The Unite trade union has called on the British Government to intervene in the dispute at the British Embassy in Dublin.

POLICE fired tear gas and clubbed thousands of lawyers protesting President General Pervez Musharraf’s decision to impose emergency rule, as Western allies threatened to review aid to the country.

THE Government is taking steps to ensure the safety of the 4,000 Irish citizens in Zimbabwe, Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern has said.

AH yes. The first iconic image of the week. Mary Coughlan emerging through the front door of Leinster House as the new Minister for Agriculture on Wednesday. But was she waving excitedly? Or was she just drowning.