Sally Casey (46), Irish renal specialist nurse working in Abu Dhabi

A network of 25 Irish engineering companies is delivering expertise in more than 50 countries

Pellegrini needs midfielder at his best if his side are to retain the Premier League title

The 32 hopefuls vying to be Rose of Tralee have stories of triumph and tragedy to tell

André Borschberg’s five-day voyage in solar-powered plane breaks non-stop record

Solar Impulse 2 left Nanjing China for Hawaii, but faced ‘a wall of clouds’

German takes lead at first corner and defends with ferocious determination

Bad weather forces solar plane attempting to fly around the world to come down in Nagoya

Louis Van Gaal’s side rally from a goal down to take local bragging rights and pull clear in third

‘It’s a privilege to fly in an aeroplane like that,’ says pilot Bertrand Piccard

Employment Appeals Tribunal awards €240,000 to three women treated like ‘slaves’

New GAA president takes office looking for consensus on fixtures and says there is no place for elites in the association

In the space of a few days you can experience sea, mountains and desert in luxurious comfort in the sunny Sultanate of Oman

Results top Wall Street expectations due to tax benefits and favourable ruling

Offering everything from bedrooms to spa therapies and even limo transport to your plane, here are 10 airport lounges doing their bit to put the glamour back into air travel

Shots from machine gun hit a flydubai aircraft at 600m as it was landing on Monday

Results, meetings, indicators etc

Current leg to Sanya likely to prove one of the trickiest

Fionn Davenport selects this year’s must-visit holiday spots

Employment report says man had ‘regular violent outbursts’ directed towards workers

Khalid Nasser Rashid Lootah, who kept domestic servants ‘as slaves’, ordered to pay €240,000 by Employment Appeals Tribunal

Season ends on high with fifth-place finish at World Tour Championship in Dubai and likely invite in to US Masters

Association president promised reform on taking office six months ago

Agency told her client does not employ ‘your kind’ due to their ‘alcoholism nature’

Briton confident he can see off Nico Rosberg’s challenge in US Grand Prix

Aer Lingus denies belonging to any group of “ailing” airlines name-checked by O’Leary

At 64, tycoon plans long awaited space flight and hopes his kids may one day take over

English driver heads F1 championship but all hard work could be undone in Dubai

Second Formula 1 team in four days to go into administration

Vice president speaks to Abu Dhabi crown prince after also apologising to Turkish president

The golfers who will defend the trophy for Paul McGinley’s team when they take on the USA at Gleneagles

Native of Boston who moved to Mayo, Maria Walsh ‘absolutely shocked’ by the result

Darwin Rose reveals mother previously kicked out of competition as she had a child

A tie-up with cash-rich Etihad is seen as a last chance to turn around Italy’s flagship carrier

‘We’re going to give you a chance to win a trip... A trip to be in a movie’, director JJ Abrams tells fans

Abu Dhabi-based airline, which owns 5% of Aer Lingus, has repeatedly denied existence of loan

Manuel Pellegrini has promised the club will be ambitious in strengthening squad

Dimitry Seluk claimed club and squad members disrespected midfielder with cake

Eight of nine clubs involved in penalty process close to deal with watchdog