A former Kildare county footballer awarded €310,000 over a newspaper article describing him as the "king of the swingers" must be paid €50,000 within 36 days as a condition of the paper being allowed to appeal the award, the High Court has ruled.

A former Kildare Gaelic footballer has been awarded €310,000 damages after a High Court judge found he was “grossly defamed” in two Sunday World articles concerning swingers parties and the sex trade.

A re-mastering of The Dawn, the Killarney-inspired 1930s film that was Ireland’s first full-length talkie, drew an extraordinary crowd at the Killarney Cineplex for its first screening.

A picket will start outside Cherry Orchard Hospital in Dublin this morning following a dispute with an electrical contractor.

More than half of the country’s net household wealth rests in the hands of just 10% of the population, while people in less well-off sectors of society owe more than they own.

Taking a creative approach to an age-old dish, Dublin company Nobó has invented a new ice-cream that doesn’t have dairy or additives but which does have good export potential, writes Trish Dromey.

Waterford United 2 Cobh Ramblers 1

Waterford SHC

Finn Harps 1 Waterford United 0, First Division

SD Galway 0 Limerick FC 1

Having fallen behind, leaders Limerick responded with three goals to secure all three points at the expense of a battling Wexford Youths outfit at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

Mervue United continued their recent fine form at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

Leaders Longford Town dropped two valuable points after drawing with Wexford Youths at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

Limerick FC maintained their First Division promotion drive with a four-goal rout of Wexford Youths at Jackman Park last night.

Wexford Youths moved third after an impressive victory over Mervue in this Division 1 clash at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

VETERAN Alan Kirby’s 65th minute strike helped leaders Longford Town to a comfortable three points over Wexford Youths at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

History was created in Croke Park on Saturday evening when Mount Leinster Rangers became the first team from Carlow to win an All-Ireland club title.

WEXFORD YOUTHS are still seeking their first home win of the season as two late goals earned Waterford the points at Ferrycarrig Park.

THROUGH my work-room window, I look out at the mist hanging over the field beyond the beeches and my imaginings of an Indian summer are dissolved in water-vapour so dense the horses are like spectres walking riderless through cannon-smoke, lost in a region between heaven and hell.

CHARLIE SWAN’S Stephanie Kate is the nap choice to make a winning debut over fences in the Strandhill Mares’ Beginners Chase at Sligo this afternoon.

Trinity College is today hosting a research symposium about employment and the economic crisis.

KEVIN DOYLE, Richard Dunne and John O’Shea are the contenders for the 3/FAI Senior International Player of the Year award at a gala ceremony in Dublin on February 6.

Kevin Doyle, Richard Dunne and John O’Shea have been nominated for the 3/FAI Senior International Player of the Year Award, it was announced today.

FIRST SYMPHONY might land the nap in the Hanratty Oils Handicap, on what can be best described as a grim programme at Dundalk tonight.

ROOKIE trainer, Eamonn O’Connell, was flying high after his Powerstation had landed the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Captain Christy Novice Chase at Clonmel yesterday.

Musgrave Park is to undergo a multi-million euro face-lift which will double the capacity and transform it into a municipal type stadium.

ATTENDANCES at accident and emergency (A&E) departments have risen twice as fast as the increase in population, new research shows.

THE High School, Rathgar, Dublin, were the top team in the TCH All-Ireland Schools Quiz held at The Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore, Co Offaly.

A teenager was killed when she fell from a quad bike bought just a day earlier with her brothers’ confirmation and communion money, an inquest heard today.

The Economic and Social Research Institute has said there is no evidence to support claims that the less well-off were left behind during the Celtic Tiger years.

TONY MCCOY makes a flying visit to Ireland this afternoon to ride at Fairyhouse and can be rewarded with a double aboard Man About Town and Far From Trouble.

PEOPLE with disabilities are twice as likely as the rest of the population to be poor, a study shows.

IRELAND needs to raise its top rate of tax to 53c if we are to tackle the huge number of people at risk of poverty and bring our social welfare system in line with the best in Europe, an Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) study revealed yesterday.

A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy struck by a car as he ran to greet his grandfather has died.

BRIAN NOLAN, executive director of the United Restaurant & Tavern Owners of New York, paints a sad picture of life for his members since New York adopted smoke-free workplaces.

THE rapidly improving Callow Lake struck a blow for the four-year-olds when leading his rivals a merry dance in the Nire Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

THE United Restaurant and Tavern Owners of New York is an advocacy organisation working on behalf of some 500 bars and taverns in the greater New York City metro area.

CLAIMS that the smoking ban in New York has had a positive effect on the bar and restaurant trade in the city have been labelled a “complete distortion of the facts” by representatives of the hospitality industry.