Gardaí in Cork are investigating an incident in which a patient at the city's Mercy University Hospital was assaulted earlier today by a member of the public.

Bruce Raymond, one of the greatest British jockeys of his generation and more recently a renowned racing manager for some of the biggest owners in the sport, has died at the age of 82.

Emile Smith Rowe scored with his first touch to deny Manchester United a first win of the season in a 1-1 draw at Fulham.

Shane Lowry will be hoping for a captain's pick after slipping out of the automatic qualifying places for the Ryder Cup on a day when Alex Noren claimed the British Masters at the Belfry.

Ireland made the perfect start to their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign, with a 42-14 win against Japan getting the ball rolling. Scott Bemand's side scored six tries in total, dominating from the ...

Pre-race favourite Jonas Vingegaard won the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday, prevailing in a steep climb to the finish line with a final push to take the red jersey from Jasper Philipsen ...

Pale Waves frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie says that "bands are a dying breed" while insisting that it is "so hard" for groups to grow in the modern era.

Thousands of people have attended a carnival in south Belfast to mark the end of a nine-day festival celebrating global cultures.

Outgoing Cork hurling manager Pat Ryan has flatly denied all the rumours of a dressing-room bust-up during the All-Ireland hurling final, describing the fabricated stories as "disrespectful".

Victory in the 200m backstroke final saw Galway's John Shortt pick up a second gold medal at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Romania.

World champion Zhao Xintong missed a straightforward final pink as he closed in on a 147 during a 5-3 victory over Iulian Boiko at the Wuhan Open.

Callum Hudson-Odoi salvaged a point for Nottingham Forest with a second-half equaliser in their 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace in a contest rife with off-pitch tension.