Tributes have been paid to Ireland's three Hurricane Ophelia victims as the family of Michael Pyke attended his funeral today.

People have been paying tribute to the three people who died during storm Ophelia yesterday.

The scale of Ophelia’s devastation was particularly felt in Waterford, Tipperary, and Dundalk, where three people lost their lives as a result of the storm.

Channel 4 is entitled to claim journalistic privilege over sources for a TV programme which Ryanair says is defamatory, a High Court judge has ruled.

The O’Donovan brothers are due back on home soil tomorrow night, amid hopes they might have another bit of precious metal to declare as they go through Customs.

Ryanair says it is entitled to a preliminary hearing of certain legal issues before the Equality Tribunal considers complaints made against the airline over its treatment of a former pilot, John Goss.

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Kieran Goss will have enjoyed Germany’s eleventh hour World Cup triumph. The Sligo-based acoustic songwriter has toured Mitteleuropa for years, routinely selling-out 1,500 capacity venues from Dusseldorf to Dresden. He has, in some ways, become an honorary German.

Ryanair has issued defamation proceedings against the pilot who spoke about the safety of the airline on Channel 4’s Dispatches programme.

The Ryanair pilot sacked just days after he took part in a Channel 4 programme criticising the airline is to “seek legal advice on his options”.

Mark Cavendish claimed the spoils on the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia, benefitting from a crash in the final kilometre to snatch the win for his Omega Pharma team.

Giro d'Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal abandoned the Tour de France ahead of stage seven today.

George Michael has admitted he and Kenny Goss have broken up – just months after denying rumours of a split.

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AN EFFIGY of US Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin hanging by a noose as part of a Hallowe’en display has drawn hundreds of complaints, but local officials said the homeowner was covered by free speech rights.

George Michael has dismissed rumours he is planning to start a family with long-term partner Kenny Goss - insisting children would make him "miserable".

George Michael said today it was "incredible" to be touring North America again after almost 20 years of feeling depressed and "cursed".

CIA chiefs failed to use their available powers, never developed a comprehensive plan to stop al-Qaida and missed crucial opportunities to thwart two hijackers in the run-up to September 11, the agency’s own watchdog said in a scathing report.

TELEVISION gardening ace Diarmuid Gavin was pipped to the post in his quest for a prestigious gold medal yesterday at London’s Chelsea Flower Show.

British singer George Michael was scared to admit to friends he met partner Kenny Goss in a sauna, because he knew they would realise he was gay.

George Michael's long term partner Kenny Goss has begged reporters to stop hounding the singer after he was reportedly caught prowling a notorious homosexual pick-up spot in London.

The man chosen by US President George Bush to head the CIA will face the toughest test of his 37-year-old government career today when he faces a grilling by politicians over domestic spying operations.

CIA director Porter Goss resigned suddenly, nudged out after a turmoil-filled 18 months at the spy agency as it struggled to forge a new identity in an era of intelligence blunders and government overhauls.

CIA Director Porter Goss resigned unexpectedly today, pushed from the helm of a spy agency still reeling from intelligence failures before America’s worst terrorist attack and faulty information that formed the US rationale for invading Iraq.

Former Wham! star George Michael is to 'marry' partner Kenny Goss on their 10th anniversary later this year.

The CIA sacked an employee for leaking classified information to the media, including details about secret prisons in eastern Europe that resulted in a Pulitzer Prize-winning story.

BRIAN SHEEHAN and Colm Cooper will start for Kerry against Laois in the Allianz NFL semi-final at Killarney on Sunday.

Pop star George Michael said tonight that a new documentary charting the highs and lows of his turbulent career was a “Christmas present” to his fans.

Pop star George Michael plans to “marry” his long-termpartner Kenny Goss, he revealed tonight.

CIA Director Porter Goss, saying his agency struggles to penetrate terrorist sanctuaries overseas, insists that "we know more than we're able to say publicly" about Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

THE CIA uses “unique and innovative ways” to obtain vital information from prisoners but strictly obeys laws against torture, CIA director Porter Goss said.

The CIA uses “unique and innovative ways” to obtain vital information from prisoners but strictly obeys laws against torture, CIA director Porter Goss said.

A top CIA manager who remains undercover will soon oversee the traditional human spying activities for the entire intelligence community, a new position created in the post-September 11 intelligence reforms.

British pop star George Michael and his partner Kenny Goss are set to launch a second art gallery after the success of their Texas venture.

The CIA’s independent watchdog has recommended disciplinary reviews for current and former officials who were involved in failed intelligence efforts before the attacks of September 11, 2001.

The CIA’s independent watchdog has recommended disciplinary reviews for current and former officials who were involved in failed intelligence efforts before the attacks of September 11, 2001.

The High Court today lifted the threat of jail from Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary and two senior executives.

Ryanair pilot John Goss has reached a settlement in his High Court action against the budget airline, it emerged today.

The case taken by a Ryanair pilot against the airline to stop disciplinary action against him has been settled out of court.

Its looks as though an agreement may be reached in the case of Ryanair pilot John Goss against the airline.

The High Court is expected to rule today on an application by a Ryanair pilot to have the company's chief executive, Michael O'Leary, jailed for contempt of court.