Gardai appeal for information on death of young man in Dublin

Gardai have issued an appeal to the public for any information concerning a young man whose body was found on Friday night in Dublin. The man, in his twenties, is yet to be identified. Gardai have not given any indication as to possible causes of death. The State Pathologist has yet to perform a postmortem. Gardai have begun an investigation into the man's death for the Coroner. The ...

McDowell defends slip about McIlroys leaving Nike deal agency

Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell has defended his slip about World No.2 Rory McIlroy leaving his management company, saying that although the move is not yet confirmed, it is already being much talked about in the golfing world. For weeks there have been whispers at big events in America that McIlroy is about to leave Horizon, the Dublin-based management agency that negotiated his 20 ...

Courts to take shorter holidays in effort to cut delays

Chief Justice Mrs Susan Denham has announced that the Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeal will sit in September this year in an effort to reduce a backlog of cases. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish ...

Best to lead Ireland on tour

Ireland's tour in 2009, leads a squad containing six uncapped players in scrum-half Kieran Marmion, centre Stuart Olding, scrum-half Paul Marshall, full-back Robbie Henshaw, prop Jamie Hagan, openside Tommy O'Donnell and hooker Mike Sherry."We have selected a squad who have the right mix of youth and experience and I'm really looking forward to working with them over the next ...

Best to skipper Ireland

Ulster hooker Rory Best will captain Ireland's 28-man squad for next month's tour to the United States and Canada. Best, who missed out on selection to the British and Irish Lions squad, leads a squad which includes six uncapped players in Connacht scrum-half Kieran Marmion, Ulster and Ireland U20 centre Stuart Olding, Connacht full-back Robbie Henshaw, Leinster tighthead prop Jamie ...