CELTIC had the chance to open up an eight-point lead in the league on Sunday when they hosted Rangers but more importantly it offered an opportunity to restore confidence in an ailing side before the international break.

SINGER Danny O'Donoghue has invited Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga to support The Script in Dublin after they departed Ed Sheeran's Loop tour.

A MAN has been arrested after Belfast's Big Fish sculpture was damaged in the early hours of this morning.

TWO men have died in separate collisions on Ireland's roads in the early hours of Sunday.

SINGER Ed Sheeran has described the situation in Gaza as 'catastrophic' as he took the stage for the first show of his Loop tour since rapper Macklemore was axed.

CELTIC manager Martin O'Neill has said Sunday's first league meeting of the season with Rangers is not make-or-break.