Connacht face their first away trip of the season, as they travel to the Welsh capital to take on Cardiff at the Arms Park (kick-off 7.45, TG4 & Premier Sports) on Saturday evening.

A father will be imprisoned for life after he pleaded guilty today to murdering his eight-year-old daughter and attempting to murder her mother.

RTÉ director of audio Patricia Monahan has said “there are always difficult conversations to be had” following the announcement that presenter Ray D’arcy is leaving the broadcaster.

Former Ireland internationals Áine O’Gorman and Karen Duggan have announced their retirements from football today.

The coup de grâce for the Jack Charlton era came on a football field in England as a 2-0 defeat to the Netherlands in a one-leg play-off for Euro ’96 ended in defeat.

Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly said she is “absolutely shocked’ by comments from former minister Ivan Yates that suggested Fine Gael should “smear the bejaysus out of her”.

A father-of-four has been jailed after attacking his then-partner, kicking her over 15 times and stamped on her face so much that she pretended to be dead.

Leinster seek their first win of the season at the third attempt against South African opponents, Sharks, at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 5.30, Premier Sports 1) on Saturday.

Ulster face the Bulls in round three of the URC on Saturday at Affidea Stadium (KO 7.45, live, Premier Sports).

Heimir Hallgrimsson has admitted Ireland will have to produce a near “perfect” display if they are to get a positive result in Saturday night’s World Cup qualifier against Portugal.

Joe Brolly says he regrets a “childish, crude and inappropriate gesture” made on a podcast while talking about the presidential election campaign.

Kieran Cuddihy will not appear as a guest on tonight’s Late Late show as Newstalk is arguing that he remains under contract with them.