Plans to double the number of community police in Cork will provide gardaí with the capacity to saturate antisocial blackspots with high-visibility patrols.

Greek exit from the euro could set off a "chain reaction of uncertainty" which would result in a "grinding slowdown in economic activity" across Europe, Deputy British Prime Minister Nick Clegg has warned.

Nick Clegg today warned that flood-hit Pakistan will need aid for years to come as he saw the devastation for himself.

DAIRY profit monitor (DPM) reports for 2009 from about 1,000 dairy farmers also show bad results for 2009, but on average, a somewhat better net profit per cow – €251, compared to €96 for the National Farm Survey (NFS) group.

A SECRET dinner between two leading Labour politicians paved the way for Tony Blair's premiership.