Coolmore Stud and the bloodstock industry generally suffered a huge blow after the sudden death of top stallion Wootton Bassett was confirmed on Tuesday. The 17-year-old horse with claims to be the world’s most influential current sire had proved to be an unlikely success story whose graduation from obscurity to leading Coolmore’s stallion bill was unparalleled in recent times.

The former US president is visiting Ireland this week for an interview in the 3Arena with Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole.

Bird was one of the most prominent umpires of his era, and was made president of his home county Yorkshire in 2014.

While the majority of European countries now recognise a Palestinian state, two of the continent's largest economies, Germany and Italy, have signalled they are unlikely to make such a move soon

Danish authorities are investigating a drone incident at Copenhagen airport that halted flights overnight as a potential hybrid attack by a state actor, with Russia among the suspects. The presence of several large drones shuttered Scandinavia’s busiest hub for four hours on Monday evening,

FORMER IRISH PRESIDENT Mary Robinson has said US President Donald Trump “is the only one who can put real pressure” on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Speaking to reporters in New York, where she is taking part in a number of events at United Nations High Level Week,

US president Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly today, criticising the organisation and the EU in his speech.

Southern Chinese cities scaled back many aspects of daily life on Tuesday with school and business closures and flight cancellations as the region