The final victim of Ireland’s worst road crash to be buried was a proud family man, full of life and with a heart of gold, mourners heard today.

IRISH nationals in Haiti yesterday told of the horrific impact of the massive earthquake.

IRELAND is being viewed internationally as a country which does not respect or protect children because of the “rare and short” prison sentences handed down to the creators and viewers of child pornography.

A RAPE crisis centre chief has expressed concern over the ease of access to online pornographic images after a public servant downloaded over 15,000 images and files of naked children.

WHEN a court, on behalf of society, imposes a sentence on someone convicted of a crime several objectives are in play. One is to remove a threat from society; another is to punish the individual and a third is to warn others of the consequences of the behaviour that led to the conviction. It is hard to see how these needs were served in the David Ivers case.

A man who was caught with more than 15,000 images of child pornography was given a four-year suspended jail sentence today.

A CORK man has admitted storing images of naked children on his computer.

FACILITIES management company Veris said yesterday that chief executive Ross Ivers is stepping down due to illness.

KERRY Group’s top executives pocketed over €5 million last year, the company’s annual report reveals.

FORMER Paddy Power finance director Ross Ivers has been appointed chief executive of property management firm Irish Estates.

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EUGENE IVERS suspected from day one that he had a special group of players on his hands this year but, after one Thursday night in mid-July, he was sure of it.

A STRING of winners by the Aidan O’Brien stable has hit first-half profits margins at Paddy Power bookmakers.

THE outgoing chief executive of Paddy Power plc, John O’Reilly, received a pay rise of almost 90% last year, bringing his 2004 pay package to €883,000, up from €466,000.

A STRING of losing favourites at the Cheltenham festival helped push out pre-tax tax profits at bookies Paddy Power by 158% in the first half of the year.

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DIRECTORS at Paddy Power receive a 35% pay rise last year but employees at the bookmakers saw their average pay increase by 19%.

IRISH punters will wager between €80 million and €100 million in betting offices over the three days of the Cheltenham racing festival, which starts today.

INJURIES to centre back David Kennedy, wing back John Boland and wing forward Lee Shanahan have caused a delay in the selection of the Tipperary team for Sunday’s All-Ireland minor hurling championship semi-final clash with Wexford at Croke Park.