Thurles Golf Club celebrated a third Pierce Purcell Shield All Ireland title and a second in three years as team captain Jimmy Ryan praised his players’ battling qualities and work ethic.

Ballybunion moved a step closer to regaining the AIG Junior Cup for the first time since 2013 but it needed a 20th hole victory in the defining singles match at Carton House to edge their semi-final against Loughrea.

A HIGH-FLYING stockbroker quit a top firm because it ignored the aggressive bullying and intimidation he suffered from a colleague and long-standing friend, an employment tribunal heard yesterday.

A high-flying stockbroker quit a top firm because it ignored the aggressive bullying and intimidation he suffered from a colleague and long-standing friend, an employment tribunal heard today.