FA Cup quarter final draw in full as Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea discover opponentsPremier League sides Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Leeds and one of West Ham and Brentford will play in the quarter finals of the FA Cup along with Southampton and Port ValeView 2 Images The FA Cup has reached the quarter finals (Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)League One strugglers Port Vale have been drawn away against Chelsea in the quarter finals of the FA Cup. ‌Arsenal have been drawn away to Championship side Southampton, who beat Fulham in the fifth round. ‌FA Cup quarter final draw in full:Southampton v ArsenalChelsea v Port ValeManchester City v LiverpoolWest Ham or Brentford v Leeds UnitedJOIN US ON FACEBOOK! ‌View 2 Images Port Vale players celebrate after knocking Sunderland out of the FA Cup (Image: Carl Recine)HAVE YOUR SAY! Who will win the FA Cup this season?

March 09, 2026 20:18 UTC

Jeremy Loughman has been ruled out of Ireland’s Six Nations clash against Scotland at a sold-out Aviva Stadium on Saturday (Kick-off 2.10pm). There are no fresh injury concerns arising from the 27-17 win over Wales and with Loughman again sidelined, the likelihood is that Tom O’Toole will further his education as a loosehead option, while the Connacht prop Billy Bohan has joined the squad as well as Munster’s Brian Gleeson. The Ulster trio of Cormac Izuchukwu, Jude Postlethwaite and Bryn Ward have returned to Ulster ahead of their refixed URC clash away to Edinburgh on Friday night. The Ireland team will be named on Thursday afternoon.

March 09, 2026 20:09 UTC

Government issues thinly-veiled rebuke to President Catherine Connolly on Middle East warThe Government has issued a thinly-veiled rebuke to President Catherine Connolly on the Middle East war. It came after Ms Connolly deplored “deliberate assaults on international law,” which she said had underpinned world peace and security for eighty years. President Connolly said “we must name them (deliberate assaults) as such, without euphemism and without equivocation". "What we have witnessed in recent days in the Middle East, and beyond, are not political disputes. "They are deliberate assaults on international law, the international laws that have underpinned global peace for 80 years.

March 09, 2026 20:05 UTC

A mother spent the day outside a Cork special school after her son was refused entry on Monday morning when it reopened after being closed for over a week. Fiona O’Leary from Killeens said her son, who turned 11 on Sunday, was refused entry when she went to drop him off at Carrigaline Community Special School at around 9.45am. He returns as a meeting is being held online on Tuesday between concerned parents, special education minister Michael Moynihan, and staff of the Department of Education, about issues at the school. He confirmed that Carrigaline Community Special School will be open to all students on Tuesday. A statement from the Cork ETB said it does not comment on individual student matters.

March 09, 2026 20:00 UTC

Paris Fashion Week was transformed into a scene from Cheltenham Festival as some of the sport's most well-known faces gatecrashed the runway in jockey-style tracksuits. Teaming up with Paddy Power, 59-time Festival-winning jockey Ruby Walsh and 1999 Gold Cup winner Mick Fitzgerald strutted down the catwalk in the French capital alongside some of the nation's top models. Meanwhile, Fitzgerald wore the yellow and black checked silks of Joe and Marie Donnelly, colours worn by multiple Cheltenham winners. Harry Cobden, who is gunning for glory in Gloucestershire this week, partnered up with Paddy Power for the tracksuits and is glad to see racing silks get recognition for being fashionable. 'Paris Fashion Week is used to seeing some pretty outrageous outfits, but even they might not have been ready for racing silks to crash the runway this season,' a Paddy Power spokesperson said.

March 09, 2026 19:56 UTC





The Midwest is set for a significant expansion of healthcare services, with a new site to be acquired to relieve the pressure on University Hospital Limerick (UHL). Culture minister Patrick O’Donovan confirmed the “very welcome” news to the Irish Examiner, with an announcement expected from health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on Tuesday. It will see the HSE given the authority to acquire 43 acres of land at Raheen as part of the options given to the Department of Health by the healthcare watchdog last year. Last year, the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) made recommendations on urgent reform at UHL. The move was welcomed by Limerick Mayor John Moran, who called it a “really good day for the region”.

March 09, 2026 19:55 UTC

I wrote here Saturday about Limerick’s system, and it was the difference again for them against Cork in the Gaelic Grounds. Limerick had a more experienced team out than their opponents, and to be fair to Cork they put it up to them for 50-odd minutes, but Limerick’s faith in that system paid off. They play to it for the 70, 75 minutes, or however long the game lasts, and when they got the chance Saturday they put up 2-5 without reply and killed the game off. One of the benefits they’ll get from the win is more faith in that system - if that were needed. Already a subscriber?

March 09, 2026 19:50 UTC

EXCLUSIVE: King Charles' stern three-word order to Queen Camilla spotted by lip readerAn expert lip reader has claimed King Charles gave a stern three-word order to wife Queen Camilla before the pair got into the right positions during the Commonwealth Day serviceView 4 Images King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the Commonwealth Day Service (Image: Samir Hussein/WireImage)King Charles gave Queen Camilla a snappy three-word order during the annual Commonwealth Day service this afternoon. This is according to expert lip reader Jeremy Freeman who analysed footage from Westminster Abbey. ‌It showed Charles and Camilla greeting the Prince William and Kate Middleton who were also spotted having a conversation with Princess Anne. And at the start of the clip, which ended with Charle’s order to Camilla, William was seen having a personal conversation with Anne. The BBC said: “Our decision not to broadcast the Commonwealth Day ceremony in the same way we've done in previous years reflects the difficult choices we have to make in light of our funding challenges.

