GARDAÍ now believe a man found dead in the Wicklow village of Avoca died after being hit by a passing car and not from a blow he received during a row outside a pub.

Investigations are continuing today into the death of Brian Doyle in the Co. Wicklow village of Avoca.

GARDAÍ suspect a drink-fuelled row over a football match may have led to the violent death of a man in the picturesque Wicklow village of Avoca.

Gardaí have named the man who died following an assault in Avoca, Co Wicklow last night as 48-year-old Brian Doyle.

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IRISH paralympian Jason Smyth has the talent to compete in the London Olympics, his coach, Stephen Maguire, claimed last night.

HOPES of having an Irish men’s 4x400m relay team at this year’s Olympics suffered a blow yesterday with the cancellation of the relay events at tomorrow’s meet in Salamanca, Spain.

IRISH sprinting sensation Paul Hession revealed he his sights set on qualifying for a place in the 200 metres final at the Beijing Olympics.

ROBERT HEFFERNAN and Olive Loughnane will compete in the Gran Permio de La Coruna in Spain at the weekend - both with Beijing on their minds.

IRISH 4x400m relay teams begin their quests for Olympic qualification next month.

ALISTAIR CRAGG has returned to Arkansas for treatment on his Achilles tendon following his mishap in the final of the 5,000m at the European track and field championships in Gothenburg.

The Irish men’s team has won through to a place in the final of the 4x400 relay at the Spar European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg tomorrow evening.

Derval O'Rourke, Alistair Cragg and David Gillick are top of the pile in the 29-strong team chosen to represent Ireland at next month's European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.

By all accounts, Rigoberto Alpizar was frantic as he darted off a plane at Miami International Airport, bumping past passengers and yelling that he needed to get off the aircraft.

A PASSENGER who claimed to have a bomb in a carry-on bag was shot and killed by a US federal air marshal yesterday on a jetway to an American Airlines plane that had arrived from Colombia.

A gap in the airline passenger-check system permitted Yusuf Islam – former pop star Cat Stevens whom the US suspects of having terrorist ties – to board a transatlantic flight despite being on a no-fly list, a Bush administration official said today.

Donnelly Fruit and Veg are to supply all SPAR supermarkets with fruit and vegetables throughout Ireland in a €30m deal announced today.