Kopek Des Bordes rocketed to Supreme Novices’ Hurdle favouritism in extending his unbeaten run to three with an effortless victory in the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Japan’s space agency has successfully launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a more precise location positioning system of its own. The H3 rocket ...

Marcus Rashford is having a medical at Aston Villa as he prepares to leave Manchester United on loan with a view to a potential permanent exit, the PA news agency understands.

The Prime Minister hosted the German Chancellor at his country residence ahead of a visit to Belgium on Monday ...

The Prime Minister will meet European Council leaders on Monday as he continues efforts to ‘reset’ Britain’s relationship with the trade bloc.

A triple Grade One-winning novice hurdler last season, Ballyburn made a fine start to his career over fences at Punchestown in November but was no match for a rampant Sir Gino in ...

Tributes have been paid to two children who died following a hit-and-run crash in Essex. Officers received reports that a girl and a boy had been involved in a collision with a car on Ashlyns, Pitsea, ...

Trained by Emmet Mullins and ridden by his cousin Danny, the pair are grandchildren of the race’s namesakes, who counted Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup winner Dawn Run among the stable stars when ...

Jack Conan believes “unbelievably diligent” Ireland team-mate Dan Sheehan is part of a select group of elite sportsmen following his standout return from a serious knee injury.

Charlie Flanagan questioned whether all key information held in the Republic of Ireland would be made available to the UK inquiry into the bombing.

Kensington Palace will no longer routinely release details of the Princess of Wales’s outfits from her royal engagements, it has been reported. Kate has been frustrated by a perceived focus on her ...

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and is predicting six more weeks of wintry weather, his top-hatted handlers announced on Sunday from Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania.