Wanting to help his girlfriend led to an invention with global possibilities, Dr Aonghus Shortt tells Trish Dromey.

With school holidays on the horizon, Arlene Harris takes a timely look at some of the many summer camps on offer

Denis Lynch has Lantinus and All Inclusive to choose from in the first round of tomorrow’s Global Champions Tour in Doha, Qatar, though yesterday he had yet to decide which horse to use.

Health Minister Mary Harney today faced growing demands for an independent inquiry into the alleged abuse of former patients of shamed ex-surgeon Michael Shine.