Ireland’s Conor McCabe was last night celebrating a remarkable hat-trick of victories over overseas opponents in the Tennis Europe Under-14 Circuit event in Dublin.

The Oireachtas banking inquiry is expected to be informed of the optimum timeline and areas for investigation by a special team of advisers before the end of this month.

The annual awards usually throw up a few surprises but there was an air of predictability at yesterday’s Dunlop Ireland Champions of Motorsport Awards ceremony at the Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel.

Conor McCabe’s The Sins of the Father is the latest attempt to explain our economic collapse and is by far and away the best, writes Tom O’Connor

THE number of non-Irish nationals on the Live Register has slightly declined over the last year, indicating the large numbers now choosing to emigrate rather than continue to seek work in Ireland.

ONE-IN-SIX houses are lying idle for the majority of the year resulting in growing economic and criminal problems.

Mark Smith was an impressive winner in the 100National category in the Irish Karting Championship third round at Kartworld, Watergrasshill.