A British House of Lords peer Ken Maginnis has dropped his appeal against his conviction for assaulting a man in a road-rage incident.

An association representing more than 80 borough and town councils facing the axe has accepted abolition is a fait accompli.

A jury at Cork City Coroner’s Court has recommended a city-wide safety audit of split-level walls after hearing how a student plunged 30ft to his death.

The Donegal man who escaped from a prison in Co Cavan on Thursday night has appeared before Derry magistrates court today.

FIRE chiefs and forestry agents warned last night that raging fires could continue today and possibly even further into the week as the sun continued to blaze across the north-west.

Champion Irish greyhound trainer Paul Hennessy will branch out tomorrow night when he saddles his first two runners at a horse race meeting.

LEADING political analyst Sean Donnelly has predicted Fianna Fáil could lose all seats in the two Co Donegal constituencies, including Tánaiste Mary Coughlan’s.

A victims group from the North has met with a Vatican delegation set up to look into abuse within the Catholic Church.

THE stage is set for a thrilling conclusion to the Sporting Press Irish Oaks at Shelbourne Park tonight. The competition has been one of the best in memory and this evening’s decider certainly has the making of a real thriller.

THE new president of the National Ploughing Association is James Grainger, Naas, Co Kildare, who was elected to the post at the annual general meeting. He succeeds the late Gerry Baker, Trim, Co Meath.

MOTHER Nature did her best to be a spoil sport at the 52nd annual Cappamore Agricultural Show in Co Limerick yesterday.

Amber Vairo has grown two inches and gained nearly a pound, and the three tiny scars on her stomach have all but vanished – along with any doubts she would survive a complex surgery to fix a life-threatening condition.