English referee Karl Dickson confirms a try for Ireland's Jack Conan during last Friday's Six Nations match against Wales at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Scotland's Ben White (right) clashes with France's Antoine Dupont during last Saturday's thrilling Six Nations match at Murrayfield, which Scotland won. Referee Angus Gardner was well positioned to judge, as forward, an absolutely nonsensical pass by the French captain deep in his own in-goal area. However, Gardner did take at face value information from his TMO, Brett Cronan, that the French captain had not knocked the ball forward prior to the first French try. It was French referee Luc Ramos’s first Six Nations match and, believe me, the first one is never easy.

March 09, 2026 21:12 UTC

€269,000 Kealkill starter home — or summer residenceKealkill, West Cork €269,000 Size 73sq m(785sq ft) Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 2 BER B3Stone-faced and attractive, No 10 Chapel Hill Court in the West Cork village of Kealkill seems set to switch from being a holiday home to a starter home. Situated in the Ouvane Valley, the village of Kealkill is 5km from Ballylickey and 11km from Bantry. Located close to village amenities, Cloyne Meadows is 8km from Midleton and within a 10-minute drive from beaches at Ballybrannigan and Ballycroneen. Affordable and convenient Midleton apartmentMidleton, Co Cork €210,000 Size 65 sq m(700 sq ft) Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 2 BER C2House hunters in Midleton will find few properties as affordable as this apartment at 4 Corabbey Court. Its 71 sq metres of accommodation includes in a small sitting room, a kitchen/dining/living room and, upstairs, two bedrooms and a bathroom.

March 09, 2026 21:06 UTC

Joanna Cherry will release her memoir on April 26, less than a fortnight before Scotland goes to the polls. ‌She has vowed to give an "astonishing insider's view of the culture of the SNP" under Nicola Sturgeon. Mr Swinney was Ms Sturgeon's deputy first minister with Ms Cherry seemingly about to lay out his own involvement in the transgender debate. ‌She will also accuse the SNP of effectively ditching its independence fight under Ms Sturgeon. ‌Ms Cherry was elected as an MP in 2015 for Edinburgh South West and was returned at the elections of 2017 and 2019.

March 09, 2026 20:55 UTC

A female garda was punched in the face, bitten, and spat at by a male assailant when she and a colleague were called to a house in Finglas, west Dublin. The female garda is in the force a year and a half and her male colleague is just out of Garda Training College. In a statement Garda HQ said both gardaí were “physically and verbally abused” and had to be taken to hospital for treatment. “During the course of the incident two gardaí, a male and a female, were physically and verbally assaulted. “Her male colleague is only a few weeks out of Templemore.

March 09, 2026 20:49 UTC

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March 09, 2026 20:32 UTC





FA Cup quarter final draw in full as Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea discover opponentsPremier League sides Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Leeds and one of West Ham and Brentford will play in the quarter finals of the FA Cup along with Southampton and Port ValeView 2 Images The FA Cup has reached the quarter finals (Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)League One strugglers Port Vale have been drawn away against Chelsea in the quarter finals of the FA Cup. ‌Arsenal have been drawn away to Championship side Southampton, who beat Fulham in the fifth round. ‌FA Cup quarter final draw in full:Southampton v ArsenalChelsea v Port ValeManchester City v LiverpoolWest Ham or Brentford v Leeds UnitedJOIN US ON FACEBOOK! ‌View 2 Images Port Vale players celebrate after knocking Sunderland out of the FA Cup (Image: Carl Recine)HAVE YOUR SAY! Who will win the FA Cup this season?

March 09, 2026 20:18 UTC

Jeremy Loughman has been ruled out of Ireland’s Six Nations clash against Scotland at a sold-out Aviva Stadium on Saturday (Kick-off 2.10pm). There are no fresh injury concerns arising from the 27-17 win over Wales and with Loughman again sidelined, the likelihood is that Tom O’Toole will further his education as a loosehead option, while the Connacht prop Billy Bohan has joined the squad as well as Munster’s Brian Gleeson. The Ulster trio of Cormac Izuchukwu, Jude Postlethwaite and Bryn Ward have returned to Ulster ahead of their refixed URC clash away to Edinburgh on Friday night. The Ireland team will be named on Thursday afternoon.

March 09, 2026 20:09 UTC

Government issues thinly-veiled rebuke to President Catherine Connolly on Middle East warThe Government has issued a thinly-veiled rebuke to President Catherine Connolly on the Middle East war. It came after Ms Connolly deplored “deliberate assaults on international law,” which she said had underpinned world peace and security for eighty years. President Connolly said “we must name them (deliberate assaults) as such, without euphemism and without equivocation". "What we have witnessed in recent days in the Middle East, and beyond, are not political disputes. "They are deliberate assaults on international law, the international laws that have underpinned global peace for 80 years.

March 09, 2026 20:05 UTC

A mother spent the day outside a Cork special school after her son was refused entry on Monday morning when it reopened after being closed for over a week. Fiona O’Leary from Killeens said her son, who turned 11 on Sunday, was refused entry when she went to drop him off at Carrigaline Community Special School at around 9.45am. He returns as a meeting is being held online on Tuesday between concerned parents, special education minister Michael Moynihan, and staff of the Department of Education, about issues at the school. He confirmed that Carrigaline Community Special School will be open to all students on Tuesday. A statement from the Cork ETB said it does not comment on individual student matters.

