Kyle McClean paid hotshot striker Kieran Offord the ultimate compliment by comparing him to Northern Ireland international Shayne Lavery.

Second-half tries from replacement Faith Oviawe and Roisin Maher steered a young Connacht team to a gutsy 12-7 win over Ulster at Dexcom Stadium in Galway.

Bertie Peacock pulled it off, Kenny Shiels, Marty Quinn and Oran Kearney went close and now it falls to Ruaidhri Higgins to win the league for only the second time in Coleraine’s history.

The normally positive-sounding Belfast journalist John Irvine struggles to maintain any semblance of optimism when it comes to Gaza.

An ex-Ireland rugby star convicted of failing to prevent a gang rape was welcomed with open arms at a Tyrone rugby event recently.

If ever there was a deserved winner of the Overcoming Adversity award at the Spirit of Northern Ireland Awards, it is Michael Patrick.

Nicola Sturgeon noticed a “simmering tension” between Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness the first time she met them together at a British-Irish Council summit.

This shocking photo shows how close former UVF boss Darren Moore came to being killed in a crossbow attack. The under-threat loyalist who is desperately seeking the protection of former UVF pal Ronnie ...

Sean McComb’s journey to getting another world title shot has been escalated greatly by the announcement that he will be fighting for the super-lightweight European title on September 27.

Chris Farrell should be persona non grata at sporting events in Northern Ireland. Capped 15 times, the former Ireland international may be regarded by some as rugby royalty, but he’s a lowlife in the ...

The woman who avoided jail after leaving her XL bully to starve has admitted stealing hundreds of pounds worth of beauty products and clothes in a shoplifting spree.

Liverpool’s Conor Bradley is set to be named in Northern Ireland’s squad for September's vital World Cup qualifiers away to Luxembourg and Germany despite missing his club’s opening Premier League ...