March 09, 2026 19:50 UTC

Allianz HL Division 1A: Galway 0-35 Kilkenny 0-17For Kilkenny, the only solace is that they can scarcely be this poor again. Their forwards rotated throughout, Cathal Mannion fired six points from play while Aaron Niland took free-taking responsibility and hit 0-13. Scorers for Kilkenny: C. Kenny 0-10 (2 frees); E. Cody, L. Moore 0-2 each; T. Phelan, J. Donnelly, J. Molloy 0-1 each. GALWAY: D. Fahy; J. Ryan, C. Trayers, K. Hanrahan; R. Glennon, P. Mannion, D. Morrissey; T. Killeen, C. Daniels; R. Burke, C. Mannion, D. Neary; T. Monaghan, C. Whelan, A. Niland. Subs: C. Cooney for Neary, J. Rabbitte for Monaghan (53); T.J. Brennan for Morrissey (59); E. Niland for Burke (62); O. Lohan for A. Niland (63).

March 09, 2026 19:49 UTC

Harry Styles’ One Night Only show launches on NetflixBy Casey Cooper-Fiske, Press Association Senior Entertainment ReporterFormer One Direction singer Harry Styles’ One Night Only show at Co-Op Live has been launched on Netflix as Harry Styles: One Night In Manchester. The show is available to stream on Netflix (Courtesy of Netflix)The global tour, beginning in May, will also see Styles perform in Amsterdam, New York, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Melbourne and Sydney. The Manchester show saw Styles tell fans: “I’ve kind of rediscovered what a privilege it is to be in people’s lives through music over the last couple of years. Wearing yellow trousers and a blue jumper over a floral shirt, Styles started and finished the show with single Aperture. The show’s release comes after Styles made a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live, sitting in the front row as actor and guest host Ryan Gosling delivered his opening monologue at the start of the US sketch show on Saturday.

March 09, 2026 19:41 UTC

US President Donald Trump has told Fox News he is 'not happy' about Iran's decision to select Mojtaba Khamenei as its new Supreme Leader. French President Emmanuel Macron has meanwhile announced an ambitious plan to deploy two warships to the Strait of Hormuz amid increasing fears over surging oil and gas prices. Sources say the ships were hit during strikes on the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. Video and pictures circulating on social media show flames and huge plumes of smoke blowing from the ships. Follow the latest updates on the US-Israel war with Iran

March 09, 2026 19:40 UTC

RUSSELL MYERS: 'Royal Family only has one choice as Andrew scandal lingers in air'Dozens of protesters demonstrated outside Westminster Abbey as the Royal Family attended the annual Commonwealth Day service and the Mirror's royal editor Russell Myers believes there's only one thing the Firm can do amid the Andrew scandalView 3 Images The Royal Family at Commonwealth Day today (Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)The royal family is used to the heat by now - and it's nothing to do with the upturn in weather. As the King led senior royals on a show of unity today, the scandal surrounding former prince Andrew’s disgraceful conduct still lingers in the air. It is a potential turning point in the institution’s long history and one which shows no sign of abating. ‌View 3 Images Anti-monarchy protesters outside Westminster Abbey today (Image: Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)The Commonwealth Day event is a perfect example. The royals finally united behind exiling Andrew who is now very much on his own, left to face the consequences of his alleged actions.

March 09, 2026 19:31 UTC

Years of exposure to toxic chemicals while serving in the air corps have taken their toll. Getting discharged from the army and re-enlisting and joining the air corps would mean he would be paid less as an apprentice. Between 1951 and the time Mr Murphy served in the air corps, at least 10 studies linked deaths to TCE exposure. "Back then not only was there little or no protective equipment, but there were also military orders,” says Mr Murphy. As he would later find out, it was a common complaint among former air corps personnel who started experiencing health problems.

March 09, 2026 19:30 UTC

League One strugglers Port Vale will travel to Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. After their shock win over Sunderland on Sunday, Vale, eight points adrift at the bottom of the table, are the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, making it through to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1954.

March 09, 2026 19:23 UTC

Ben Spencer says England will persevere with their kicking game against France (Adam Davy/PA)World Cup winner Matt Dawson wrote in his BBC Sport column on Sunday that they are “never in a million years going to Paris and beating France by deploying the same kick-heavy strategy. “In terms of the kicking game there are loads of ways you can go about it, but if you look at the two defeats we had previous to Italy, both Ireland and Scotland kicked more than us. A couple of things in the last 20 minutes let us down, but it wasn’t our kicking game that cost us. Our attack needs to improve and it’s probably not just our attack that needs to improve either. A voice of support for the embattled Borthwick has come from his predecessor as England boss Eddie Jones.

March 09, 2026 19:19 UTC