Celebrations took place around the country yesterday as Junior Certificate results were received by more than 61,000 students.

Two suncreams from leading brands are failing to provide the protection they claim, according to tests by a British consumer watchdog.

A new combined blood test for bowel cancer can detect 85% of cases of the disease, research suggests.

David Elsworth's travelling head lad Peter Maughan has been named as Employee of the Year at the fifth annual Stud and Stable Staff Awards.