European stocks began 2026 at fresh record highs as investors braced for a year set to test the AI-led rally, usher in a change of guard at the US Federal Reserve, more government spending and ...

A new season and a new chapter for Clare football under Paul Madden commenced in triumphant fashion in the McGrath Cup after holding off hosts Waterford in Cappoquin Logistics Fraher Field in ...

Dundalk have given fans a boost early in the New Year with the recruitment of Scottish forward Danny Mullen from Derry City.

Brennan Johnson has completed his £35million move from Tottenham to Crystal Palace. The Wales international, 24, has signed a four-and-a-half year deal at Selhurst Park. Johnson, who fell out of ...

The body of missing man Jeremiah Downing has been discovered on his farm just outside the Kerry village of Sneem.

There was a record number of people accessing emergency homeless accommodation at the end of November, with the latest figures published ahead of the weekend cold snap.

Fans of Irish crime author Sam Blake will always have early January circled in their diary, as they know her latest enthralling title will hit the bookshelves in the first week of the new year.

New Mayo captain Jack Coyne has praised the “energy and enthusiasm” that Andy Moran and his management team have brought to the county set-up.

Those born with an unwavering dedication to the cause of Celtic FC have been through every emotion possible in the drama-laden and pain-filled last few weeks.

From kitchen tables, coffee shops, courthouses, council chambers, sidelines and post offices, we in the Irish Independent have brought you the good, bad, the ugly, the funny and the downright bizarre ...

As 2025 comes to a close, there were plenty of stories making the headlines across the county of Sligo throughout the year.