Cian Prendergast has hailed his brother Sam’s calmness under pressure after the duo played a big part in Ireland’s win over Australia on Saturday night.

The Irish rugby team watched their footballing counterparts inspire the Aviva and a nation on Thursday and they were determined to do the same last night against Australia.

This time last year, Aoife Donohue was struggling to elicit much enthusiasm about being nominated for the PwC Camogie Player of the Year award.

This is the smiling resident of an asylum seeker accommodation centre who walked free from a court just four months after threatening to burn it to the ground by pouring petrol over himself.

Whenever you chat to Martin Brassil about an upcoming race, he always leaves you with the same memo. Don’t go wild.

A Wexford man pleaded guilty to various charges including two assaults, criminal damage, public order, and drink driving at a recent sitting of Wexford district court before Judge John Cheatle.

In a small enclave in south county Dublin, what one woman describes as a “frightening” series of events has left gardaí and local people “baffled”.

Limerick has a lot to offer in terms of stunning riverside walkways, diverse dining options, as well as being a hub of activity for events around music, comedy and theatre.

Will it keep running? Up 5.2pc since November 6, gold’s returns nearly doubles those of stocks in the Eurozone and crushes other world indices.

Conor Benn snapped back at his critics and promised the family rivalry was over after he claimed redemption against an out-of-sorts Chris Eubank Jr with a masterful display.

St John’s eased their way to the Ulster final with victory over Donegal champions Setanta on Saturday night in Owenbeg.

Ireland put their patchy autumn international form behind them with a big winning margin on Joe Schmidt’s emotional return to Lansdowne Road.