Robert Heffernan was impressed when the main group of Irish athletes arrived at the Irish holding camp in Lensbury, Teddington, yesterday to put the finishing touches to their Olympic build-up.

THOUSANDS of customers of mobile phone giant O2 were left reeling after their bank accounts were inadvertently emptied of €3.5 million.

A 14-year-old boy who took part in a serious arson attack on a primary school which caused more than €400,000 worth of damage, has been remanded on bail pending sentence by Judge Catherine Murphy at the Dublin Children’s Court.