Former fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir was jailed for 10 years today after a judge said he stole millions out of “pure greed”.

MUSIC NEWS: The Stone Roses feature in the current issue of Hot Press with one of them mentioning their Féile appearance in Cork in 1995 as one of their top two memories of life in the band.

The country’s 5,000-plus hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs may have to fork out about €3.8m a year to the music industry for providing a radio, television or CD player in guest rooms.

LEGENDARY presenter Gay Byrne is to receive a coveted accolade as a mark of his 50 years in broadcasting.

RADIO Kerry has been named as the local radio station of the year for 2005 at an awards ceremony in Dublin.

CHAMPAGNE glasses were raised at the double for Lyric FM which was named at the weekend as the top national station and overall radio station of the year.