Gregg Wallace insists he "did what any bloke would do" by hitting a man who was "disrespectful" to his girlfriend.

At the Cottage Door, an 1875 watercolour by Cork born artist William Magrath (1838-1918) is at Adams in Dublin next Wednesday. The estimate is €1,000-€2,000.

IT is a measure of the respect and affection with which show jumper Marie Burke is held that, following her surprise axing by manager Robert Splaine from the European Championships team in Mannheim last month, she was the subject of much condolence.

SIPTU has called on all sectors of Irish society to promote the full economic, social and cultural rights of people with disabilities in Ireland.