PUBLICITY-hungry junior minister Ivor Callely’s office ran up a photography bill three times as big as that of his Cabinet boss while he was at the Health Department.

Peace campaigner Ed Horgan was one of three people arrested today in Shannon where the Irish security operation for the US-EU summit was under way.

EU transport ministers are considering calling off talks on an open skies deal with Washington until after the US presidential elections in November, officials said today.

Sinn Féin was calling today for people to voice their opposition to the occupation of Iraq during George Bush’s forthcoming visit to Ireland.