Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney died of a brain injury a week after being stopped in his first Celtic title defence against Welshman Nathan Howells, his promoter said on Saturday.
Rory McIlroy, the World's No 1 golfer, experienced an awkward moment when he went to watch Ulster take on Connacht in a rugby match on Friday.
A former cop and Chelsea fan has reportedly apologised for his role in the racist incident on the Paris Metro but has denied being a racist.
People with higher intelligence quotients are less likely to believe in God because they have questioning minds, a new study has revealed. Researchers, led by Professor Richard Lynn of Ulster University, have found a link between intelligence and atheism -- in fact, according to them, university academics are less likely to believe in God than almost anyone else.
Seismic shifts caused by the December 26 earthquake may lead to another devastating quake in the area soon, warn scientists.
The late Northern Irishman and Manchester United star will feature on a million bank notes being issued in Northern Ireland next month to mark the first anniversary of his death.
'Local legend has it the West Indians were plied with copious amounts of Ireland's favourite Guinness whisky the night before the match in 1969, though no one is willing to go on record about it!' says Gulu Ezekiel.
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