Shane Lowry joined Paul Dunne in the automatic Ryder Cup places and regained his place as Ireland’s No 1 after a nine-under 63 gave him a share of second in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.

TG4 will screen a preview of the Punchestown Irish National Hunt Racing Festival tonight at 9.30pm.

TWO unconnected Lotto players who picked the same set of winning numbers in the same shop on the same day will probably collect their €200,000 winnings at the same time.

I AM responding to the letter published in the Irish Examiner of January 20 from James A Gleeson, of Thurles, Co Tipperary.