THE success of the Guinness partnership with the GAA over the past 13 years was one of the primary reasons for the company remaining as one of the three sponsors of the GAA All-Ireland senior hurling championship, according to Michael Whelan, Sponsorship Director of Diageo.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, is adding two extra weekly services between Dublin and Abu Dhabi from December 13, providing a choice of six non-stop flights each week.