There was a minor upset in Saturday night’s first semi-final of the Tyrur McGuigan Open 575 when Razldazl Will, now in the care of Neilus O’Connell, made every yard of the running to claim the first place in next week’s final.

Three Irish branches of the Priceless shoe store chain are to close before Christmas.

A UK-based global IT giant has put up to 150 jobs in jeopardy in a call centre in the North because of a decision to split the work being done there with another centre in Newcastle.

Administrators were appointed to UK shoe chains Barratts and PriceLess today.