KIERAN McGEENEY is a hard taskmaster, which is why Kildare have progressed from also-rans to consistent contenders since his arrival as manager at the end of 2007.

Northern Ireland U21 manager Roy Millar has praised three of his young charges after the 2-1 defeat by Germany in a friendly in Torgau, near Leipzig.

A CORONER in Australia has ruled as accidental the death of an Irishman who fell 25 feet from a building while being chased following a bar room brawl.