THE culinary choices facing US President Richard Nixon that October night in Kilfrush House, Co Limerick, were not confined to whether he wished to have his Waterville potatoes boiled or baked.

A report into the death of a prisoner in Cloverhill courthouse in 2011 has found that organs of the prison system failed to communicate with each other, failed to adhere to standard work practices and didn't keep adequate records.

European finance ministers have inched towards strengthening their banking sectors and the management of their economies at a meeting in Brussels, but put off decisions on comprehensive solutions to the region’s financial crisis.

On the day before the US presidential election, stock indexes managed slight gains in thin trading.

Emigration has ravaged clubs nationwide and, despite their unparalleled success, Crossmaglen Rangers have not been immune to the drain on resources.

Reports on investigations into all deaths in prison will be published under a new regime put in place by Justice Minister Alan Shatter.

THE Inspector of Prisons is to investigate the suicide of killer Shane Rogers, who took his own life in a cell at Cloverhill Courthouse earlier this week.

The family of a remand prisoner found dead in a holding cell have called for an ombudsman-style inquiry into his death in the interests of other vulnerable inmates.

Two investigations are underway into the death of a prisoner who committed suicide shortly after a court appearance in Dublin yesterday.

A SELF-CONFESSED killer deemed to be a suicide risk has taken his own life in custody.

The parents of a man found dead in a holding cell have said he was broken-hearted and full of remorse after killing a GAA star.

GAA players in the border town of Crossmaglen led an emotional farewell to a murdered teammate yesterday.

A 32-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering James Hughes in Dundalk last weekend.

A suspect is due to appear in court today over the murder of a man in a taxi.

THE GAA club with which murdered James Hughes won three All-Ireland medals has expressed its shock at his death.

Crossmaglen Rangers have released a statement in the wake of the death of three-time All-Ireland club winner James Hughes.

Armagh club Crossmaglen Rangers have released a statement paying tribute to one of their players James Hughes, who was tragically killed in a shotgun attack in Dundalk yesterday.

Gardaí are continuing to question a 32-year-old man in relation to a fatal shooting in Dundalk, County Louth yesterday.

AN Armagh man begged for his life to be spared as a gunman opened fire on the taxi he was sitting in early yesterday morning.

The man shot dead in a taxi in Dundalk, County Louth this morning, has been named locally as James Hughes from Crossmaglen in South Armagh.

NEWCESTOWN will continue to fulfil a dual mandate in the Cork county championships after success in a gripping Premier IHC quarter-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday afternoon.

IT TOOK a while, but Blarney eventually wore down Valley Rovers in their Premier IHC clash at Ballygarvan on Saturday evening.

Gains in the mining sector helped the London market pull out of its losing streak today but economic worries continued to shake confidence in financial stocks.

The FTSE 100 Index was dragged back from a new 10-month high today as a steep fall on Wall Street put an end to London’s winning streak.

CORK hurling may have its high-profile problems at intercounty level but for two clubs, these are glory days.

A Belfast dissident republican became the first person to be convicted by a Dublin court today for the murder of a man in Belfast last year.

Sterling plunged against major currencies today, hitting a record low against the euro, following signals that the Bank of England may cut interest rates further.

More than £93bn (€119.8bn) was wiped from the value of the UK's biggest companies today as London's FTSE 100 suffered its biggest fall since Black Monday.

Holidaymakers heading for sun abroad are facing up to a weaker pound after sterling fell on fears of a possible UK recession.

Two people have been charged in connection with the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones, Merseyside Police said today.

London’s share fight-back faltered today as the FTSE 100 Index swung back into the red in volatile trading.

Investors endured another rollercoaster session today after the FTSE 100 Index came within 40 points of falling below the 6,000 barrier.

Traders on the London stock exchange will be hoping that signs of recovery continue today following last week’s turmoil.

The London market staged a recovery today as investors rushed to pick up cheap-looking stocks following last week’s turmoil.

The FTSE 100 Index fell back below the 5700 mark today despite excitement over strong figures from Severn Trent and the proposed sale of airports operator BAA.

A POWERFUL second-half saw Blarney into the third round of the intermediate premier hurling championship at Newcestown last night and condemned Courcey Rovers to the back door route.

A coroner will today deliver his ruling in the case of a toddler whom hospital staff took more than 13 hours to diagnose with a form of meningitis.

Galway 1-15 Cork 0-14

Cork 2-17 Tipperary 2-11

Cloyne 5-8 Carbery 1-8

Duhallow 1-11 Muskerry 0-13

A MAJOR operation targeting reckless motorists is to be carried out over the next two days following two weeks of carnage on the roads that has left 15 people dead.