He will use his golf resort in nearby Doonbeg in west Co Clare as a base over the three days.

Accused believed he would die in assassination attempt

The US Secret Service said two agents were under investigation after an incident last week in which they were reported to have driven a government car into White House barricades after drinking at a late-night party.

The US Secret Service director has told lawmakers she takes full responsibility for the serious breach of White House security when an Army veteran with a knife climbed the fence and made his way into the executive mansion before he was tackled.

An intruder who jumped a fence at the White House made it further inside the building than the US Secret Service has publicly acknowledged, according to reports.

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There was a brief moment of panic as the little tyke squeezed throught the fence - the Secret Service had a brilliant response.

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About 20 women were brought back to a hotel in Colombia by US Secret Service and military personnel in an incident last week involving alleged misconduct with prostitutes, US Senator Susan Collins said yesterday.

A dozen US Secret Service agents sent to Colombia to provide security for President Barack Obama at an international summit have been relieved of duty over alleged misconduct.

Black US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has been given Secret Service protection amid fears for his safety, a senior law enforcement source said today.

BOOKMAKERS are unanimous in making Attraction favourite to carve out her own piece of racing history at the Curragh this weekend.

James Bond director Lee Tamahori and a team from Eon Productions are filiming the next Bond flick, starring Pierce Brosnan, at the world’s largest greenhouse, which lies in a former clay pit near St Austell in Cornwall.