Even bigger crowds are expected to attend this year’s Skibbereen Arts Festival as it grows in popularity with its impressive line-up of musicians, actors and artists from home and abroad.

A special panel has found that World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz broke bank rules in arranging a pay package and promotion for his girlfriend, it was claimed.

The World Bank's board expressed fresh concerns today regarding bank president Paul Wolfowitz's handling of a hefty pay package for his girlfriend.

World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz condemned what he called a “smear campaign” against him and told a special bank panel he acted in good faith in securing a promotion and pay rise for his former girlfriend.

WORLD Bank president Paul Wolfowitz said he plans to stay in his job as employees demand he quit over his role in the promotion of his girlfriend.