jockey Jason Maguire retires

Grand National-winning jockey Jason Maguire has announced his retirement from the saddle. The news does not come as a surprise as he has not ridden c(...)

Michael Halford of Copper Beech Stables: “To have the support of good owners, good people around you, good staff and in particular having Louise there, it was always a case of ‘this will be good’”
Staying the course proves a winning gamble

Copper Beech Stables on the outskirts of Kildare town may be one of Ireland’s most successful flat racing yards, but building it up hasn’t always been(...)

One More Thing: Planning woes for city pub

The planning process is proving a pain for the investors behind a proposed new hostelry on Merrion Row in Dublin, on the site of Il Segreto restaurant(...)