For a politician who once declared as a child that he would like to be ‘king of the world’,the leadership of his country may have to suffice, writes David Hughes.

Gerald Jennings, a property manager from Carlow Town, claims he was arrested because gardaí wrongly believed he had carried out a savage street assault on his fiancée, beautician Martha Kowalczyk.

David Hughes There is no evidence of arson in the fire that destroyed the landmark Notre Dame cathedral, according to the French public prosecutor, who said they are working on the assumption that the blaze was an accident.

A 74th minute strike from Shane Bennett decided a game of two halves in stormy weather at Walsh Park this afternoon.

High drama in Nowlan Park today as Midleton CBS progressed to the semi-finals of the Masita All-Ireland Colleges Senior ‘A’ Hurling Championship after accounting for Coláiste Eoin with a dramatic late, late goal.

Timmy Murphy won the All-Ireland Junior C bowling title for Cork in the autumnal glory of Wompatuck State Park south-east of Boston on Sunday.

The INMO has today said that Ireland's hospital crisis is now "a humanitarian issue".

The costs of the receivership for Treasury Holdings’ main Spencer Dock firm now total over €15.3m.

Ballybunion moved a step closer to regaining the AIG Junior Cup for the first time since 2013 but it needed a 20th hole victory in the defining singles match at Carton House to edge their semi-final against Loughrea.

Amazon executives will come face to face with the two objectors opposing the first phase of the company’s €1bn data centre plan for Dublin. This follows a ruling by Bord Pleanála that an oral hearing will be held into the plan at its offices on September 26.

Perhaps it was something in the mountain air of Snowdonia that helped clear Theresa May's mind to make the boldest decision yet of her short premiership, suggests  David Hughes.

The amount paid out in professional, management, and receiver fees for the receivership of Treasury Holdings’ main Spencer Dock firm now total €12.4m for work for more than four years.

All-Ireland champion Thomas Mackle bowled well to beat Aidan Murphy by almost a bowl in the Willie Whelton Cup at Grange.

One of Dublin’s most eye-catching buildings has sold for €242m in what is being described as one of the most high-profile office investment sales to occur here.

A man who took more than a million pounds from his severely-disabled father's bank account to go on a lavish spending spree has been jailed for five years in England.

Minister for Health Simon Harris has denied that emergency departments in rural areas may be shut down in the near future after a leaked document revealed plans to axe trauma care from nine hospitals.

The HSE’s recruitment suspension at a time when hospitals are already suffering a manpower crisis will make it impossible to deliver safe care, unions have warned.

Sales of 11 properties associated with the receivership of the main Spencer Dock firm formerly controlled by Treasury Holdings have realised €4.2m between July 2015 and January this year.

Galway 3-18 Westmeath 0-17: Galway’s senior hurlers qualified for the semi-final of the Walsh Cup thanks to a 10-point victory over a hard-working Westmeath side in this final group game, played in Lakepoint Park, Mullingar, yesterday.

Aidan Desmond is All-Ireland Junior C champion after completing a unique sporting triple, in two sports, over two days, culminating in an emphatic win over Conor O’Neill in Sunday’s final at Drogheda.

Declan O’Donovan beat John Young by almost a bowl in the Tim White Cup final at Rosscarbery.

The costs associated with the receivership of Treasury Holdings’s main Spencer Dock firm have risen over €4m in the last six months.

A 69th minute Conor McKinley point was crucial as Antrim dug deep to claim their 55th Ulster Senior Hurling title in Owenbeg this afternoon.

Michael Bohane will lead the Munster challenge at next weekend’s All-Ireland finals following his clear win over Raymond Ryan in Sunday’s intermediate final at Lyre.

The receivers of the Spencer Dock Development Company have disputed claims by Davy Target Investments that it is entitled to €9m payments arising from agreements over distribution of rent monies from a large office block on Dublin’s quays.

The firm operating the five-star Ashford Castle hotel resort recorded pre-tax profits of €724,983 in its first year of operation.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is calling on members of the public to join them in a lunchtime protest, over what they have described as the appalling overcrowding of our hospitals.

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After years in abeyance, Cork harbour’s infrastructural asset Marino Point may be poised for new uses and employment, subject to its multi-million euro sale being ratified by Nama in coming weeks.

Professional and receivers’ fees from the receivership of Treasury Holdings’s main Spencer Dock company have totalled €2m to date, new figures show.

CORK harbour and port amenity with a deep water jetty at Marino Point is to be sold after a ‘Best Bids’ process in October, with a price expectation of up to €7m indicated.

All-Ireland MHC: Galway 2-20 Antrim 0-9

Professional and receivers’ fees from the receivership of Treasury Holdings’ main Spencer Dock company total €1.59m to date, new figures have revealed.

Aidan Murphy is Joe McVeigh Cup champion following his bowl of odds win over Ulster champion Eddie Carr on the Markethill Road in Keady yesterday.

A Dublin City centre hotel, which previously traded as a Holiday Inn, is for sale for €9m.

The receivership of the five-star Ashford Castle hotel and resort has proved a boon to professionals with over €785,000 paid out in fees over an 18-month period.

The Doonbeg golf resort recorded its biggest ever annual pre-tax loss of €20.4m before its owners appointed a receiver that resulted in the resort’s recent sale to US billionaire Donald Trump.

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American property mogul Donald Trump is in the frame to purchase the five-star Doonbeg golf resort in Co Clare for around €15m.

Kilkenny 0-24 Dublin 1-17