The cost to the taxpayer of sending a select number of senior local government officials to an exclusive management course at Harvard University tops €315,000 for the past seven years, figures show.

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE will be hoping history repeats itself almost a quarter of a century on as they face the daunting task of toppling unbackable favourites Cork Church of Ireland in Saturday’s Peard Cup final at Rosbrien (1pm).

The Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved its judgement on an appeal brought by a Dublin man against a sentence arising out of an incident in which Dublin student Brian Murphy was kicked to death four years ago.