A former top Chinese general has been given a life sentence for taking and distributing bribes and possessing a large amount of property whose origins he could not account for.

Jordan Larmour and James Lowe will each make their first European starts for Leinster when they face Glasgow in the Champions Cup on Sunday.

With minutes to spare before the 12pm deadline, the Independent councillor for the Killarney area, Danny Healy-Rae, surprised everyone and handed in his nomination papers to run in the 2016 general election.

After running into Gerry Adams in Sligo and having the unveiling of his supports for older people overshadowed by a group of people intent of doing away with old age altogether — namely Dublin criminals —Enda Kenny was in need of a nice, easy campaign stop.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has admitted his Government has “failed” to deliver on a series of health promises in a clear Coalition climbdown on the key election issue.

The leader of a failed coup in Burkina Faso is now in custody.