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The 52-year-old New Zealander thinks Joe Schmidt's side are the team to beat.

Fears grow that further rainfall in the UK will worsen flooding.

Sinn Fein distance themselves from Donald Trump, with party newspaper calling his comments 'outrageous'.

Bomb disposal officers attend as hijacked vehicle abandoned with a suspicious object inside.

New law allows same-sex couples already in a civil partnership marry within five days.

Martin O'Neill's side win 2-0 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate to book their place in France.

A public health, human rights-based approach to people who use drugs would benefit us all.

Exclusive: The Ireland no. 8 says no one can afford to sit back and wonder what may have been.

Minister for national drugs strategy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin announces plans to make consumption legal.

Some experts believe that the Australian accent came with settlers from Britain and Ireland, whose dialects got mixed.

Company faced significant criticism over the garment, ahead of the upcoming UFC event in Dublin.

Cause of death was unknown as flight from Lisbon to Dublin was diverted to Cork Airport.

Juan Imhoff scores twice but the Pumas are left to thank the lenient Jerome Garces.

Can a weakened Ireland progress without their captain Paul O'Connell?

Republic of Ireland will be looking to avoid Sweden and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Mike McCarthy will come into replace the Irish skipper.

Joe Schmidt is hopeful two of Ireland's three injury victims are available for the quarter-final.

Joe Schmidt's side avoid New Zealand but could be without four key players for Pumas clash.

Pool D heavyweights meet in Cardiff to determine who will avoid a quarter-final date with New Zealand.

Ireland beat the world champions Germany at home for the first time in almost 60 years.

Ireland and France join New Zealand, Australia and Wales in last eight.

Ireland look to book their place in the quarter-finals against Italy at the Olympic Stadium.

Ireland's ultimate fate in the group will be decided in their final two games, against Italy and France.

Joe Schmidt's side run out 44-10 winners in front of World Cup record crowd at Wembley.

Anti-war campaigner says there must be a 'political solution' to the war in Syria.

Ireland look to continue their unbeaten start against Pool D whipping boys Romania.

Ireland's assistant coach Les Kiss said Romania were a tough team to beat.

Fears after laws tackling immunity for crimes during the Troubles shifted to Westminster

Ann Travers witnessed her father and sister assassinated by IRA gunmen.

IBTimes UK sport editor Nick Howson weighs up England's chances of winning the tournament.