TRAINER David Christie appears to have a cracking sort on his hands in Oscar Fern who impressed by winning the second division of the five and six-year-old geldings’ maiden at yesterday’s Westmeath Foxhounds point-to-point fixture at Castletown-Geoghegan.

The Government is not soft on corporate crime and financial watchdogs will pursue those who break the law, the Taoiseach said today.

The Dublin coroner is to investigate the tragic death of a three-year-old Co Fermanagh girl who died in hospital last night after suffering extensive burns when her nightdress caught fire before Christmas.

A study led by two Irish doctors has identified the genetic mutation that causes dry skin and eczema.

Police in the North have charged a 34-year-old Co Fermanagh woman with murdering her baby son last week.