Today marks the 15th anniversary of the first 'Riverdance' performance at the Point Depot in Dublin.

O2 HAS made further dents in Vodafone’s market leader position in the Irish mobile communications provider market, by becoming — for the first time — the leader in the post-pay/bill pay mobile phone market and increasing its overall customer base.

The jury in the trial of a man accused of a fatal shooting on the Clontarf Road in 2005 has heard that four shots were fired into the passenger window of a vehicle which had tinted windows.

Two young parents who attacked and attempted to rob Australian tourists in order to fund their drug habits have each received two-year suspended sentences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

PROFITS at leading architects Scott Tallon Walker, a firm heavily involved in the development of the Cork docklands, almost doubled last year.

Investigators were tonight probing how a crane overturned injuring a construction worker at a multi-million euro redevelopment at Dublin Docklands.

RECENTLY I read about a new type of cement used in the reconstruction of the Lansdowne Road rugby grounds and the Point Depot in Dublin.

O2 customers will be able to snap up concert tickets up to 48 hours before general release when Dublin’s famous Point Depot reopens in December, it was revealed today.

IRISH sponsorship spend is expected to hit a record high of €135 million this year as a number of high-profile sports tie-in opportunities and venue naming contracts come up for consideration.

A traffic accident has caused major disruption in Dublin's docklands this morning.

Belfast man Brian Magee admitted "I was certain that I had won it", after his British light-heavyweight title clash with Tony Oakey ended in a majority draw at the Point Depot last night.

Spaniard Kiko Martinez lived up to his nickname of "La Sensacion" by scoring a stunning first round knock out of home favourite Bernard Dunne at a packed out Point Depot last night.

A shooting victim has agreed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he has a number of previous criminal convictions and "a hatred for gardaí" to whom he often gave false information.

HE’S Spanish, calls himself La Sensación and is unbeaten in 56 fights as an amateur and professional with 51 of those wins coming by knockout.

European super bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne will make a mandatory defence of his title against Spain's Kiko Martinez in Dublin next month, it has been confirmed.

WAYNE McCULLOUGH has withdrawn from the undercard of European champion Bernard Dunne’s title defence against Reidar Walstad at the Point Depot a week from tomorrow night.

Votes cast in central Dublin constituencies could be counted in the Point Depot for the first time ever and may clash with a Girls Aloud concert, it emerged today.

Damien Duff has insisted the negativity surrounding the Republic of Ireland at present “is water off a duck’s back”.

Stephen Ireland is hoping fan power will prove decisive when the Republic of Ireland attempt to blow away the air of negativity that continues to surround them.

Dubliner Bernard Dunne defended his EBU European Super Bantamweight title with aplomb as he stopped Yersin Jailauov of Kazakhstan in the third round at a sold-out Point Depot tonight.

Bernard Dunne has announced that he will fight Yersin Jailauov from Kazakhstan in his first defence of his European Super Bantamweight title.

Traffic has improved around the Point Depot roundabout in Dublin after another morning of delays caused by trucks avoiding the Port Tunnel.

TRANSPORT Minister, Martin Cullen yesterday defended the Government’s record on public transport by promising that the majority of future investment would go towards key bus and rail projects.

BERNARD DUNNE will be cheering on rival Michael Hunter as the Englishman bids for world title glory tonight in Hartlepool.

Minister for the Environment Dick Roche has given the go-ahead to a major new development for the Dublin docklands.

Bruce Springsteen is to return to Ireland for three more gigs at the end of this year.

Tickets for Bruce Springsteen's Irish concert in May are going on sale countrywide this morning.

The Luas extension through Dublin’s docklands to the Point Depot moved a step closer today after the Government received an application for the 1.5km route.

A CENTRAL transport authority for Dublin must be set up if the hugely ambitious plans for a major overhaul of public transport in the capital are to be realised, business leaders and politicians said yesterday.

Dubliner Jim Rock secured a hard-fought points decision over Alan Jones at the National Stadium last night to finally lay claim to a world title.

PROPERTY developer Joe O’Reilly has paid €121 million for a 50% stake in the Ilac shopping centre in Dublin.

Thousands of Kylie Minogue fans are expected in Dublin’s Point Depot tonight for the first of four Irish concerts.

Mary Dundon, Political Reporter

Businessman Harry Crosbie is planning a major redevelopment of the Point Depot in Dublin and 10 acres of surrounding land.

U2 may be riding high at the top of the music charts but their plush hotel in Dublin city centre is still a long way from recording a profit.

Westlife have added two extra dates to their Dublin tour early next year.

A DOCTOR and former political prisoner yesterday appealed to the Government to allow Iraqi torture victims to travel to Ireland for treatment.

ANOTHER Stardust disaster could happen because of overcrowding in nightclubs, Liquor Licensing Commission chairman Gordon Holmes warned yesterday.

THE RATS will be among the Cats this summer as the countdown begins to what is being billed as one of the best open-air gigs of the holiday season.

A GROWING number of summer festivals and concerts will be cancelled this year because of the hike in the cost of insurance cover, the Association of Irish Festival Events (AOIFE) has warned.

Gardaí are appealing for the public's assistance in connection with an investigation into the murder of Niall Mulvihill on January 23.

“I WANTED to be a vet,” says Dublin-born ballerina, Monica Loughman, as she takes a break from rehearsals.

Three music acts managed by Louis Walsh won honours at last night's Meteor Music Awards in the Point Depot.

Ireland's Davis Cup team of Scott Barron and Owen Casey has crashed out of the KPMG Senior Challenge at the Point Depot.