GREEN Party chairman, Dan Boyle, has said Fianna Fáil did everything it could to get his former party colleague Déirdre de Búrca a job with the European Commission.

A RATTLED Green leadership last night moved to try and rubbish claims of spinelessness in its dealings with Fianna Fáil.

ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley was accused by the Opposition of hiding a report on the operations of the troubled Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) for political reasons.

A controversy has erupted in Co Wicklow over plans to remove 70ft of rock from the peak of Arklow Rock.

OFFICIALS of Wicklow County Council were unaware that allegations were being made that the location of Ardmore Studios in Bray could be moved unless a controversial rezoning proposal was adopted.