POPE Benedict has moved two of his predecessors, Pius XII and John XXIII, closer to sainthood.

WHAT we need is “l’Europe des patries” — not a European superstate. Vote No.

LEGENDARY folk rock band Loudest Whisper will celebrate 40 years on the road with a big concert in Cork this weekend.

Sixties chart toppers The Hollies today asked a British High Court judge to jail one of their founder members.