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.

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.

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

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.

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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.

A man has been found dead at a flat in Co. Armagh.

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Galway laid down a marker for the 2012 season with an impressive Allianz Football League victory over hosts Derry at Celtic Park.

Louth 0-12 Westmeath 1-6
Louth held Westmeath to just three second-half points as they crowned Paddy Keenan’s 100th appearance for the county with a comeback win.

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Leigh Halfpenny kicked a final-minute penalty to snatch a dramatic late victory for Wales over Ireland in their RBS 6 Nations opener at the Aviva Stadium.

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Armagh and Cork shared the points at the Athletic Grounds, where the Rebels saw a six points lead whittled away after they were reduced to 14 men with the dismissal of Paul Kerrigan.

Another Fine Gael TD has said he would like the Irish embassy in Vatican to re-open.

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Ireland claimed a 10-5 lead at half-time of their RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales, despite struggling for much of the opening 40 minutes.

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Papiss Demba Cisse announced his arrival in English football with a stunning debut goal as Newcastle edged past Aston Villa.