The Irish sports and tourism minister said it was a vote of confidence in Ireland’s ability to host major events.

The family of a five-year-old boy who died after a large mirror, which had not been securely installed, fell on to him in a department store said they “hope that this tragedy is never repeated”.

Hughie Morrison is going in search of more handicap glory with Secret Squirrel in the valuable William Hill Hurdle at Newbury. The six-year-old took home the £57,000 on offer for winning the Fitzdares ...

Ange Postecoglou accepted Tottenham must take all criticism on the chin after a 4-0 thrashing away to Liverpool on Thursday night. Spurs collapsed in meek fashion at Anfield to taste defeat in the ...

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner feels Ben Chilwell can hit the ground running after looking to kick-start his career with a loan move away from Chelsea. The versatile 28-year-old joined the Eagles ...

Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed on Friday that its forces had captured the mining town of Toretsk in their latest breakthrough in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where Ukrainian defences are ...

Henry de Bromhead believes an upturn in stable form is just around the corner, as he begins to finalise running plans for next month’s Cheltenham Festival.

Britain’s former ambassador to the US has been appointed special envoy to the Western Balkans as the UK prepares to host a major European summit with leaders from the region. Foreign Secretary David ...

A bar manager has said he was “gobsmacked” after winning a £4 million country house which is like “something out of Saltburn”. Paul Knight, 47, from Reading in Berkshire, is now the owner of a ...

Several thousand high school and university students blocked traffic in central Athens on Friday in an anti-government protest against delays in an investigation into a 2023 rail disaster that claimed ...

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is looking forward to the “huge challenge” of getting Marcus Rashford back to his best. The 27-year-old has joined Villa on loan on from Manchester United until the end of ...

Forced leave began worldwide on Friday for most employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAid), as federal ...