Player ratings: here’s how the Irish team got on against Samoa

How do you think Joe Schmidt’s men performed in Dublin?

RTÉ Radio chief: 'We've looked under every stone to try and make savings'

Jim Jennings tells TheJournal.ie about how he replaced Pat Kenny and what needs to be done to get more female voices on the radio.

Brazilian paper throws objectivity out the window, awards all players 10/10

Word has it they are considering changing markings to ‘Out of 11′ with the World Cup in mind.

Player ratings: How Trap's Ireland squad got on for their clubs this season

We assess the fortunes of both the key members and the individuals on the periphery of the Irish team.

Out of 10: How we rated Ireland’s players against Italy

Few Irish players put their hands up and took the fight [legally] to the victorious Italians.

Ratings: Here's how the Irish players fared against victorious England

It was tough going on a soggy afternoon in Dublin.

Ratings: How the Irish players performed versus Poland

2013 has started on a very positive note for Giovanni Trapattoni and the Ireland team.

Ratings: How the Irish players performed versus Wales

Ireland survived a second-half fightback from Wales to open their Six Nations campaign with a win.

Mrs Brown's Boys' gets a huge increase in UK viewers for Christmas

In 2011, 6.61 million people watched the show’s Christmas Special – a figure that has jumped by around a third.

#IreFIJ: How Ireland’s new-look team rated this evening

There are plenty of reasons to be cheerful after the 53-0 win over Fiji in Limerick.

Player Ratings: Leinster v Exeter Chiefs

The Premiership side put up a real fight in the first half before the Blues’ European pedigree shone through.

Here's how Connacht rated against Zebre in the Heineken Cup today

Eric Elwood’s men overcame a determined Italian side today to win their opening Heineken Cup match.

Player ratings: Ireland v Oman, international friendly

We rate how the Boys in Green fared in Craven Cottage this evening.

Star men: here's our Premier League team of the week

A handful of Premier League new boys wasted no time in making their presence felt. Here’s our top XI from the weekend – did we get it right?

The 5 at 5: Thursday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

Summer Tour Diary: Kiwi press believe Irish 'mob' are ripe for crushing

New Zealanders expect some bite and struggle from their prey while Euro 2012 woes do little to lift team morale.

Player ratings: We mark the boys in green out of 10

The sun shone on the supporters at the Aviva and Ireland acquitted themselves well in their Euro 2012 send-off.

Ratings: We mark the Leinster and Ulster players out of 10

The pace was frantic and there were some superb individual performances but who did we rate as the game’s top dogs?

Player ratings: We mark the Ulster players out of 10

After a barnstorming start from both sides, it became a grind but Ulster upped the ante to secure a famous win.

Dutch caretaker PM urges 'responsibility' over economic problems

Despite the fall of the country’s government over budget disagreements yesterday, the Netherlands raised €2 billion at a bond auction today.

Rated: We mark the Clermont and Saracens players out of 10

Leinster will have their work cut out for them when they tackle the French giants in Bordeaux

Ratings: We mark Ulster and Munster players out of 10

The men from the North were stupendous as they hit the front and ground out a famous win

Six Nations: How Ireland rated against England

It really wasn’t pretty, was it?

Beckham appearance not enough to catch Mrs. Brown's Boys

Almost 4 million people tuned into the Jonathan Ross Show but that was still well behind the figures racked up during Brendan O’Carroll’s BBC comedy.

Fitch downgrades five eurozone countries - but retains Ireland's rating

Italy, Spain, Belgium, Cyprus and Slovenia have all been downgraded by the American ratings agency.

Irish semi-states moved from Standard and Poor's 'watch' list

Bord Gais, the DAA and the ESB are currently rated ‘negative’ by S&P.

Mrs Brown's Boys was most-watched tv show in Ireland over Christmas

880,000 viewers tuned in to the Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special on Christmas Day, ahead of Eastenders, Fair City, and Anne Doyle’s last ever appearance reading the news.

Player ratings: how the Boys in Green fared...

Ireland march on thanks to a workmanlike draw with Estonia tonight. Here’s how they played.

Poll: Should the Late Late Show be scrapped?

RTE says it is happy with the ratings for the first show of the new season – but do you think it’s time for a change on Friday nights?

Lucky you: France will keep its AAA rating, says S&P

Concerns had been raised over exposure to Greek debt and zero economic growth.

S&P upbeat about Ireland's return to bond markets

The ratings agency says its maintaining its debt ratings for Ireland and describes the country’s economic outlook as ‘stable’.

Greece's credit rating now the lowest in the world

Standard & Poor’s drops Greece another three notches and says any restructure will be considered a sovereign default.

Moody's warns of Irish downgrade risk due to eurozone troubles

Credit ratings agency says that commitments to avoid Ireland defaulting could change with developments in other debt-laden eurozone countries.

US government bonds put on 'negative' watchlist by S&P

The very benchmark of government financial reliability – the US Treasury bond – is given a talking-to by Standard & Poor’s.

US debt downgraded to 'negative'

Credit ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has downgraded its outlook for the US to negative on fears country may not be able to address long-term debt issues.

Portugal facing choppy waters after Moody's debt downgrade

The ratings agency cuts the rating it gives to Portuguese government debt, down two notches from A1 and A3.

Moody's downgrades Greece again but says Irish ratings cut is not imminent

The ratings agency is closely monitoring Ireland’s attempt to negotiate better terms on the EU/IMF deal – but has said it did not have imminent plans to downgrade Ireland.

Moody's downgrades Spain's credit rating

And the price of the country’s 10-year bonds fall. Yes, fall.

Agency cuts Portugal's credit rating