IT’S a final. However, it’s not one either club is accustomed to, or one they crave to be involved in.

TOP comedian Pat Shortt jumped in the river next to his pub yesterday to promote his own traditional music festival.

A TEMPORARY teaching job at a Dublin school attracted nearly 1,200 applications from qualified graduates, it emerged last night.

AN EXPERIENCED cyclist died after a freak accident when his bike hit a cat, an inquest was told yesterday.

A post mortem examination is due to be carried out on the body of a man found in the grounds of Birr Castle in Co Offaly today.

HIS team hasn’t kicked a ball yet, but Ireland’s new soccer manager has already been immortalised in song.

Hundreds of Big Brother fans seeking fame and fortune auditioned in Dublin today for the eighth series of the show.

Payments company Fexco has awarded a €550,000 contract to Datapoint, a European call centre integration company, to implement an automated voice recognition system to answer customer service calls it handles on behalf of Western Union.

A GREAT day for St Augustine’s, Dungarvan at New Inn, Co Tipperary on Saturday and some football cheer for Waterford too, the Friary having both the skill and know-how to beat Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh in a lively Corn An Uachtarán (Munster Colleges S‘B’FC) final.

Argideen Rangers 3-11, Blackrock 2-11