More than 12,000 students produced what, I suppose, could be described as a Cheltenham-type atmosphere at Limerick last evening.

Jennifer Aniston has donated $500,000 (€355,000) to the Haiti relief appeal.

Challenges for the fire service in the 21st century will come under the spotlight in Dublin today.

DERMOT WELD, fresh from another profitable Galway, where he had seven winners, was on the mark at Cork yesterday when Reform Act turned in a game display to land the €45,000 plus to the winner Listed Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Give Thanks Stakes.

Northern Ireland Assembly members were today given until Monday to make their position clear on a committee preparing for devolved government.

Hauliers are demanding a place at the discussion table of the Minister for Transport’s forthcoming road safety summit.

ONE of the major battles in any war with Iraq will be fought over the strategically crucial northern city of Kirkuk.

THE ‘battle for Paris’ drew to a cliffhanging close yesterday as stragglers cast their final votes in municipal polls which could see the end of 130 years of right wing rule in the French capital.