Rob Heffernan will lead an Irish team of 25 athlete’s to Zurich for next months Europeans, which take place from August 12 – 17.

A RETIRED Garda boss has called for prosecutions to be taken against gardaí who covered up clerical child sex abuse documented in the Murphy Report.

MORE than 700 gardaí have retired from the force this year and the number could swell further before the budget next month.

GARDA Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has announced a series of appointments at senior Garda management level.

THE gardaí are haemorrhaging key staff, with many senior officers quitting the force to avoid being hit with a threatened tax on retirement lump sums as well as the pension levy.