DONALD McCain has given Whiteoak the green light to take her chance in the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on Tuesday rather than the David Nicholson Mares Hurdle on the same card.

AS a public servant I stand to lose out financially as a result of the proposed pension levy.

RELUCTANT as I am to criticise any of our hard-working public representatives, I must take issue with Environment Minister Martin Cullen’s claim that anti-incinerator groups believe in a ‘magic wand’ solution to waste management.