Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong hit two parked cars after a night of partying in Aspen, Colorado, but agreed to let his long-time girlfriend take the blame to avoid national attention, police reports show.

A nine-year-old boy has become the youngest person in recorded history to reach the summit of Argentina’s Aconcagua mountain, which at 22,841 feet is the tallest peak in the Western and Southern hemispheres.

A HISTORIC collection of 19th century photographs, depicting life on a rural Co Tipperary estate and some unique images of the First World War, has been unveiled at the University of Limerick.

A CHURCH of Ireland Rector, forced to leave the North after vicious threats and intimidation from the Orange Order, spoke out last night about the controversial invitation to Order members to march in Cork’s St Patrick’s Day Parade.

Five time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and his wife have separated and are planning to divorce.