South Africa

The former Munster and Ireland U20 scrum-half speaks about grief, resilience and finding his feet with Glasgow Warriors

Patrick Reilly, deputy head of mission at the British embassy in Ireland, on growing up in an Irish household in Manchester, trying to get into the Hacienda and more

‘You will never be forgotten and you should never be’, Michael D Higgins says at Little Museum of Dublin event

Inconsistency between Government reluctance to formally acknowledge Armenian genocide and clear stance on Gaza

All of the playwright’s work is grounded in public life - mainly dramatisations of political events featuring real-life characters

Six cases of the virus confirmed and two others probable, World Health Organisation says

First victim’s body remained on-board for 13 days; his wife died three days after repatriation

Dutch husband and wife and British person reported to have died, with three further people taken ill

World Health Organisation says investigation under way and at least one case of infection confirmed

The fastest Irishman on the planet has been winning medals for South Africa – but now he’s on track to represent Ireland at the next Olympics. He’s keen to share his story

Wild Geese: Annie Williams runs Kingfisher Creek Safari Lodge in Hoedspruit, South Africa

Wines for the Weekend: Both of these bottles come from Swartland, a region of heat and mix soils

Economic Freedom Fighters leader said judgment was based on racism and vowed to appeal

Double Olympic track champion insists the policy ‘undermines women’s rights’

New releases cover assisted dying, race in South Africa and Ireland reimagined as a surrealist dystopia

One price, home and away: from a 17th-century apartment in Siena to a restored farmhouse near Athenry

Gross inefficiencies, lack of investment and corruption seem to be a thing of the past, but it still has issues with grid weakness

Crushers GC captain overcomes Jon Rahm in heavyweight clash

From Sydney mornings to no immersion worries, here’s what emigrants miss and love about life abroad

Laptop found in home of Brandon Abrahams (33) had ‘thousands and thousands’ of spreadsheet pages with people’s personal debit-card details

Members of south Dublin community ‘shocked and saddened’ by development on Saturday

Hundreds of people attended protest in Dublin in support of Oyekanmi family last week

Intended deportees ‘compete for floor space’ with violent offenders despite committing no crimes

Supporters of South African Oyekanmi family say they have blended into school and community life

Detached five-bedroom home with studio and attic rooms on more than an acre

Clear-sighted book by Connal Parr confirms even the noblest political campaigns can get a little prickly

Ronan Keating’s son Jack was due to join cast in ITV spin-off dating show

Nearly half of sexual assault victims in the country are children

Shooting took place in township near Johannesburg, police say

Academic’s new book tells how the Dunnes Stores strike of 1984–87 led directly to a government ban on the importation of South African fruit and vegetables

South African lock will be out of action until April following 12-match ban

Girlfriend of drug dealer crossed paths with Eoin O’Connor and Anthony Keegan before they were shot dead and their bodies left on a Lough Sheelin island in 2014

Police say they are searching for three suspects

Mexico at home would be difficult opposition, while Son Heung-min is prolific in MLS

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla alleged to have lured 17 men to fight in Ukraine

Reality of accelerating inequality across the globe is striking

Referee Matthew Carley rolls with decisions made in the opening minutes, even if they don’t apply by the hour mark

The Taoiseach has travelled to Angola from South Africa where he attended the G20 summit at the weekend

Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s invitation to take part in the South Africa meeting was unusual and significant

One ventures Andy Farrell is privately more worried than he lets on, and so must be the scrum coach John Fogarty