Peter Lynch has become the first Irishman in history to break 60 minutes for the half-marathon, the Kilkenny athlete clocking 59:52 to finish fifth at the New York City Half Marathon on Sunday morning. Nonetheless, it marks a breakthrough performance by Lynch, whose previous best was the 1:01:15 he ran in Houston, Texas last year. Lynch set an Irish marathon record of 2:09:36 in Dusseldorf last year, a mark that was broken by Fearghal Curtin at the Gyeongju International Marathon in South Korea last October, the Youghal athlete clocking 2:07:54. Lynch will likely have that mark in his sights when he lines up at the London Marathon on April 26. The 22-year-old Bandon athlete smashed her personal best with 72.48m, edging her closer to Eileen O’Keeffe’s Irish senior record of 73.21m.

Victory over Aston Villa in the battle between third and fourth at Old Trafford opened up some daylight between United and the clubs competing with them for Champions League qualification. If they do it, can Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his cohorts really deny Michael Carrick the job on a permanent basis? Carrick’s run of seven wins from nine games has thrust them firmly into the Champions League mix ever since. Their Champions League dream died in this fixture on the final day of last season, and a sixth straight defeat at Old Trafford was another damaging setback. After that game, Amorim clutched a microphone in the centre-circle at Old Trafford and promised fans that ‘after this disaster season, the good days are coming’.

Woke scientists are calling for Brits to take scampi and chips off the menu, amid fears that the seaside staple carries a 'hidden climate cost'. Scampi is a traditional chip shop treat made from the breaded and fried tails of Norway lobsters, also known as langoustines. Professor Roberts and his co–author Zoë Roseby investigated an area known as the Fladen Ground, a major Norway lobster fishing site east of Scotland. Studies estimate that for every one kilogram of Norway lobster that is caught, another kilogram of other wildlife is killed and discarded. In Scotland alone, 16,000 tonnes of Norway lobster were landed from the North Sea in 2022, leading to enormous amounts of bycatch.

Photograph: The Irish TimesA woman who said she is living in fear of her “abusive” adult daughter, who moved home after being evicted, has refused an offer of an interim barring order due to concerns that her daughter would then be homeless. Should the daughter breach the temporary order by putting the woman in fear for her safety, she can be arrested. In a separate case on Friday, a woman who claimed she is being “terrorised” by her husband was granted a protection order. The woman alleged her husband locked her bedroom door when he moved out of the family home about a year ago, denying her access since. Noting the “extremity” of what was described, Binchy granted a safety order for the maximum period of five years.

That was the start of the town.”John Layman, who runs an antique shop in Hermann, Missouri. Photograph: Keith DugganThe town is Hermann, Missouri, a picture-postcard redbrick escape on the bank of the Missouri. Nothing crazy weird – it’s too small and everyone knows everyone’s business.”A downtown wall mural for Missouri Valley Ice Cream in Hermann, Missouri. The drive to the Puchta Winery, a couple of miles outside town is as you’d imagine: winding and verdant. Spencer Puchta.

Wind-assisted Roscommon set out their stall early, with Enda Smith hitting a couple of two-pointers. Each time, Donegal replied through singles from Conor McCahill and Conor O’Donnell but the Rossies took over after that. But Donegal rallied, with Jason McGee dragging a presentable goal chance wide before Conor Carroll denied Conor McCahill. Picture: INPHO/Ryan ByrneAs the hail returned with a vengeance at the start of the second half, Donegal quickly went about dismantling Roscommon’s advantage. But Roscommon gained some traction, helped by the introduction of Conor Hand who grabbed a score, as did Smith and Diarmuid Murtagh (free).

Monaghan 2-9 Galway 1-2069 Mins: Goal for Monaghan! Monaghan 1-5 Galway 1-741 Mins: GOAL for Monaghan! Monaghan 0-4 Galway 1-527 Mins: Galway only had two up in the half, so McCarron gets a chance for the ideal two-pointer. 51 Mins: Waterford 1-19 Tipperary 1-1668 Mins: Roscommon chip over a free and look to have this one in the bag. Roscommon 1-17 Donegal 0-1551 Mins: Roscommon do well to hold onto possession for a couple of minutes.

It’s hard to describe the sensation but, not for the first time, the words on a decades-old document made me stop in my tracks. Among the military documents and the formal reports, a heartfelt letter written by one mother to another captured the unimaginable pain of losing a son. An Italian woman had reached out to an Irish woman to express her deep sadness at the death of Clonakilty-born special agent Captain John Keany in the final months of the Second World War.

“On the day we had a presentation on online abuse and consent, including information on how to respond when you’re told no,” recounted Cllr Barron. It is not okay to touch anyone, the legal definition of assault is touching anyone without consent, sexual assault is defined as . .”At this point, noises of disapproval began to emanate from the top table with Cllr Sullivan asking whether Cllr Barron was “straying away from the the topic” at hand. Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council, Cllr Joe Sullivan. The chair immediately called upon Cllr Barron to carry on where she had left off.

Amanda Holden had viewers in hysterics as she made a racy confession about her bedroom prowess to her best pal Alan Carr. In a throwback clip from their BBC series, Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job, the TV star, 55, boasted that she was 'brilliant' in bed. Amanda's confession about her sleeping habits comes after she made a cheeky swipe at her husband Chris Hughes, by revealing she prefers to sleep with her dogs. Appearing at Crufts 2026 earlier this month, she gushed to Claudia Winkleman about her two dogs, Minnie and Rudy, whose portraits were embroidered across the back of her jacket. As Jamie urged people to text in with their thoughts, Amanda revealed she believed it was appropriate to bathe with your pets before insisting that she didn't want complaints.

Dr Quint shares her practical tips below. Dr Quint says that the constant mental commentary doesn't motivate improvement, it creates paralysis. To counter the negative self-talk, Dr Quint recommends self-compassion. Dr Quint also suggests seeing your packed to-do list as a one in one out scenario. Dr Quint said: 'You do not have to be exceptional at everything.

Scotland got off to a promising start and loosehead prop Oliver McKenna was held up over the try line early on. Stand-off Tom Wood, the son of former Ireland legend Keith, converted and it was 7-0. Ireland thought they had scored their second in the 15th minute, but the ‘try’ was ruled out for a forward pass. Scotland then lost key man Nairn Moncrieff to injury and, in the 30th minute, Ireland scored try number three. Tries from Barrett and sub Christian Foley at the end put the icing on the cake for Ireland.

Monaghan's Josh Moffett and his Wexford co-driver Andy Hayes have written their own piece of Irish rallying history by giving the Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 its first success in a round of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship courtesy of a start to finish victory in the Clonakilty Park Hotel West Cork Rally. Ballylickey's Daniel Cronin (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2) was the top local driver in eighth with Clonakilty's David Guest (Ford Fiesta rally2) ninth. Hayes (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2) 1h. O'Sullivan (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2)+9.9s3. Salminen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1)+4m.

'I have to admit that before the weight loss I was still a very happy person. 'It was based on scientific knowledge of food groups, in the quantities we need to support a healthy weight. For those struggling to lose weight, Katie - who now weighs 67kg - said: 'You just have to keep on showing up for yourself, consistently. Following her amazing weight loss, Katie is now looking forward to becoming a mum for the first time, with her baby due in just a matter of weeks. 'I've built knowledge, habits and a positive relationship with food that go far beyond short-term weight loss.

Travelling kindly throughout on testing ground he relishes for jockey Declan McDonogh, it appeared only a matter of time before he hit the front and once doing so, he was not for catching as he scorched to an uncontested length-and-a-half success over Eastwatch. “In those conditions he’s a hard horse to beat,” said Mulvany. “We booked Declan McDonogh as Gary Carroll couldn’t do the weight on him. “He’s a grand big horse and that’s what you want for those conditions out there.”He added: “We’ll probably have to go again shortly. I said today we’d see how we were and after that we’ll worry about the next day.”