We’re heading for a situation where there is more plastic in the sea than fish. It has even entered the food chain, writes Carolyn Moore.

Scarlets moved clear in the Guinness PRO12 play-off race with a big 26-14 win over fellow play-off chasers Glasgow Warriors at a chilly Scotstoun Stadium tonight.

Zebre 14 Glasgow 43. Guinness Pro 12.

When one reads the incisive analysis of the 1985 Dunne’s Stores strike (Irish Examiner, January 1), it reveals the full extent of former Taoiseach, John Bruton’s fluid and self-serving analysis of global politics.

A Likely Story showed more than enough in defeat on his debut to suggest his turn would not be long in coming, and he can earn those stripes with victory in the navanracecourse.ie maiden, over a trip just shy of six furlongs.

Course specialist Togoville, ridden by apprentice Sean Corby, proved his liking for Dundalk’s polytrack when landing the five-furlong irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap at the County Louth venue yesterday.

The valuable Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery tops the bill on today’s card at Navan, and Birdcage can make the most of the drop back to five furlongs to land the spoils for trainer Ger Lyons.

Ulster signalled its serious intent for tonight’s Guinness Pro12 semi-final at Glasgow Warriors by naming its strongest possible side.

Glasgow 32 Ulster 10

Murderer and predator Graham Dwyer was taken to the basement of Mountjoy Prison yesterday afternoon.

Champions Cup round up: Guy Noves’ Toulouse handed Leinster a home Champions Cup quarter-final after blowing the chance to top Pool 4 by squandering a 20-9 lead yesterday.

Glasgow Warriors 39 Connacht 21

Somewhere on the road to everlasting fame, the Tiger Woods saga morphed into a soap opera.

MATTHEW FOX is the archetype of the all-American leading man.

Leinster 17 Glasgow 15

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RABODIRECT PRO12: Scarlets 29 Glasgow 6

Corkman Adrian McCarthy wrote about the brutality of being a prisoner in Japan in WW2, says Carl Dixon

GANGLAND style is about Seoul’s criminal underworld,” one friend informed me with grave authority.

No files in relation to the arrest and conviction of double killer Malcolm MacArthur have been cleared for release in the tranche of 30-year-old documents.

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Glasgow 6 Castres 9

The former governor of Mountjoy Prison has said the release of Malcolm MacArthur is “a positive step” and said it may have happened sooner were it not for political pressure.

Malcolm MacArthur has been released from prison after serving more than 30 years for murder.

All thoughts are with the Gargan and Dunne families as the moment they had long feared has come to pass.

The country’s most infamous prisoner, Malcolm MacArthur, is a free man after serving 30 years for the violent murder of a nurse in Phoenix Park.

It’s 30 years since the “grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented” events that led to the resignation of the attorney general, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

A jogger who suffered a cardiac arrest was saved after Hollywood veteran Dustin Hoffman went to his aid.

It wasn’t perfect, but Munster’s overall display at Musgrave Park on Saturday was a whole lot better than the previous two weeks and good enough to reward them with four RaboDirect Pro12 points to keep them on course for a semi-final spot.

Glasgow Warriors 10 Leinster 10

It was anything but pretty at the Galway Sportsground but there was immense relief for the 4,189 home supporters when Connacht scraped a late draw on Saturday night.

ISAAC BOSS came off the bench to clinch Leinster’s place in the Heineken Cup last eight and leave them in the comfortable position of playing Montpellier at the RDS next week with only their seeding in the final stages at stake.

GLASGOW WARRIORS maintained their pursuit of Leinster in Heineken Cup Pool Three with a 20-15 victory over Montpellier at Firhill.

GLASGOW maintained their impressive recent form with a hard-fought win over Ulster in the RaboDirect Pro12 at Firhill Arena last night.

THE sole witness to one of Ireland’s most notorious murders has broken a 30-year silence to reveal his attempts to save the life of nurse Bridie Gargan, who was beaten to death in Dublin’s Phoenix Park by Malcolm MacArthur.

WITH THAT sensational scoreline in Tallinn havingrendered tomorrow night’s second leg more of a testimonial than a test, Giovanni Trapattoni can already afford to look forward to the European Championship finals — and beyond.

RICHIE GRAY was thrilled to score the match-winning try in Glasgow’s Heineken Cup Pool 3 defeat of Bath at the end of a week in which he announced he is to leave the Warriors.

Wigan midfielder James McArthur has been called into the Scotland squad after Robert Snodgrass pulled out with an ankle injury.

A TRY either side of half time paved the way for Munster to maintain their winning start to the Rabo-Direct Pro12 and in the process created a new league record by winning a dozen games on the spin.

EUROPEAN kings Leinster made a nightmare start to the RaboDirect Pro12 after being blown away by the Ospreys in Swansea last night.

Await The Dawn further enhanced his big reputation with an superb victory in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot.

WASPS coach Tony Hanks was left “supremely disappointed” after watching his side turned in a poor performance in the 20-10 Heineken Cup defeat in Glasgow.

GLASGOW WARRIORS’ French misery continued as their European dreams were shattered following a 36-10 loss to Toulouse last night.

The US’s Afghanistan war commander General Stanley McChrystal has been called to the White House after President Barack Obama rebuked him for “poor judgement” and considered whether to fire him.

Ospreys 20 Glasgow 5

AN ASSISTANT Garda commissioner is to be appointed to head policing in the southern region as part of a reshuffle of senior garda personnel.

Notorious killer Malcolm MacArthur will be let out of jail for a few hours tomorrow to celebrate Christmas with friends.

LEOPARDSTOWN’S downpours are swinging the betting pendulum towards New Approach as Jim Bolger’s Derby winner nears his second clash in a fortnight with Duke Of Marmalade in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes.