ANTI-BIN charge protesters received a solicitor’s letter threatening legal action an hour after announcing they would picket Dublin Castle to coincide with the appearance of businessman Denis O’Brien before the Moriarty Tribunal yesterday.

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has made a contribution to a CD of Irish poems recorded in aid of the homeless charity Focus Ireland.

THE Taoiseach’s top officials have been holding ongoing secret meetings with Independent TDs who previously propped up the Government.

THE Taoiseach’s battered hopes for a National Stadium were boosted last night when one of the country’s leading property investors expressed interest in taking on the project.