Dr Kevin McCarthy, referring to the killing of Jewish settlers, Eiran and Naama Henkin, in the occupied West Bank on October 1, rightly states that there is nothing heroic about murdering parents in front of their children.

Regarding the talks between the political parties in Northern Ireland, you have to hand it to the British Prime Minister - these talks had dragged on for the past year without any agreement.

The High Court has today dismissed two senior bank executive's claims that their former employers in Dublin owed them ten of thousands of euros in unpaid bonuses.

Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy tonight expressed hope that the province’s politicians could overcome their differences and restore devolution.