'I miss an Ireland that does not exist'

LIKE SO MANY young people leaving Ireland today, my emigration story started with a year backpacking around Australia in 2001. I went on my own and had a great time, travelling around the country by motorbike and working on sheep stations along the way.

Bruins Mailbag: Tuukka Rask Earning Equal Playing Time With Tim Thomas

The Bruins haven’t been quite as dominant in the New Year, with their current four-game road trip down South proving particularly troublesome. The Bruins are learning the hard way that they can’t get away with lackadaisical efforts, even against cellar-dwellers like Carolina and Tampa Bay. But the good news is Boston is still atop the Northeast Division and within striking distance of the top ...

Olympic sport this week

Jess Ennis set to defend pentathlon title in UK trials, plus cycling's Tour of Qatar and archery's World Indoor Championships

Vessey leans into tape to claim 800M in Boston

BOSTON (AP) -- Maggie Vessey leaned into the tape to win the women's 800 meters by four one-thousandths of a second. Mo Farah went all the way to the ground in the men's mile.

Vessey leans into tape to win 800 meters in Boston

BOSTON (AP) -- Maggie Vessey leaned into the tape to win the women's 800 meters by four one-thousandths of a second. Mo Farah went all the way to the ground in the men's mile.