Ireland’s President has spent the night in hospital for examination of an infection. Michael D Higgins travelled to St James’s Hospital on Sunday for the examination. A statement from his office said: “The President, who is in good spirits, remained in hospital overnight to receive antibiotics.”

Voters in Ireland are going to the polls to elect one of two women as their new president. Catherine Connolly, a left-wing independent lawmaker who has the backing of Sinn Féin and is known for her strong stance against Israel,

Nine years on from a seismic day in Irish rugby, Ireland and New Zealand return to Soldier Field in Chicago for the latest instalment of what has become a major rivalry.