Teenage star v 500-1 qualifier - a French Open final of contrasts

Mirra Andreeva is a teenage star long predicted to win a Grand Slam title while Maja Chwalinska is a qualifier who came out of nowhere. On Saturday, they meet in the French Open final.

6th, June 2026, 05:49pm

Mr Irreplaceable and Ballon d'Or contender - is this Kane's time?

Harry Kane has been described as irreplaceable for England, but will the World Cup provide the stage for him to prove he is now the best?

6th, June 2026, 05:21pm

Leaving Cert: ‘It requires a lot of mental energy to sit a full exam paper’

Kat Ruane (18) has ADHD and dyspraxia, and finds it hard to manage the timings of exams

6th, June 2026, 05:01pm

Parents taking ‘fake sick days’ as creches close at short notice

Creches can’t recruit staff amid ‘perpetual circus’ in childcare sector, says Tigers Childcare chief executive

6th, June 2026, 05:00pm

Jeffrey Donaldson watches from the dock as two alleged victims address sex abuse trial

Two alleged victims in trial of former DUP leader and wife Eleanor Donaldson have between them spent five days in the witness box

6th, June 2026, 05:00pm

Parents taking ‘fake sick days’ as creches close at short notice due to staffing issues

Creches can’t recruit staff amid ‘perpetual circus’ in childcare sector, says Tigers Childcare chief executive

6th, June 2026, 05:00pm

Scrapped €50m Irish Rail IT project could lead to extra costs of up to €800,000 a month

Initial testing has ‘revealed problems’ with latest software delivered by contractor

6th, June 2026, 05:00pm

From brain to drain: How was €50m wasted on a planned IT system for Ireland’s rail network?

Oireachtas committees to begin investigations into cost overruns on project once called the ‘brain of the railway’ by a Government Minister

6th, June 2026, 05:00pm

Residents facing eviction from retirement village given 11th-hour extension

Speculation that move by landlord follows change to rental laws that guarantee minimum six-year tenancies

6th, June 2026, 05:00pm

Canada bans Texas cattle over flesh-eating screwworm outbreak in US

The ban came as a second infected calf was identified in Texas, and the US state declaring a state of disaster over the outbreak.

6th, June 2026, 04:22pm