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Snooker’s transgender inclusion policy to be reviewed after Supreme Court ruling

Snooker will review its transgender inclusion policy in light of a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling, the sport’s world governing body has said. The sport currently allows trans women to compete in its female category if they can demonstrate their ...

28 Apr 2025 at 13:19

Sport

‘Open-minded’ Andy Farrell says Lions Test places still up for grabs

Andy Farrell picked his strongest British and Irish Lions team to take on ACT Brumbies with a warning they have yet to guarantee their selection for the first Test against Australia. Maro Itoje returns as captain for the Canberra showdown to ...

07 Jul 2025 at 16:40

Sport

Lions select strong side for Brumbies clash as Test series comes into focus

Andy Farrell has named his strongest British and Irish team Lions team yet with Wednesday’s match against the ACT Brumbies in Canberra shaping up to be a dry run for the first Test against Australia. Maro Itoje leads the side as part of a ...

07 Jul 2025 at 08:18

Sport

Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson had to ‘crawl off train’ at London King’s Cross

One of Britain’s most famous Paralympians had to “crawl off a train” at London King’s Cross station because no-one was there to help her, she said. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson travelled on a train from Leeds to London King’s Cross on ...

27 Aug 2024 at 12:30

Sport

Deauville scorer Place Du Carrousel enters Arc reckoning

Andre Fabre could have a contender for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe having saddled Place Du Carrousel to land the Prix Gontaut-Biron Hong Kong Jockey Club at Deauville on Sunday. The four-year-old had been seen just once so far this ...

13 Aug 2023 at 17:18

Sport

We are working hard to make racing’s case on affordability checks, says Harrington

The British Horseracing Authority is working to substantiate warnings that the government’s proposed affordability checks will drive bettors to an unlicensed black market. The review to the Gambling Act has focused on problem ...

10 Oct 2023 at 17:54

Arts & Entertainment

RTÉ doc 'Murder of a GAA Chairman' sheds light on the unanswered questions of the family of Sean Brown

On May 12, 1997, in a small rural village in South Derry, Sean Brown, the esteemed chairman of Bellaghy Wolfe Tones GAA Club, fell victim to a brutal act of violence that shook the foundation of the community. At 11.25pm, ...

18 Apr 2024 at 09:55

Northern Ireland

PM and Taoiseach play down suggestion of strains in Anglo-Irish relationship

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar have played down suggestions of tensions between the two governments after they did not appear together in public to mark the return of powersharing to Northern ...

05 Feb 2024 at 16:20

National News

Heaton-Harris says UK-Irish relationship ‘strong enough’ to deal with legacy row

The relationship between the UK and Ireland is “strong enough to deal with” a dispute over new legacy laws, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has said. From Wednesday, responsibility for dealing with ...

29 Apr 2024 at 17:10

Northern Ireland

Heaton-Harris to brief US Congress members on Stormont return

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has travelled to Washington to update US Congress members on the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Mr Heaton-Harris will also use the trip to update ...

06 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Arts & Entertainment

POLL: Which act are you most looking forward to at Day 1 of Electric Picnic?

It's day 1 of Electric Picnic and almost 200 acts will take to the various stages in the grounds of Stradbally Hall throughout today (September 2). There's something for everyone at this year's event after ...

02 Sept 2022 at 11:18

Sport

Harrington keen to ensure unintrusive affordability checks

The British Horseracing Authority intends to ensure the affordability checks on lower-level gambling spend are as unobtrusive as proposed in the government’s Gambling Act Review White Paper. The paper ...

27 Apr 2023 at 17:00

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