Police in Scotland are making inquiries following complaints over a Twitter outburst about ebola from controversial TV personality Katie Hopkins.

A former general manager of business banking with AIB has consented before the Commercial Court to entry of €37.2m judgment against him in favour of Nama over unpaid loans mostly issued for property investments.

Cork-based heavyweight Mike Perez will bid to clinch a shot at the world heavyweight title in Texas next month.

Back-to-school isn’t just about freshly sharpened pencils and clean copy books.

An entrepreneur and Trinity College graduate who organised the importation of €29m worth of cocaine into the country will be sentenced next month.

Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins said he hopes to play the legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock on screen and has been attached to such a project for four years.

AN evangelist who terrorised his family while preaching at revivals was sentenced to life in prison yesterday after being convicted of killing his wife and storing her body in a freezer.

An evangelist who terrorised his family while preaching at revivals was sentenced to life in prison today after being convicted of killing his wife and storing her body in a freezer.

Joe Calzaghe admits the prospect of fighting Roy Jones Jr at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night has restored his hunger for the fight game.

A CORK engineer based in Kazakhstan is among a number of workers who have been taken from their residences and driven to a hotel where they are being detained.

JOE CALZAGHE battled his way back from a first round knockdown to win a split decision war over Bernard Hopkins at the Thomas & Mack Center but the final bell did not spell the end of a fight week full of acrimony.

Joe Calzaghe battled back from a stunning first round knockdown to score a disputed split decision victory over Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas and reign as light-heavyweight world number one.

BERNARD HOPKINS admits he is reaching the end of a remarkable journey which began in ignominious fashion 26 years ago when he emerged from a Pennsylvania prison cell to lose his first professional fight.

JOE CALZAGHE has revealed why fighting Bernard Hopkins thousands of miles from home holds no fear for him after the dark early days of his career when he was routinely spat at and abused by rival fans.

Joe Calzaghe was told he “better be willing to die” by an intense Bernard Hopkins last night as the two fighters faced off in advance of their April 19 showdown in Las Vegas.

Undisputed super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe has revealed he expects his "super fight" with Bernard Hopkins to take place on April 12 in Las Vegas.

Bernard Hopkins has revealed that a contract to fight Welshman Joe Calzaghe in April will be signed “by the middle of next week at the latest”.

BERNARD Hopkins should dismiss the mighty challenge of Joe Calzaghe and instead head into retirement after settling a long-standing score with American rival Roy Jones.

JOE CALZAGHE’S camp have told Bernard Hopkins to put up or shut up.

Joe Calzaghe’s camp have told Bernard Hopkins to put up or shut up.

JOE CALZAGHE hurled out a challenge to Bernard Hopkins after being crowned undisputed world super-middleweight champion with a magnificent points win over previously unbeaten Dane Mikkel Kessler.

Joe Calzaghe hurled out a challenge to Bernard Hopkins after being crowned undisputed world super-middleweight champion with a magnificent points win over previously-unbeaten Dane Mikkel Kessler.

A MAN began a hunger strike outside Cork County Hall yesterday, claiming he is being poisoned by fumes from gas boilers.

HOWARD EASTMAN pushed Bernard Hopkins all the way but failed to land the undisputed world middleweight title at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Bernard Hopkins maintained his position as the undisputed middleweight champion of the world when becoming the first man to stop Oscar de la Hoya at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Promoter Mick Hennessy is in no doubt Howard Eastman has all the hallmarks of a world champion.

RED DRAGON brings Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter back for another bite of the cherry. This time round Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) is enlisted by FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) to catch the Tooth Fairy, real name Francis Dolarhyde (Ralph Fiennes).

Emily Watson revealed a dark secret when she turned out for the gala screening of the Silence of the Lambs prequel, Red Dragon.

SIX people died over the weekend, the joint second worst death toll for the August bank holiday since 1991.