POLL: How often do you speak Irish?

A new study released today shows that we have a largely positive attitude towards the Irish language.

However the ESRI and Amárach Research shows that this doesn't translate into widespread use of the language.

They say that about 41% of people in the Republic of Ireland claim they can speak Irish.

Newstalk Breakfast discussed the issue this morning and they wanted to know, how often do you speak Irish?

Fianna Fáil hits out at lotto price hike, warns of more increases

The price hike in the national lotto is being criticised by opposition parties.

From next month, the minimum cost of playing will go from €3 to €4 for two lines.

And it will also be harder to win, as the amount of numbers in the draw is going up from 45 to 47.

Remains of climbers missing since 1970 discovered on Matterhorn

Remains discovered on Switzerland’s Matterhorn glacier have been identified as two Japanese climbers who disappeared 45 years ago.

The bones were found at the foot of the glacier, at altitude of roughly 2,800m, last September and DNA tests have confirmed they are those of the men who went missing in August 1970.

'Woah, you could feel the tension ... like a doomsday thing'

On August 27th, 1979, the small village of Mullaghmore, Co Sligo was thrust into the headlines when an IRA bomb killed Lord Mountbatten.

On the same day, the Warrenpoint Massacre - an IRA ambush which killed 18 British soldiers in Co Down - also took place.

As fate would have it, Dundalk FC were set to face Belfast side Linfield two days later in the first leg of a European Cup preliminary round tie that would kickstart an adventure that would see the League of Ireland club come within an away goal of overturning Celtic and setting up a glamour tie with Real Madrid.

We've found out why Stoke have been able to attract Barcelona talent

As the new Premier League season dawns, we cannot ignore one of the not-so-quiet revolutions that is being undertaken by one of the top flight clubs.

Just a couple of years since Stoke City were still being tarred with the long ball stereotype, they have suddenly found themselves with four talents acquired from Barcelona, the club which is an antithesis of the old Tony Pulis approach.

Bojan, Ibrahim Afellay, Marc Muniesa and youngster Moha El Ouriachi have swapped the Nou Camp for life at the Britannia in the last two summers and that's piqued much curiosity.