Long after he swam, cycled and ran his way around Hyde Park and its environs, Irish triathlete Gavin Noble proved he is equally impressive standing still.

Gavin Noble was pleased to come 23rd in today's men's triathlon despite his recent knee problems.

Alistair Brownlee became Great Britain’s first Olympic champion in triathlon with a brilliant performance in front of a huge crowd in Hyde Park while his brother Jonny picked up a bronze medal as Ireland's Gavin Noble finished in a respectable 23rd position.

A statue of a former governor of Derry has been smashed by vandals, it was revealed today.

Approximately 20 people were arrested today during the Apprentice Boys of Derry parade.

PRISTINE comet samples returned last weekend by the Stardust spacecraft after a 4.7-billion-kilometre journey wildly exceeded scientists' expectations, project managers said.

A former music mistress at a top private school in the North escaped jail today when she was sentenced on six charges of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old boy.

I WOULD be most grateful if any of your readers could help me trace my Irish forbears.

AIB’S US bolt-hole, following the Allfirst rogue trader disaster, M&T Bank Corp is set to deliver earnings of close to €285 million next year — way ahead of anything a retained Allfirst would have generated.

GUINNESS in Ireland is continuing to pump millions into its Irish operations to counter the dip in consumption of the black stuff.