THE start of the new year has seen a year-on-year doubling in the number of senior executives in small firms looking ahead with confidence.

A Monaghan truck driver who delivered over €3 million worth of herbal cannabis to a Dublin industrial estate has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by Judge Desmond Hogan.

Tony McCoy was seen at his very best on the Howard Johnson-owned and trained Cooldine Lad as the champion jockey paid a visit to mud-splattered Carlisle.

Pest control-to-hygiene firm Rentokil Initial today said first-half profits slumped by more than half as it battles to revive its ailing City Link business in a worsening economic climate.

Collective training existed before in the GAA, but it was never like this. The Cork and Tipperary hurlers went to warm-weather camps in Spain and Portugal, Kerry the same. Michael Moynihan put on the sunscreen and investigated

A trio of former directors from Dulux paints giant ICI were today charged with reviving pest-control-to-hygiene firm Rentokil Initial.

Lady Luck finally smiled on Alan Brown after River Logic showed the form at Market Rasen that could have earned connections a £100,000 bonus at the Cheltenham Festival.

Book Of Music can bounce back from a poor run at Chester to show his true colours at Pontefract tomorrow.

Three Sunderland footballers were facing disciplinary action today after being cautioned by police for taking pot shots at passers-by with a ball bearing gun from a moving car.

A Middlesbrough fan who had his season ticket confiscated at the first home game of the season for allegedly being drunk had simply fallen asleep towards the end of his team’s drubbing by Arsenal, a court heard today.

Scotland Yard today refused to comment on a report that senior British police officers have doubts over the authenticity of chauffeur Henri Paul’s blood sample, used in a French inquiry which concluded that Diana, Princess of Wales was killed by a drunk driver.

Nasa's solar-powered flying wing has soared past previous altitude records for non-rocket powered aircraft.

Limerick beat the 1999 All Ireland champions Cork by a solitary point at Pairc Ui Chaoimh today.