THE most endangered tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exhibition in the heart of Indonesia’s capital, highlighting concerns about the growing illegal pet trade, wildlife campaigners said.

A TEAM of 20 gardaí backed up by motorcyclists from the Traffic Corps are to start Operation Freeflow in Cork city from Monday next.

CONSUMER prices in Ireland dropped by more than in any other eurozone country last month.

TRAFFIC engineers representing Cork harbour residents said there will be more traffic jams from Indaver’s proposed incinerator than the company’s environmental impact analysis has predicted.

AIDAN O’BRIEN is a hot favourite to continue his remarkable season and secure his 19th Group One victory of the year in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes on Saturday.

Newly installed Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy today set out his priorities for his first full year in charge targeting a modest 2% increase in detection rates.

TRAFFIC Garda sources have expressed concern as to how the sudden changes to the law on second provisional licence holders will be enforced.

British journalists have allegedly been served tiger meat in China.

SURELY we don’t need Gay Byrne or the head of our Traffic Corps to tell us that a high percentage of fatal road accidents are caused by left-hand-drive vehicles.

TRAFFIC is again moving smoothly along one of the country’s most scenic tourist routes, following the completion of a temporary stretch of road in record time by Kerry County Council.

Vietnam’s prime minister will allow four private farms to continue to raise dozens of pet tigers despite strong protests from international wildlife conservation groups, an official said today.

TRAFFIC was thrown into chaos on the N7 outside Limerick yesterday following an accident at a notorious black spot.

MORE than 400 people will be arrested over this bank holiday weekend for drink-driving, gardaí have estimated.

Caviar exports by the world’s major producers have been temporarily halted by a United Nations panel.

TRAFFIC chiefs in Cork were under fire yesterday after the city ground to a standstill as the €100 million Christmas shopping spree stepped up a gear.

Harry McGee, Political Editor

Justice Minister Michael McDowell is set to double the number of gardaí working in the Traffic Corps in an effort to tackle the high number of road deaths in Ireland.

THE number of gardaí working in the Traffic Corps is to be doubled to 1,100 in a bid to stop the carnage on the roads, Justice Minister Michael McDowell said last night.

JIM CAPALDI, the drummer with 1960s psychedelic rock group Traffic, died yesterday, aged 60, a spokeswoman for his family said.

A CONTROVERSIAL new computer “docu-game” that lets players fire the fatal assassination shots at John F Kennedy from the Texas Book Depository over and over again has been branded “despicable” by aides to the late president’s brother.

Ex-Beatle George Harrison was honoured posthumously for his solo career last night when he entered the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

TRAFFIC streamed inland from the vulnerable Outer Banks of North Carolina yesterday as residents and visitors headed for higher ground ahead of the approaching Hurricane Isabel.

CELEBRITY chef Conrad Gallagher is due to be released from Cloverhill Prison today as he awaits trial on criminal charges of stealing valuable paintings from his own restaurant.

TRAFFIC at Cork Airport has reached record levels despite reports of a low tourism figures for the country.

The opening quarter-final games at the Copa America failed to pull the crowds.