Munster and Connacht have recalled their Ireland internationals for tomorrow’s crucial URC derby clash at Thomond Park. nterestingly, both teams have gone with 6/2 splits on the bench, as Graham Rowntree and Andy Friend clearly expect a big battle up front. Tadhg Beirne, who was named in World Rugby men’s 15s team of the year…
The Saturdays star Mollie King has welcomed her first child with her fiance cricketer Stuart Broad, saying the pair “have never been so in love”. he couple announced the news with a joint post on Instagram which showed King cradling the baby girl dressed in a white fluffy onesie and another of Broad kissing her…
It would be a hard one to square in a current context but when Seán McCague took over from Mickey Duffy, father of former GAA Director-General Páraic, as Monaghan’s Central Council delegate in 1986, he was still the county’s senior team manager in the middle of, arguably, their most successful periods ever. t set McCague,…
She Said (15A, 128mins) s I write, former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is standing trial in Los Angeles on 11 counts of sexual assault and rape, these in addition to the two felonies he was convicted of in 2020. And as the current trial opened, the judge warned jurors that, in the interests of a…
Harry Kane is expected to train as usual on the eve of England’s World Cup clash against the United States following an injury scare. areth Southgate’s side took a giant stride towards the knockout phase by winning their Group B opener 6-2 against Iran on Monday – the national team’s biggest ever win at the…
A British former Paralympian will become the world’s first disabled astronaut after being selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to join its training programme. ohn McFall, who saw off competition from more than 200 candidates, will take part in the space training corps as a “para-astronaut”, with the hope that he can become the…
A US Senate special committee will hold a hearing to examine the lack of competition in the ticketing industry, after thousands of Taylor Swift fans were left disappointed by online vendors. t comes after reports of significant service failures and delays on the Ticketmaster website that left fans unable to purchase tickets for the pop…
Ryan Reynolds says he is “so proud” of the Canadian national football team, following their first game of the 2022 Fifa World Cup. he actor, 46, praised the side for their “beautiful work” during the match against Belgium on Tuesday, saying they had “left it all on the field”. The game marked Canada’s first World…
How concerned are you about your messages to friends or family staying private? ould you move to a ‘secure’ and ‘private’ messaging app such as Signal? Or does the hassle of moving your friend groups and existing conversations outweigh the benefits you hear associated with it? It’s a question that resurfaces every time there’s a…
A retired teacher who sexually assaulted a teen boy at a popular family water attraction is out of prison after serving his time. onal McMahon (72) recently emerged from the Midlands Prison having completed the two and a half year sentence he got in December 2020. During his time on the sex offenders’ wing he…