PARTING music fans were blessed with some rare sunshine yesterday, during the last day of the Oxegen festival.

The value of Irish shares increased by more than one and a quarter percentage points after an optimistic day’s trading on the Irish Stock Exchange today.

IRISH collegiate athletes in the United States have some tough acts to follow as the latest round of conference indoor track championships get underway this weekend.

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A MOTHER woke to find her baby dead beside her after ringing in the New Year with half a bottle of champagne, a couple of beers, a quarter of an ecstasy tablet and cannabis.

A heroic father told today how he saved his family from the killer tsunami by strapping them into a palm tree using beach towels.

The ISEQ index closed up 7.82 points to 5281.43 on Wednesday.