Her uncle Stuart Campbell was convicted of murder in December 2002, but her body has never been found.

Grafton Group has further expanded its presence in southern England with the purchase of Allsand Supplies, a single branch general builders merchanting business based in Larkfield in Kent.

Galway 4-12 Sligo 1-8: Galway earned their 25th Connacht MFC title with a dominant victory over Sligo in the replay at Tuam Stadium last night.

Journalist and historian, Kevin O’Brien, suggests that almost a hundred years after his death, Thomas Kent is making us look into our past in new ways as the nation prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the event which sparked the birth of the Irish Republic.

The Government has “watered down” its initial proposals for an independent Policing Authority, including the removal of specific provisions making the commissioner accountable to it, according to a legal expert.

Almost 20,000 cigarettes, as well as tobacco and alcohol, have been seized at Dublin Port.

A Crohn’s disease sufferer is challenging what she claims is an “unlawful” decision to refuse her funding for her eggs to be frozen before she undergoes chemotherapy.

Rest in peace, Roger Lloyd Pack.

Ronnie O'Sullivan's verdict after inflicting another defeat on Ali Carter was that he was already feeling the strain of the Betfair World Championship.

Stiffer tests lie ahead but Ronnie O’Sullivan returned to snooker today with a victory and a performance that suggests he will take some stopping in the Betfair World Championship.

Marketing, distribution, and business support services group DCC is considering changing its primary listing from Dublin’s Iseq to the London-based FTSE as the profile of its business and investors change.

A pony in Britain has become addicted to Pot Noodles.

A British pub landlord has been accused of being a vampire in the Philippines.

In the first 15 minutes of this Fitzgibbon Cup clash at the DCU Sportsground yesterday, GMIT displayed the form that has many rating them dark-horses for glory this year.

Dublin 1-18 Wexford 0-11

A SCORING burst in the last seven minutes of the first half, in which the eventual winners scored 1-3 without reply, proved decisive as Wexford ran out worthy winners in the Leinster U21FC semi-final in Portlaoise last night.

DOCTORS injected cells into the brain of a patient in the “world’s first” stem cell trial for stroke victims, it was announced yesterday.

The world’s second largest tobacco group today said it sold fewer cigarettes as smokers cut back their consumption in the economic downturn.

One of the world’s biggest tobacco companies today pledged €134m towards European efforts to smash the illegal trade in cigarettes.

TOBACCO firm PJ Carroll saw its pre-tax profits increase 11% to €10.7 million last year despite falling cigarette sales.

KENTZ Corporation, the Irish engineering company, said its backlog of work rose 39% in the first four months of the year, with a “very strong” pipeline of additional business in place.

Ireland have lost their first game following their heroics at the World Cup.

GARDAÍ were assisting Kent police last night in trying to track down a man wanted in England in connection with child rape allegations who has gone on the run since appearing on the BBC Crimewatch programme last Monday.

THE Irish Cricket Union have signed 21-year-old Vernon Philander as one of their two permitted overseas players for this year’s Friends Provident Trophy.

DETECTIVES investigating the multimillion pound Securitas robbery were last night involved in armed raids across England where the gang carried out their audacious heist.

Teams from todays Premiership action. All kick offs 3pm.

ENGLAND are facing an anxious wait to determine whether captain Michael Vaughan is fit enough to feature in the second Ashes Test after sustaining another injury in the nets at Edgbaston.

British American Tobacco today said profits had risen by 8.5% on the back of good profit growth across most of its businesses.

Teams for this afternoon's Premiership action.

Teams for this afternoon's Premiership action.

Mark Williams suffered another early exit from a major event in the Malta Cup in Portomaso tonight to leave his coveted top 16 place hanging in the balance.

Mark Williams suffered another early exit from a major event in the Malta Cup in Portomaso tonight to leave his coveted top 16 place hanging in the balance.

Stephen Maguire defeated Joe Swail to get the defence of his Malta Cup title underway in Portsomaso today but admitted he had almost thrown the match away.

China has suspended all new cigarette and tobacco foreign joint ventures, it was reported today, raising doubts over a claim by British American Tobacco that it has permission to manufacture cigarettes on the Chinese mainland.

West Ham manager Alan Pardew has problems in defence following Calum Davenport’s surprise return to Tottenham.

PROFITS at PJ Carroll cigarette company fell by more than €20 million last year, according to its most recent accounts. Carrolls, which has been in business for 180 years, said profits plunged because of restructuring of the company.

Kevin Blackwell's Leeds got their quest for a quick return to the Premiership off to a good start but in the newly-named Coca-Cola Championship.

British American Tobacco chairman Jan du Plessis has hit out at bans on smoking in public places, such as those introduced in Ireland and New York as BAT released news of modest half-year profits today.

Robert Key exploited the circumstances surrounding his recall in spectacular style to establish England’s stranglehold on the opening Test against the West Indies at Lord’s and present the selectors with another difficult dilemma.

British American Tobacco is to become the first foreign company to manufacture cigarettes in China, it announced today.

Shares in British American Tobacco leapt forward today after regulators removed a major hurdle to a merger involving the company’s US operation.

British American Tobacco showed the impact of the strong pound on its British business today after profits for the first three months of the year slipped 3% to £454m (€381m).

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