Patsy McGonagle steps down as Irish Athletics manager

The Donegal man held the position for 25 years which included four Olympic Games

Clay from grave of US labour activist to be presented at Cork’s Spirit of Mother Jones Festival

Earth from the grave of Cork-born US labour activist Mother Jones will be presented at a ceremony in Leeside during the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival

Rare cases in recent years of bodies dismembered in Ireland

Few of those who mutilated bodies of their victims in Ireland were hardened criminals

Olympic Council of Ireland announce new Athlete Commission

Role of commission is to advise OCI and ensure voice of Irish athletes is heard

Search to resume as fourth body part found in Co Wicklow

Human remains found at three separate locations belong to a white man in his mid to late 20s

Leg bone found in search for body of rapist James Nolan

Searches continuing in Co Monaghan in effort to locate more of Nolan’s remains

Remains found in search for rapist whose arm washed up on beach

Discovery made in Tolka Valley Park by gardaí looking for body of James Nolan

Search in Dublin park for remains of rapist whose arm found on beach

Dig will take up to three weeks for James Nolan whose limb was discovered on Dollymount in 2011

DCU students from rural Ireland on what it would take to return home

‘I can’t see myself moving home...there’s not much left there’

New search for body of rapist whose arm found on Dollymount

Dig in north Dublin expected for James Nolan (46), last seen in Finglas in 2010

What’s hot and what’s not in Ireland’s universitites

Scenic campuses with great facilities abound – but costly housing choices and a lack of parking are among greatest gripes

Ciara Everard’s race against time ends in Rio tears and pride

‘It’s a very sensitive topic’ - Irish 800m runner’s view on Caster Semenya debate

Rob Heffernan walks into history as Irish Olympic squad confirmed

Corkman becomes first Irish athlete to be selected for five consecutive Games

Visually-impaired Lithuanian-born Irish student is on the road to Rio

DCU student Greta Streimikyte hopes to make Irish Paralympic team for Rio

Future Proof: James Nolan, Nolan’s butchers of Kilcullen

Award-winning butcher shop is successfully moving with the times

Founder of charity race to compete at Punchestown

Amateur jockey James Nolan will once again ride to raise funds for kidney research

Severed arm shows rapist was butchered after death, coroner’s court told

James Nolan’s right arm ‘cleanly’ severed with knife, says State pathologist

Nolan’s butcher shop nominated in the UK’s ‘Rural Oscars’

Champion of Champions award will be announced in the House of Lords on Wednesday

Ballyhale Shamrocks claim Kilkenny crown in fine style

Reid’s team overcome slow start to hold comfortable six-point lead for most of match

Welcoming eyes of friendship shine through the pomp

Two nations let out a most hearfelt and longed for sigh of relief

The stable door: Butchers and scientists were the winners

Customers come back to their local butcher – and demand jumps for services offered by Dublin DNA-testing lab Identigen

The year of the horse

Tesco’s Everyday Value burger is back on the shelves, Irish beef exports have risen, and nobody has been prosecuted. But regulators insist the ‘horse meat’ scandal of January 2013 has taught the meat industry a very expensive lesson

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