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• Corbett decision stuns Tipperary

  9:10pm yesterday

  GAA:  Tipperary hurling was in shock tonight with the news that Lar Corbett is to walk away from the inter-county scene. The 30-year-old informed manager Declan Ryan in person and is believed to have circulated a text message to his... more

• Galway Airport staff stage sit-in

  8:40pm yesterday

  Staff at Galway Airport are staging a sit-in protest until they receive assurances they will be paid their statutory redundancy entitlements.Most of the airport’s 61-strong workforce were let go before Christmas following Aer... more

• Suarez back in the thick of things

  8:10pm yesterday

  Liverpool 0 Tottenham 0: Luis Suarez’s long-awaited return from suspension could not inspire Liverpool to victory over Tottenham at Anfield. The Uruguay international, having served an eight-match suspension for racially abusing... more

• Victims weep as Breivik makes speech

  7:55pm yesterday

  Survivors and relatives of those killed in a Norwegian mass-murder rampage wept and ridiculed the smiling attacker in court today as he defended his acts by issuing a tirade against immigration.Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people,... more

• FAI yet to confirm Hungary date

  7:15pm yesterday

  Soccer: The FAI expects to be able to confirm the Republic of Ireland’s friendly against Hungary next summer in the coming days. Giovanni Trapattoni’s side are due to play in Budapest on June 4th, the Italian’s last opportunity... more

• Reduced septic tank inspection fee

  6:55pm yesterday

  Rural householders are to be offered a reduced septic tank inspection fee of €5 if they register within the first three months of the new scheme.In an apparent move to quell disquiet over proposed charges, Minister for Environment Phil... more

• Protest at Facebook breastfeeding ban

  6:35pm yesterday

  An unusual sight unfolded on Hanover Quay today: a group of parents gathered outside Facebook's European headquarters, a gaggle of toddlers dutifully holding onto mothers' coats with one hand and grasping protest signs with the... more

• Presenter derides modern housing

  6:20pm yesterday

  Television presenter and conservationist Kevin McCloud said much of the housing built in the last decade has been “extremely poor”.Mr McCloud, the presenter of the long-running Channel Four programme Grand Designs, described the... more

• Ireland drop further down the rankings

  5:30pm yesterday

  Rugby: Ireland have slipped a further to places to eighth in the latest IRB world rankings following yesterday’s 23-21 home defeat at the hands of Wales. With the seedings for the next World Cup to be determined by the rankings after... more

• Chelsea deny Abramovich held crisis talks

  5:15pm yesterday

  Soccer: Chelsea have denied claims owner Roman Abramovich held 'showdown' talks with manager Andre Villas-Boas before the club's breathtaking 3-3 draw with Manchester United.The Blues confirmed Abramovich spoke to Villas-Boas during a rare visit... more