A man walked into a bank in Ireland during the Celtic Tiger and demanded €3m to set up a nightclub in Dublin, which he was granted with scarcely any background check, according to Robert Webb of Nottingham University, who is trying to figure out why this happened.

A FORMER Clare student has landed a major coup by recording the first known video of an African golden cat as part of her work to protect the rare species.

TWO British-based experts yesterday backed calls from social workers here for the HSE to alter a new planned “standardisation” model of dealing with certain child welfare cases.

A mother-of-two who left school with no qualifications has been revealed as businessman Alan Sugar’s new Apprentice in the UK version of the show.

The Pope has today beatified 19th century Cardinal John Henry Newman.

Steady rain failed to dampen the spirits of thousands of the faithful as they trooped into Cofton Park in Birmingham today ahead of the start of the beatification Mass for Cardinal Newman.

THREE out of four adults oppose giving contraception to teenagers as young as 14 without parental consent, a new RED C poll shows.

IRELAND is waking up to a €72 million St Patrick’s Day hangover today as one in five people surveyed said they plan on calling in sick to work.

AROUND 40% of babies born very prematurely go on to suffer serious physical or mental problems later in life, according to research unveiled yesterday.

A NEW radio station has provoked shock waves over the airwaves through a new sexual health campaign which involves distributing 30,000 condoms in night clubs.

Apples and tomatoes can help people breathe more easily, scientists say.