Treviso 13 Ulster 32: Stuart Olding scored a try on his return to action for Ulster as they secured a bonus-point 32-13 Pro12 victory over Treviso at the Stadio Monigo.

Connacht continued their remarkable start to this season’s Guinness Pro12, grabbing a fifth win on the trot at the Galway Sportsground last evening. And following Leinster’s win over the Scarlets, Pat Lam’s side have now taken top spot.

Munster 18 Benetton Treviso 13: The consolation on a less than satisfactory Guinness Pro12 performance at Musgrave Park on Saturday night was the win, four points in the bag, that puts Munster in a much healthier position than at the same stage last season when they lost first time out to Edinburgh.

WHEN entertainer Richard Hayward died in a car accident, aged 72, it was front-page news in the Irish daily newspapers, not just in his hometown, Belfast. 

Guinness Pro12

Munster 30 Treviso 19: Five points in the bag courtesy of Saturday’s victory over Treviso and Munster are sitting exactly where they want to be in the top two of the Guinness Pro 12 and within touching distance of a home semi-final.

Munster got the bonus-point win required to keep their Guinness Pro 12 challenge running, but it was not quite achieved with the satisfaction they might have wanted at Musgrave Park this afternoon.

Guinness Pro12

Connacht 53 Benetton Treviso 5

Treviso 20 Ulster 24: This was one of the most astonishing games in the league for a long time.

Ulster survived a strong rally from Benetton Treviso to record a vital 24-20 victory in the Guinness PRO12 at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo.

Guinness Pro12: Treviso 24 Leinster 24

Treviso 24 Leinster 24

Treviso 6 Connacht 9

Treviso 6 Connacht 9

Alex Ferguson’s eagerly awaited account of his life as Manchester United manager will be released today — and is likely to send a number of big names scampering for cover.

I am carrying out research for a biography on Richard Hayward, a popular writer and well-known actor, singer, broadcaster and folklorist.

Standing out from the crowd takes courage and an unshakable self-belief to persist when others mock your efforts.

Film festival celebrates its 65th birthday with typical glamour and glitz, says Don O’Mahony

Former BP boss Tony Hayward launched a £1bn fundraising today as part of a high-profile return to the oil and gas sector.

Oil giant BP is expected to face further shareholder ire at its annual general meeting over “wholly unacceptable” boardroom pay packets awarded in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.

BP shares came under pressure today as it was reported that staff at the beleaguered oil giant could face manslaughter charges over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Tony Hayward, the former BP chief executive who stepped down in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, is in talks to launch a new global oil company, according to press reports.

BP's former boss today admitted the group's oil spill contingency plans were "inadequate" and said it was unprepared for the media "feeding frenzy" after the Gulf of Mexico disaster.

The clean-up bill for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $11.2bn, BP said today as new boss Bob Dudley officially takes up the reins.

A review of US government records found no information about BP seeking to secure the release of the Lockerbie bomber, a State Department official said today.

Embattled BP boss Tony Hayward defended the firm’s safety record tonight as he was grilled by a committee of MPs over the implications of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

THE outgoing chief executive of BP has refused US officials’ requests to appear at a hearing next month on the release of the Libyan man convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie.

BP’s incoming chief executive said the Gulf of Mexico spill had been a “wake-up call” for the entire oil and gas industry.

A string of high profile British witnesses who refused to testify at a US Senate hearing into the release of the Lockerbie bomber were today facing accusations of “stonewalling”.

BP LAUNCHED a plan to repair its battered image in the United States yesterday, ditching its gaffe-prone chief executive and promising to slim down by trebling an asset sale target to $30 billion (€23bn).

Outgoing BP chief executive Tony Hayward today said he had been “demonised and vilified” over the Gulf of Mexico disaster.

Tony Hayward, who will step down as BP boss in October after a career at the oil giant spanning almost 30 years, said it was right for the company to pursue a change of leadership following the Gulf of Mexico disaster.

Oil giant BP plunged into the red for the first time in 18 years today as it racked up a huge $32.2bn (€38.42bn) bill for the Gulf of Mexico spill.

BP chief executive Tony Hayward will get an immediate annual pension worth about £600,000 (€715,000) when he leaves in October, it has been reported.

Embattled oil major BP soared 5% today as investors cheered the prospect of a change at the top ahead of Tony Hayward's expected departure.

BP's board will deliver the final blow to beleaguered chief executive Tony Hayward today by ending his 28-year career with the oil giant.

BP said today that "no final decision" had been taken over management changes and loss provisions following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

SHIPS were getting back in place yesterday at the Gulf of Mexico site of BP’s leaky oil well as crews raced to resume work on plugging the gusher before another big storm stops work again.

Embattled BP chief executive Tony Hayward is negotiating his exit package with an announcement on his future expected in the coming 24 hours, it was reported today.

Speculation was mounting today over the future of BP boss Tony Hayward as its staff prepared to return to the storm-hit Gulf of Mexico.

BP denied a report its embattled chief executive would leave soon, as it lined up $7 billion (€5.46bn) in asset sales to help pay for the worst oil spill in US history, lifting its shares yesterday.