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A 10-year-old schoolboy, who witnessed a horror attack on his toddler sister by a Brazilian tapir at Dublin Zoo and saw his parents injured in a bloody fight to save their daughter’s life, has been awarded €25,000 in the Circuit Civil Court.

The traumatic effects of war and conflict on people coming to Europe could be better assessed and treated as a result of an international project led by Irish researchers.

Baie Des Iles has been all the rage with punters as momentum builds around Katie Walsh’s mount in the Randox Health Grand National.

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John Horan was last night elected as the first Dublin-born GAA president since 1924 when Daniel McCarthy finished his three-year term.

A paedophile is likely to die in jail after being handed 13 life sentences for a "horrific" catalogue of abuse on children in Britain and abroad.

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The slowing world economy looks set to get a boost from stronger consumer demand next year, as low inflation boosts the real value of workers’ pay rises to a three-year high, according to a survey published yesterday.

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Family friends have paid tribute to the eldest son of broadcaster David Frost, who has died at the age of 31.

The Munster Council will easily break the €4m mark in gate receipts as they expect attendance figures to be up by at least 20% on the 2014 figures.

GAA chiefs are counting down to one of the most lucrative weekends of the season with 10 major games down for decision and close to 200,000 expected through the turnstiles.

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Bryan Cooper followed-up Monday’s win on The Game Changer with a superb treble in sunny Roscommon last night, providing Gigginstown House Stud with a double on Gangster and Cape Glory before following-up on Phangio for Colin Bowe.

Students who focused on John Montague and Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin should have been pleased to see both feature on yesterday’s Leaving Certificate higher and ordinary level English exams.

Over £1m (€1.4m) in damages has been awarded to stars including Paul Gascoigne and Sadie Frost over phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers.

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The Munster Council announced last night they are giving Cork GAA €3.75m toward the €70m reconstruction of Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

THE Big Chill is over but a distinct frost remains in the air. Robert Frost to be precise as Michael Noonan quoted the poet’s most famous work The Road Not Taken as his narrative guide when the Government declared austerity to be at an end.

The Munster Council will shortly be asked to consider ideas to assist the provincial hurling champions in the All-Ireland series.

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Director Sam Taylor-Johnson was left red-faced after police were called to her home when a passer-by spotted a machine gun on a desk inside the house.

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Munster chairman Robert Frost admitted Sunday’s hurling final was one of the most challenging organisational feats faced by the provincial council.

The GAA has emphatically rejected suggestions made by Ger Loughnane that Cork influenced the selection of the referee for the All-Ireland final hurling replay last year against Clare.

Cork and Waterford’s Munster quarter-final replay will not be shown live on TV on Sunday week.

Comedian Ronnie Corbett was rushed to hospital last week suffering from chest pains, his wife said.

The Prince of Wales was among more than 2,000 people who paid tribute to the late broadcaster David Frost at a service in Westminster Abbey.

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Two prominent Munster GAA officials have given tentative support to the idea of introducing two more teams into the province’s senior football championship.

The Munster Council have commenced a new initiative aimed at growing numbers in urban areas.

Aidan Walsh will play senior hurling and football for Cork in 2014.

Clare GAA officials are confident they will have county football and hurling champions crowned in time for the start of the AIB provincial championships.

Plans to reintroduce a seeded Munster SFC were mooted by Munster Council chairman Robert Frost earlier this summer, according to Clare footballer Gary Brennan.