It is of concern that in times of ‘transparency’ in politics, the American and Irish governments seek to prosecute whistleblowers, who have highlighted the truth of what has been going on behind the scenes, rather than dealing with the issues honestly.

BARACK OBAMA has proclaimed himself Irish and told the country it can and will recover from the current crisis, declaring: “Is féidir linn.”

EIGHT races, six of them handicaps, make Navan this afternoon an absolute minefield as far as punters are concerned.