3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (189+ words) Skateboard enthusiasts demonstrate their skills ahead of a major competition in Dublin. Kevin O'Connell introduces some young Dublin skateboarders in RT" to show 'Scrath Saturday' viewers what they get up to in their spare time. Peter Rowan from the Dublin…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (205+ words) The Irish women's 4x400m relay team of Rachel Mc Cann, Sophie Becker, Arlene Crossan and Sharlene Mawdsley have secured a place at next year's World Championships after winning the repechage race at the World Athletics Relays in Botswana. The quartet clocked…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (153+ words) Sean Aigboboh set a new Irish record in the 200m at the Cameron Burrell Invitational in Houston on Thursday, lowering the previous best time set by Paul Hession in 2007. Aigboboh, who runs for the University of Houston in a programme headed…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (355+ words) Pop star Britney Spears has been charged with drink and drug driving. The 44-year-old singer was charged with driving under the combined influence of alcohol and drugs, the district attorney's office in Ventura County, California said. The charge comes just…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (438+ words) Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial has opened in New York, with prosecutors once again portraying the former Hollywood producer as a powerful figure who used his influence to sexually assault women. Opening statements began on Tuesday in the latest trial centred…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (387+ words) Glasgow metal band Gout have released their new their new EP, Actual Bastard. We asked the band's bass player Callum the BIG questions. .. Gout is the new project from members of Glasgow bands Lucia & the Best Boys and The Ninth…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (881+ words) The man accused of opening fire at a Washington dinner attended by Donald Trump has been charged with attempting to assassinate the US president. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, could face a potential life sentence if convicted. Mr Allen…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (789+ words) German sportswear maker Adidas' shares rose today after Kenya's Sabastian Sawe became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours in an official race, accomplishing his feat "wearing the brand's Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 trainers. Sawe shattered…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1114+ words) A remembrance event took place in Letterkenny, Co Donegal, marking the 40th anniversary of a house fire that claimed the lives of five people: four children, all brothers and sisters, aged under 14, and their babysitter. On the morning of 26 April 1986, a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (454+ words) Cynthia Erivo, House of Guinness star James Norton and Jack O'Connell will bring a touch of Hollywood to the TCS London Marathon, as just three of many famous faces taking part. A host of sports personalities are also expected to…...