THREE young men shot in a public park on Sunday had made enemies all over their local community, making the task of narrowing down suspects a difficult one.

SEAMUS McENANEY last night hailed the finest performance of his Meath managerial reign as the Royal County edged out Sligo with ease in Navan.

Meath 1-12 Sligo 0-8

A Wicklow youth who blinded a nurse in one eye by throwing a egg at her from a passing car will carry out community service in lieu of three years jail time.

A Wicklow youth blinded a nurse in one eye by throwing a egg at her from a passing car, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

Cricket is a step closer to regaining its place in the Olympic Games after the sport gained official recognition from the International Olympic Committee.

ADRIAN NEILAN, the recently-appointed CEO of the Irish Greyhound Board, has completed a top-level review of the organisation and yesterday announced a number of appointments as part of the board’s strategic goal of improving operational efficiency and providing greater value to the industry.

SUNDERLAND striker Daryl Murphy has thanked former club Waterford United for rescuing his career.

David Bowie is being sued for $9.5m (€7.3m) by the estate of a record producer who helped him with his breakthrough 1969 single Space Oddity.

Two jets carrying a total of 268 people narrowly avoided a collision over Indonesia after an apparent blunder by air traffic controllers, Air New Zealand’s chief pilot said today.

The Planning and Payments Tribunal has deferred until Tuesday at the earliest, a decision on whether it should refer Liam Lawlor back to the High Court for failing to co-operate with the inquiry.