Motorcycle road racing is set to return to the Republic of Ireland this year for the first time since 2022 after a new organisation secures insurance to run three races.

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

A red wind warning has been issued for the whole of the Republic of Ireland, with Met Éireann warning of a possible "danger to life". The alert comes into effect at varying times from 02:00 on Friday and will end at varying times. Met Éireann has warned that "severe, damaging and destructive winds" are expected, with gusts of up to 130km/h.

Republic of Ireland have appointed former Aston Villa manager Carla Ward as their new head coach following the nation's failure to qualify for Euro 2025. The appointment follows a turbulent period for Ireland, after failing to qualify for this summer's Euros.

Emergency crews are cleaning up after a storm bearing record-breaking winds left at least one person dead and more than a million without power across the island of Ireland and Scotland

Republic of Ireland midfielder Jamie McGrath has been ruled out for "two to three months" with shoulder damage.

Republic of Ireland defender Jake O'Brien has praised the immediate impact of new Everton manager David Moyes with the 23-year-old finally getting his chance to impress.

Road Racing is set to return to the Republic of Ireland with approval already granted as racing could take place in 2025, according to the Road Racing Alliance of Ireland.

West Ham are intensifying their efforts to land Graham Potter a new striker before Monday's transfer deadline and they remain in the mix to sign Brighton forward Evan Ferguson, who could leave the Amex on loan or potentially,

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has requested the Chinese AI start-up information on how it processes data from Irish users.

The biggest target elsewhere is Mathys Tel, who appeared to bid goodbye to Bayern Munich fans on teh pitch last night and is the subject of a bidding war involving Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and, potentially Arsenal. Spurs have also been linked with Yoane Wissa, Noah Okafor, Tyler Dibling and Angel Gomes.

The Derry born fighter drew the ire of McGregor when after losing narrowly to Usman Nurmagomedov in an epic World title bout last weekend, he was seen on camera telling Khabib Nurmagomedov - Usman's cousin and hated rival of McGregor - that he was 'not like the other guy (McGregor).'