Sean Martin

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Supporters at Shane Lowry’s home golf club, Esker Hills Golf Club, Tullamore, celebrate his victory. Photogrpah: Lorraine O’Sullivan/PA Wire
Shane Lowry win: ‘We can’t believe it’s happening to us, such a small club in such a small area’
  • Golf
  • July 21, 2019, 19:05

The Offaly Faithful were glued to the televisions in the clubhouse as their hero closed in on the British Open. Esker Hills in Tullamore, where Shane(...)

Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly: “It’s not a big issue as far as I’m concerned”. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Kelly wanted housing opening put off until he could attend

Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly has dismissed criticism from Fianna Fáil after he asked a local authority to postpone the official opening of (...)

The big winners on the northside of Cork City are Sinn Féin who will gain a seat in Cork North East through newcomer Stephen Cunningham, who is vying with Workers’ Party veteran Cllr Ted Tynan to top the poll on about 20 per cent in the four-seater. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Recount in Cork city ward delays the final outcome

A recount and recheck in two Cork city wards have delayed the final result and the ultimate composition of the new 31 seat council, which looks set to(...)

Cork profile: Fine Gael likely to hold its own in contest

Full list of candidates Although Cork City Council was the only local authority area not to change in the constituency revision, this month’s loc(...)

O’Connell Street in Sligo is set to be reordered in an attempt to afford more space to pedestrians. Photograph: James Connolly
Sligo out to resurrect fortunes after post-Celtic Tiger implosion

Sligo rightly sees itself as the “capital of the northwest”, easily outpacing Enniskillen. With a royal charter granted in 1613, it defines its(...)