A jury in Britain has begun deliberations in the trial of two footballers accused of raping a woman who was “too drunk to consent” to sex.

Two British footballers “procured” a drunk teenage girl and raped her as two of their friends watched and filmed, a Welsh court has heard.

Frank Ryan fought in the Irish and Spanish civil wars but became a Hitler stooge. A new film tells his story, says Richard Fitzpatrick

HUNDREDS of mourners from the world of politics, business and the GAA gathered at St Michael’s Church, Blackrock, Cork, yesterday for the funeral of former city manager Jack Higgins.

WARM tributes were paid last night to former Cork and Limerick city manager, Jack Higgins, with councillors describing him as “very efficient public servant” and “a strategic thinker”.

A CONTROVERSIAL one-way system is to be introduced on a lane in a Cork suburb despite the objections of a former city manager.

LAOIS are facing a second fine in three years from the GAA for allowing the twins of wing-back Joe Higgins join the pre-match parade before Sunday’s Leinster SFC final at Croke Park.