This week’s first indication that Ireland is indeed a different, peculiar place came yesterday when the European Commission reported that Irish mobile phone users pay, on average, five times more for calls than users in the EU country where calls are cheapest.

The organisers of the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show have put contingency plans in place for those travelling to the event - in light of the Dublin Bus strike.

Over 200,000 commuters in the capital will be left without public transport later as the Dublin Bus strike enters its second day.

AFTER the intervention of the Labour Court staff at Dublin Bus have deferred strike action which was due to grind all services to a halt from Sunday.

After an injury-ravaged 2006, Colin Moran will captain Paul Caffrey's Dublin side in Saturday's Dublin Bus/Evening Herald Dubs Stars match in Portmarnock (throw-in 2pm).

Families of the victims of a Dublin Bus crash over two years ago are still waiting for the original accident report.