Bye bye bacon? Soaring costs threaten Irish pork industry

‘You just can’t make it work, you’re just haemorrhaging money,’ says pig farmer

Deely and Flynn shine as DCU win first Ashbourne Cup

Memorable day for Couch sisters from Dublin as they emerging victorious from two finals

Thunder on the Mountain – Frank McNally on a busy weekend for Bob Dylan’s Irish disciples

An Irishman’s Diary

Great White Fail – Frank McNally on going where few book-lovers have gone before and reading all of Moby Dick

Demand for Irish art is high as market ‘due a price jump’

Art auctioneer says prices down 40-50% from peak but recovery is in sight

The ex-hunger striker making fashion items from a H-Block blanket

Laurence McKeown is using a blanket from the Maze to make a different kind of statement

Páirc Uí Chaoimh refit takes top honour at engineering awards

Excellence awards showcase contribution of engineering profession to society

Silent screen queen – An Irishman’s Diary about the forgotten career of May McAvoy

The show goes on – An Irishman’s Diary on a celebration of Fergus and Rosaleen Linehan

State of Play: Controlling dressing room key to management success

Getting best out of the worst is greatest attribute of a successful football manager

‘Irish boxing imploding? No, this was world boxing’

Coaches feared worst after O’Reilly scandal but standard of judging still left them shocked

Michael Conlan claims AIBA punished Ireland for Seamus Kelly ‘outing them’

‘IOC needs to look at boxing in the Olympics, and whether it should even be in Tokyo’

Helping Ireland’s old conservatories to shine in all their glory

The Great Palm House in the National Botanic Gardens and the restored conservatory in Woodstock Gardens form part of our ornate heritage

Andy McGeady: Warning - contains data, use carefully

Statistics provide great insight but can be dangerous in the wrong hands