The Queen of England and the Duke of Edinburgh have attended a church service on the eve of the monarch's Diamond Jubilee.

A former finance minister has won Finland’s presidential election and will become the country’s first conservative head of state in five decades.

Gardai in Dublin have located a missing teenager.

Michael Ryan's debut as Waterford senior hurling manager was a winning one in the Waterford Crystal Cup this afternoon, while Limerick and Clare must meet again after their drawn encounter last night.

Rugby: Wales boss Warren Gatland admitted his team “got out of jail” after they claimed a dramatic Six Nations victory over Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. The visitors triumphed 23-21, courtesy of Leigh Halfpenny’s 80th-minute penalty, which was awarded by English referee Wayne Barnes when Irish flanker Stephen Ferris tip-tackled Ian Evans.

Rugby:Paul O’Connell believes Ireland have only had themselves to blame after seeing their Six Nations Grand Slam and Triple Crown hopes shredded on the tournament’s opening weekend.

Kilkenny and Galway will contest the Bord na Mona Walsh Cup final after semi-final wins over Westmeath and Laois respectively this afternoon, while Offaly claimed Walsh Shield honours.

Armagh 0-10 Cork 1-07: Cork left the Morgan Athletic Grounds with a point from their meeting with Armagh, despite playing more than half of their opening Division One game of the season with 14 men.

Crisis talks in Greece for huge new debt deals will continue tomorrow, leaders of parties supporting the country’s coalition government have said .

Premier League review:Manchester United produced a stunning fightback to come from 3-0 down and snatch a point in a 3-3 draw with Chelsea in a Premier League thriller at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has strongly denied that Ireland’s acceptance of the fiscal compact agreed by EU leaders last week will condemn the State to further years of austerity.

Greece's prime minister scrambled to convince lenders and politicians to sign off on a €130 billion rescue package today, after his finance minister said just hours remain before the euro zone leaves the country to its fate.

Opposition parties are criticising the government for not planning adequately for the retirement of nearly 8-thousand public servants at the end of this month.

Britain's Barclays bank will reportedly attempt to defend itself against "banker bashing" by revealing it's cut pay and met targets for lending to businesses.

Ireland 21 Wales 23:This will smart horribly from an Irish perspective. Not alone did they lose but it was the manner of their performance that will disappoint almost as much. Ireland were bullied physically on their own patch, the defence a passive line of acquiescence rather than a snarling, aggressive unit, looking to put the Welsh under pressure.

Racing: Henry de Bromhead described Sizing Europe's demolition job of Big Zeb in the Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown as "savage".

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Two highly controversial penalties helped Manchester United produce a trademark comeback to avoid another defeat at Chelsea and move within two points of Manchester City at the top of the Barclays Premier League.

More than 15,000 people including Malian military personnel have fled into neighbouring countries since members of the nomadic Tuareg ethnic group launched a new rebellion against the Malian government last month, aid officials say.

Ireland captain Paul O'Connell was left to bemoan two mistakes which he felt were vital to the outcome of Wales' dramatic victory over Ireland in the RBS 6 Nations today..

Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said today.