Although not exactly threadbare, Declan Boyle’s title aspirations in the Dunlop National Rally Championship hinge on securing maximum points from all three remaining rounds.

A flare is still alight on an offshore platform which has been evacuated following a gas leak, it has emerged.

VIEWS from just about every room, and direct access to the sea are two of the strong selling points of Duneen, a Summercove Kinsale home new on the market in a super-chic setting.