AN internet criminal who helped run a “Facebook for fraudsters” was jailed for four years and eight months in Britain yesterday.

US President Barack Obama named a Republican congressman today to be the next Secretary of the Army, bringing another member of the opposition into his administration.

US President Barack Obama told politicians he plans to withdraw most American troops from Iraq by August 2010 but leave tens of thousands behind to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests, congressional officials said.

MALLOW was the perfectvenue for Munster’s lastprovincial deciders of 2008 — the junior hurling and football finals.

THE problem of homelessness may be much worse than official statistics have shown in the past, a conference heard this week, with more social housing needed to help combat the crisis.

A 49-year-old man who caused Dublin Airport to be evacuated last summer when he paraded around the arrivals area claiming to have a bomb and threatening to set it off because he wanted to "make a point" has been sentenced to three years by Dublin Circuit Court.

An Irish freelance photographer was recovering in hospital today after being wounded during fighting in Afghanistan.

A man from Dublin city centre who caused havoc for thousands of travellers when his false 'bomb' claim brought Dublin Airport to a standstill last July has been remanded for sentence by Judge Katherine Delahunt.

TELEVISION company Tyrone Productions announced yesterday the appointment of John McHugh as chief executive with effect from February 2007.

THE man accused of causing a hoax bomb alert which created chaos at Dublin Airport on Tuesday has been remanded in custody following a brief court appearance yesterday.

A US House committee has voted to prohibit women in the military from serving in direct ground combat roles as part of a bill setting Defence Department policy and spending plans for the coming budget year.

THE National Ploughing Association of Ireland’s annual profits have increased by 57% to €606,852.

TWO white-knuckle rides in two days are probably a bit much, but what’s the point in coming to Cork Week if you’re not prepared to take a couple of chances both at sea and ashore?

US President George W Bush has asked Congress for authority to use “all means he determines to be appropriate, including force” to disarm and overthrow Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, saying the US will take action on its own if the UN Security Council baulks.