The GAA’s director of games Pat Daly admits the sliotar industry is unregulated and claims some manufacturers are illegitimately purporting their balls as officially approved.

Shops across Dublin are experiencing serious shortages in the county’s new GAA jersey due to unprecedented demands.

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Two of Britain’s biggest pub chains will reveal this week whether April’s washout weather hit sales, while bakers chain Greggs will be quizzed about how it plans to deal with the so-called pasty tax.

A SUSPECTED gas leak is thought to have caused a massive fire which destroyed a pub and auctioneers shop in the centre of Athlone yesterday.

FINANCIERS John Magnier and JP McManus are to oppose the re-election of the board of directors of British pub group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) at the company’s annual general meeting later today.

BRITISH pub operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) – in which Irish financiers John Magnier and JP McManus are significant shareholders – said trading has been strong since the start of its current financial year, at the end of September.

EX-motor racing star Eddie Irvine has been directed to pay one of his former best friends over €300,000 after a falling out, between the pair, over the running of one of Dublin’s trendiest bars.

Cork City chairman Brian Lennox has called on all his players to pull together.