As acclaimed Irish movie Michael Inside is released, we look at prison movies from Birdman of Alcatraz to The Shawshank Redemption

Irish start-ups providing solutions that keep professionals match fit and focused on their game

Statsports agrees new partnership that will see millions of players using its tech

Johnny Harris writes and stars as an alcoholic fighter going back in the ring, with great support from Ray Winstone, Michael Smiley and Ian McShane

FTSE falls as much as 1.3% while Iseq dips 0.3% as investors react to news

Black Friday spending thought to be factor as fall of 1.9 per cent far exceeds predictions

Ronan has a favour to ask Ross – and a cover-up he needs some help with

The old man is thinking about building a wall – and that new wig looks awfully familiar

Peugeot joins Dell in raising prices on back of sterling’s post-referendum weakness

I race up the stairs, pull down the Stira and clamber into the attic. I flick the light and that’s when I see it...

‘South Side Story’ is my daughter’s modern, south Dublin take on the original, exploring the gang rivalry between the children from Educate As One and Gaelscoil Naomh Eithne

Let me see if there’s a delicate way to say this – there’s a lot more Sorcha than there is dress

Former Westlife singer fails to qualify for final of song contest with ‘Sunlight’

“You’re too much of an idealist, Sorcha. You look at the world and you think, ‘How can I make it better?’ whereas real leaders look at the world and think, ‘How can I make it pay?’”

Our eight-year-old Chinese exchange student Pang has taught me a lot: I’ll miss her

I turn around and there’s some fat dude wearing a T-shirt with my son’s face on it. He’s there, “You must be veddy prouth.”And I go, “I’m not actually. I’d nearly rather he was in prison. At least there’s rules when people fight in there.”

On balance, I’d say it’s a pretty bad day for the human race when I’m the least sexist person at the table

‘Dude, I can’t believe that what’s about to happen here is actually legal. It’s basically a bor fight, al fresco’

‘We have managed to grow the company without taking on any debt’

Stock markets also rise on better-than-expected US employment data

Northern Ireland tourist board chief also warns funding cuts will smother growth in sector

Paul Bealin’s charges booking their place in the next round of the All-Ireland SFC qualfiers

Irish online booking platform has acquired Berlin-based entity Homestaybooking.com

Breffni men can repeat last year’s victory over Armagh

The actor has played many geezers, thugs and hard men, but the list belies a complex approach to masculinity

Taking the next step with previously successful underage teams far from an exact science

While crafting his epic Olympic opening ceremony, director Danny Boyle also had a film on the boil. He might be the hardest working man in cinema, but he’s also the nicest