Church leaders have come together to condemn the attack last Monday on a Galway mosque.

Residents in rural Hawaii are keeping a nervous eye on a lava flow that is moving 800 feet a day towards their community.

It has emerged that the former board of the Central Remedial Clinic has yet to confirm whether it will appear at the Public Accounts Committee next week.

Gardaí in Galway have stepped up efforts to trace the driver of a car involved in a fatal hit and run.

A dossier of evidence relating to pay, pension, and other issues at the Central Remedial Clinic is being prepared by the HSE’s interim administrator and will be presented to the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee by the end of March.

Prosecutors filed a murder charge against the suspected gunman in the deadly shooting at Los Angeles International Airport, and he could face the death penalty.

Crews with heavy equipment began the demolition of a Florida home over a huge sinkhole where a man is presumed dead after being swallowed by the earth three days ago.

Fashion chain Republic has collapsed into administration putting 2,500 jobs at risk.

The entrepreneur behind Appliances Online has tabled a bid for Comet in a move that could see the failed electrical chain disappear from retail parks and high streets.

Tens of thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate coastal areas in the north eastern United States today as big cities and small towns across the US Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation.

More than 500,000 people have lost power as Hurricane Isaac moves through south-east Louisiana, bringing torrential rain and flooding.

Charles Green has outlined his vision of Rangers as a profit-making exercise able to exploit its name across the globe after succeeding in securing the club for his broad ownership group.

More than 3,000 jobs are expected to be saved by a deal to rescue part of struggling retailer Game Group by a turn-around investment firm in a boost for the high street.

FEARS were mounting for the jobs of more than 100 Irish people employed by lingerie chain La Senza after the company fell into administration yesterday.

Around 1,600 jobs are to go at shoe retailer Barratts Priceless after attempts to find a buyer for the concessions business failed, administrators said today.

Nearly 4,000 jobs were under threat today after the owner of shoe shops Barratts and Priceless Shoes collapsed into administration.

GARDAÍ investigating a horror crash which killed the driver of a bus load of students and a van driver in Galway on Sunday night have appealed for witnesses to the incident.

The deal which should secure Crystal Palace’s future was signed today and the club’s administrator hopes for a conclusion by the end of July.

Crystal Palace will be on the brink of extinction by tea time today unless the consortium attempting to take over the club can salvage their rescue package.

Portsmouth’s administrator has revealed David James has offered himself as a candidate for a management role at the club following Avram Grant’s departure.

Republic of Ireland defender Steve Finnan has been released by his club Portsmouth.

Portsmouth boss Avram Grant has paid tribute to his players after they saved four of the club's training ground staff from redundancy.

AVRAM GRANT reflected on a “sad day for football” after confirmation of Portsmouth’s nine-point deduction for going into administration all but relegated the club from the Premier League – and revealed he would meet the players today before deciding how best to tackle the remainder of the season.

Portsmouth will return to the high court tomorrow where Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs will officially accept their move into administration.

Hong Kong businessman Balram Chainrai, who took control of Portsmouth after the club defaulted on loans from him, insists he will get his money back.

Crystal Palace have now confirmed the departure of manager Neil Warnock to Coca-Cola Championship rivals QPR.

The Premier League will await the outcome of Portsmouth’s High Court appearance later today before considering the stricken club’s future.

Portsmouth have this morning confirmed they have gone into administration.

PORTSMOUTH will officially go into administration this morning with the automatic nine-point penalty virtually ensuring relegation from the Premier League.

Portsmouth have begun the process of going into administration and this will be completed in the High Court tomorrow, a spokesman for owner Balram Chainrai has confirmed.

THE concept of the coaching course has been propelled to a new dimension with the establishment of the GAA’s first centre of excellence for coaching in Galway.

THE changes in excise duty on alcohol in the budget are disturbing but, sadly, understandable. Yet, alarmingly, the budgetary action lacks provision for effective action to counter the inevitable increase in problem drinking which will result.

Matt Le Tissier’s bid to become Southampton chairman is over with the south-coast club now days from going out of business.

SPORTS broadcaster Setanta’s British channels shut down last night after it called in administrators.

IN reply to your report headlined ‘Clean needles still unavailable to addicts’ (February 2), I would like to know if the Government-appointed “expert group” recommended that the goal of a “drug-free lifestyle” should be part of its strategy?

World-renowned company Waterford Crystal is too important to be allowed to shut down, union leaders warned today.

More than 1,000 people will face the threat of job losses today after British furniture chain MFI confirmed it had called in administrators.

UK staff of collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers face the prospect of not being paid this week, administrators warned today.

The Italian government held emergency talks with unions and investors today over a plan to save Alitalia, as the bankrupt airline risks having to ground flights for lack of fuel.

Shuttle Discovery was in fast pursuit of the international space station today following a spectacular launch that one astronaut called “the greatest show on Earth”.

Gretna caretaker boss Mick Wadsworth admitted “it’s the end of the line” for staff who fought to save the club as he and the entire workforce at Raydale Park were made redundant.

The Irish Handball Council has once again found itself embroiled in controversy, with a case in front of the GAA's Central Appeals Committee tonight, following an appeal from the Ulster Handball Council.