Having read Tom Cooper and Peter Rogers in your letter pages, my memories have gone back to Sept 1969.

A number of points made in your recent editorial (Aug 12) struck me as demonstrating a clear lack of understanding of certain issues in the Six Counties.

ONE evening, after a particularly infuriating day at work, I dialled an old friend as I left the office.

A father of three who took part in an assault in which a carpenter's hand was cut off with a samurai sword has succeeded in having a quarter of his eight-year sentence suspended on appeal.

A former fireman who cut a carpenter's left hand off with a samurai sword in a crowded Dublin pub has been sentenced to nine years in prison by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Clonsilla man is to be sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in connection with an attack on a man whose hand was severed by a sword in a Finglas pub.

JUSTICE Minister Brian Lenihan has asked the Garda commissioner to examine the situation in relation to samurai swords and advise him on whether their sale should be restricted.

A 33-year-old man appeared in court today charged with assault and possession of an offensive weapon, following a sword attack in a suburban pub.

An immigration judge has ordered the deportation of an 81-year-old man who served as an elite SS Death’s Head guard during Second World War Nazi operations, the US Justice Department has announced.

New Athlone Town boss Michael O'Connor has wasted little time in moulding his team for the upcoming 2006 league campaign.

Two Irish crews finished the Wales Rally GB, the final round of the World Rally Championship.

Goals from Tony Bird and Keith Dunne ensured the form book wasn't upset as St Pat's booked their semi-final place in the FAI Carlsberg Cup.

KILDARE County Football Club's Under 21 team have recorded their first ever victory in the Eircom U21 League - and they had the unlikeliest hero imaginable to thank.

Paul Doolin made it a winning start as UCD boss as they came from behind to

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The target of slaughtering infected animals within 24 hours of foot-and-mouth being reported is being achieved in Wales, the Welsh rural affairs minister says.

Llanelli fly-half Stephen Jones will wear Wales’ number 15 jersey after coach Graham Henry today took a major selection gamble for the Six Nations Championship opener against England in Cardiff.

Quiz show contestants who take sips of water between questions may be ruining their chances of striking it rich.