March 09, 2026 20:00 UTC

Paris Fashion Week was transformed into a scene from Cheltenham Festival as some of the sport's most well-known faces gatecrashed the runway in jockey-style tracksuits. Teaming up with Paddy Power, 59-time Festival-winning jockey Ruby Walsh and 1999 Gold Cup winner Mick Fitzgerald strutted down the catwalk in the French capital alongside some of the nation's top models. Meanwhile, Fitzgerald wore the yellow and black checked silks of Joe and Marie Donnelly, colours worn by multiple Cheltenham winners. Harry Cobden, who is gunning for glory in Gloucestershire this week, partnered up with Paddy Power for the tracksuits and is glad to see racing silks get recognition for being fashionable. 'Paris Fashion Week is used to seeing some pretty outrageous outfits, but even they might not have been ready for racing silks to crash the runway this season,' a Paddy Power spokesperson said.

March 09, 2026 19:56 UTC

The Midwest is set for a significant expansion of healthcare services, with a new site to be acquired to relieve the pressure on University Hospital Limerick (UHL). Culture minister Patrick O’Donovan confirmed the “very welcome” news to the Irish Examiner, with an announcement expected from health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on Tuesday. It will see the HSE given the authority to acquire 43 acres of land at Raheen as part of the options given to the Department of Health by the healthcare watchdog last year. Last year, the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) made recommendations on urgent reform at UHL. The move was welcomed by Limerick Mayor John Moran, who called it a “really good day for the region”.

March 09, 2026 19:55 UTC

I wrote here Saturday about Limerick’s system, and it was the difference again for them against Cork in the Gaelic Grounds. Limerick had a more experienced team out than their opponents, and to be fair to Cork they put it up to them for 50-odd minutes, but Limerick’s faith in that system paid off. They play to it for the 70, 75 minutes, or however long the game lasts, and when they got the chance Saturday they put up 2-5 without reply and killed the game off. One of the benefits they’ll get from the win is more faith in that system - if that were needed. Already a subscriber?

March 09, 2026 19:50 UTC

EXCLUSIVE: King Charles' stern three-word order to Queen Camilla spotted by lip readerAn expert lip reader has claimed King Charles gave a stern three-word order to wife Queen Camilla before the pair got into the right positions during the Commonwealth Day serviceView 4 Images King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the Commonwealth Day Service (Image: Samir Hussein/WireImage)King Charles gave Queen Camilla a snappy three-word order during the annual Commonwealth Day service this afternoon. This is according to expert lip reader Jeremy Freeman who analysed footage from Westminster Abbey. ‌It showed Charles and Camilla greeting the Prince William and Kate Middleton who were also spotted having a conversation with Princess Anne. And at the start of the clip, which ended with Charle’s order to Camilla, William was seen having a personal conversation with Anne. The BBC said: “Our decision not to broadcast the Commonwealth Day ceremony in the same way we've done in previous years reflects the difficult choices we have to make in light of our funding challenges.

March 09, 2026 19:50 UTC

Allianz HL Division 1A: Galway 0-35 Kilkenny 0-17For Kilkenny, the only solace is that they can scarcely be this poor again. Their forwards rotated throughout, Cathal Mannion fired six points from play while Aaron Niland took free-taking responsibility and hit 0-13. Scorers for Kilkenny: C. Kenny 0-10 (2 frees); E. Cody, L. Moore 0-2 each; T. Phelan, J. Donnelly, J. Molloy 0-1 each. GALWAY: D. Fahy; J. Ryan, C. Trayers, K. Hanrahan; R. Glennon, P. Mannion, D. Morrissey; T. Killeen, C. Daniels; R. Burke, C. Mannion, D. Neary; T. Monaghan, C. Whelan, A. Niland. Subs: C. Cooney for Neary, J. Rabbitte for Monaghan (53); T.J. Brennan for Morrissey (59); E. Niland for Burke (62); O. Lohan for A. Niland (63).

March 09, 2026 19:49 UTC

Harry Styles’ One Night Only show launches on NetflixBy Casey Cooper-Fiske, Press Association Senior Entertainment ReporterFormer One Direction singer Harry Styles’ One Night Only show at Co-Op Live has been launched on Netflix as Harry Styles: One Night In Manchester. The show is available to stream on Netflix (Courtesy of Netflix)The global tour, beginning in May, will also see Styles perform in Amsterdam, New York, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Melbourne and Sydney. The Manchester show saw Styles tell fans: “I’ve kind of rediscovered what a privilege it is to be in people’s lives through music over the last couple of years. Wearing yellow trousers and a blue jumper over a floral shirt, Styles started and finished the show with single Aperture. The show’s release comes after Styles made a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live, sitting in the front row as actor and guest host Ryan Gosling delivered his opening monologue at the start of the US sketch show on Saturday.

March 09, 2026 19:41 UTC