The scoreline at Whyte’s sale of sport and entertainment memorabilia on Monday could be summed up as GAA one, rugby nil. And James Bond trumped Madonna.

Iraq’s constitution will be sent to the government printing house tomorrow, according to Baha al-Araji, deputy head of the Constitution Committee.

COMPULSORY purchase order (CPO) laws must be brought in to fast-track projects such as motorways and stop objectors holding them up for years in the courts, costing taxpayers millions, urges a Government report.

UP to three years could be cut off the construction time of the €2bn Dublin metro, if the Government accepts a report to be published by the Taoiseach next month.