A major sale of Irish and international art will take place in the RDS on Monday, writes Des O’Sullivan

A South Carolina judge has declared a mistrial after a jury was deadlocked in the murder trial of a white former police officer charged over the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist.

AS a rule, heads of State don’t really get to have a holiday when performing official duties overseas.

Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel was today being blamed for aggravating the turmoil that saw tens of billions of pounds wiped off the UK stock exchange earlier this week.

There was relief but little joy tonight in the US as the country came to terms with the execution of Timothy McVeigh, its worst-ever mass murderer.