THERE is a compelling case for taking the radical, counter-intuitive action of reducing the standard VAT rate of 21.5% to 10% and the reduced rate of 13.5% to 5% in the budget.

A 20-year-old former boxing champion who bit part of a man’s ear off during a drunken row will be sentenced later by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

More than 80 Irish citizens evacuated from Lebanon earlier this week have arrived in Dublin on an Aer Lingus flight.

GARDAÍ were last night still questioning a man thought to be a leading suspect in a pub murder in Dublin just over a fortnight ago.

WITH the All-Ireland colleges title safely tucked away in St Kieran’s, Brother Damien is hoping he can steer Kilkenny to victory in tomorrow’s MHC final against Galway.

The Preliminary Leinster Schools trial teams have been announced.