ALL wildlife is local, according to the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT), which will host events countrywide this coming weekend.

Jerry Springer will make his West End stage debut in 'Chicago' – and joked today that the audience will need to guess which notes he is meant to be singing.

A private detective today admitted illegally obtaining telephone records in an attempt to clear the names of a Donegal family at the centre of a botched murder inquiry.

An eircom employee helped a private detective access the home phone records of a senior Donegal garda officer, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

A private detective identified within 24 hours the source of blackmail calls to an innocent man during a murder investigation, but it took gardaí years to get the same information, it emerged today.

A former garda and friend of Frank McBrearty Snr today said he typed letters containing details of Garda inspections on the Donegal publican’s premises.

A private investigator key to exposing the Garda corruption that sparked the Morris Tribunal was today branded an unreliable witness by the inquiry.

A private investigator today denied being the author of a shocking tip-off implicating the top brass of An Garda Síochana in corruption and dirty policing.

A RETIRED garda with 30 years of dedicated service revealed he spent every night for more than three months hiding in a ditch watching an 11-strong IRA unit making a lethal two-tonne bomb.

A retired garda, with 30 years dedicated service, revealed he spent every night for four months hiding in a ditch watching an 11-strong IRA unit making a lethal two tonne bomb.

R&B star Usher is set to play the godfather of soul James Brown on the big screen.

R&B star Usher has been forced to cancel his remaining appearances in Broadway musical Chicago, after failing to shake off a bout of the flu.

R n' B star Usher has extended his run as Billy Flynn in Chicago to October 14 so he can celebrate his 28th birthday on Broadway, New York City.

Pop star Ashlee Simpson has impressed Chicago producers in London's West End so much, her start date in the musical has been brought forward.

R&B star Usher's debut performance on the Broadway stage as Billy Flynn in Chicago has created a massive boost in ticket sales.

R&B superstar Usher has signed up to make his Broadway debut in the hit musical Chicago.

Former Pop Idol finalist Darius Danesh is to star in West End musical Chicago.

An illiterate Sligo man today today denied lying to the Morris Tribunal about a series of bizarre letters.

A former garda officer today denied he was involved in a false allegation of bribery against a private detective hired by the McBrearty family to clear their name.

THE owner of a controversial, eyesore building in Caherciveen, Co Kerry, yesterday apologised to local residents and pledged to have it refurbished within 30 days.

A Sligo man broke down crying after he admitted making false statements about a silver bullet death threat, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

The State is to pay the massive legal bill of Donegal publican Frank McBrearty and his family at the Morris Tribunal, it emerged tonight.

THE fallout from the McBrearty scandal is far from over and many who have followed the events that began on that fateful day in October 1996 believe it can only get worse.

Minister for Justice Michael McDowell should offer a personal apology to the McBrearty family for failing to help them, it was claimed tonight.

Nightclub owner Frank McBrearty Snr was subjected to a campaign of harassment and intimidation instigated by gardaí investigating the death of Raphoe cattle dealer Richie Barron, he claimed today.

The lengthy delay in obtaining telephone records vital to the investigation into Raphoe cattle dealer Richie Barron’s death was not acceptable, an assistant commissioner said today.

Senior Government officials failed to act on early warnings from a private investigator over corruption among gardaí in Donegal, it was claimed today.

Phone records could clear up allegations of gardaí holding a secret meeting following the death of a Donegal cattle dealer, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

Actor and singer David Hasselhoff enjoyed his part in the Chicago musical so much, he's begging London's theatre producers to cast him in another show.

Legendary French crooner Sacha Distel has died after a long illness. He was 71.

Baywatch beefcake David Hasselhoff is making his British stage debut in the West End musical Chicago.

Actress Anita Dobson is to take a starring role in the West End musical Chicago.

CHICAGO is the story of showgirl Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger), who shoots her lover and tries to get her husband Amos (John C Reilly) to cover for her. When she is found out she is locked up under corrupt matron Mama Morton, played superbly by Queen Latifah.

John Travolta, who admits he turned down the role of Billy Flynn in the Oscar-winning musical Chicago three times in the film’s infant stages because he felt the script “lacked direction,” is now ready to sing and dance.

John Travolta says he was offered the role of lawyer Billy Flynn in the hit film musical Chicago but he turned it down.

Former Wet Wet Wet star Marti Pellow is poised to take the United States by storm after landing a starring role in the hit musical Chicago on Broadway.

The big Hollywood musical, feared long dead by fans of the hoofers, is back ... with a bang!

DANIEL DAY LEWIS has been nominated for a Golden Globe for his leading role in the new Martin Scorsese movie Gangs of New York.

TV presenter Gaby Roslin has undergone a radical image change for her new role in hit West End musical Chicago.

Michael Greco has been chosen as Marti Pellow's replacement in the hit musical Chicago.

A lorry driver has been charged in Belgium following the discovery of the bodies of eight refugees in a freight container in Wexford last weekend.