British composer Gavin Bryars has created hundreds of pieces but ‘Jesus Blood...’ is still the one people come to hear, writes Don O’Mahony.

A student has admitted carrying out a string of high-profile cyber attacks on the websites of several multi-national firms.

An "insatiable gambler" has been found guilty of murdering and dismembering his wealthy friend and dumping the torso in a suitcase at the roadside.

A Catholic priest has been cleared by a jury in the UK of historical allegations that he sexually abused nine girls and one boy.

ENGLAND: Britain’s prime minister has been serenaded by a man with a ukulele who sang that he should "fuck off back to Eton".

The film War Horse was nominated for six Oscars a year ago but students at a Co Cork school have gone one better by winning a national award for their website built around the movie.

Police in Australia have no suspects at this stage after the disappearance of Jill Meagher, who has been missing in Melbourne since the early hours of Saturday morning.

Police yesterday spent five hours scouring the home shared by missing Irish woman Jill Meagher and her husband Tom as footage emerged showing her walking home from a Melbourne pub before her disappearance.

Police in Melbourne have discovered the presence of a mystery man in CCTV footage of Louth woman Jill Meagher as she walked home.

Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation into the disappearance of an Irishwoman in Australia, police have said.

It has emerged that missing Irish woman Jill Meagher, who disappeared in Melbourne, Australia over the weekend, made a worried telephone call to her brother in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Australian homicide detectives have taken over the investigation into the disappearance of a young Irish woman in Melbourne on Saturday, after her handbag was found on a street near to where she went missing.

Authorities in Australia have launched a murder inquiry after an Irish man who was assaulted in Melbourne last month died overnight.

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Darren O’Dea will just go from game to game as he looks to establish himself in the heart of the Celtic defence.

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Frank Sinatra is to be honoured posthumously with his own American postage stamp to mark the 10th anniversary of his death.

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Celtic manager Gordon Strachan will give Craig Beattie a start in attack alongside Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink for the home Bank of Scotland Premier League clash with St Mirren today.

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AL-QAIDA’S trademark is meticulously planned, simultaneous terror attacks on multiple targets that are timed to cause maximum effect.

AS Congress hurried toward approval of a $51.8 billion (€41.77bn) emergency hurricane aid package, US President George Bush yesterday mapped a plan to get a wide range of government benefits - from medical care to job training - to storm victims who have been scattered around the US.

Soldiers toting M-16s strengthened their grip on this swamped city as concerns grew about the risks posed by the toxic floodwaters and officials braced for what could be a staggering death toll by readying 25,000 body bags.

Irish singer Brendan Shine was banned from driving in the UK today after pleading guilty to drink-driving.

David Blaine’s endurance stunt is set to cause incredible damage to his health, medical experts warned today, as his challenge reached the half-way point.

SINGER Gloria Estefan joined the crowds gathered to watch illusionist David Blaine – but was less than impressed with his latest stunt.

American illusionist David Blaine has marked his first week suspended in a glass cage without any pomp or ceremony – just a dirty nappy.

The suicide bombings in Morocco which killed 41 people came just five days after a Western compound was targeted by bombers in Saudi Arabia.

More than 2,000 postal workers were tonight awaiting the results of anthrax tests after a colleague in Washington DC was diagnosed with the most serious form of the infection.