The autobiography of one of the greatest jockeys of all time and two books on Gaelic games have been shortlisted for the Irish Sports Book of the Year.

TWO of the great names of Irish and English rugby led legends onto the field last night for a major fundraising game for injured players.

THE LARGE number of people planning to travel to London to support Ireland in their Six Nations clash with England at Twickenham on Saturday, February 27 have an additional treat in store.

John Lewis chairman Sir Stuart Hampson said there were “cheers all around” the today as 68,000 staff, from board directors to part-time supermarket check-out workers, discovered their share of a record bonus pool.

A 15-year-old drug dealer who carries a knife and associates with prostitutes has been taken off the streets for his own safety by a concerned judge.

England’s Lee Westwood is looking leaner, meaner and far more confident than he was at this stage last year as he heads into the SAA Open.

Darren Clarke has hired a personal trainer to whip him into shape – and hopes he will have the same effect on him as he did on Andrew Flintoff.