WOW. It’s a small word with a big impact, and one used unsparingly in Vegas.

Ceann Comhairle John O’Donoghue spent more than €200,000 of taxpayers’ money on perks including top class flights, limousines and VIP airport lounges over the past two years, it was revealed today.

BRITISH celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay will add a jewel to his crown this Wednesday with the launch of a restaurant in the royal city of Versailles, but an acid review by France’s most feared food critic has threatened to sour the occasion.

Nicolas Sarkozy began his first visit to Washington as French president with a pledge that France has left behind tensions with the United States over the Iraq war.