A 49-year old man who claimed his life was ruined after a bread delivery man allegedly slapped him on the bum has lost his High Court action for damages.

There was no delay. Darran O’Sullivan and Gooch were still razing Kildare on Jones Road as Kerry’s medical team got to work on the James O’Donoghue rehab strategy.

Kerry minor selector John Galvin believes the county’s underage structures were neglected during the Kingdom’s senior glory run of the ’00s.

The dream sequence currently being enjoyed by Irish animation looks set to continue after two Dublin cartoon companies brought home gongs from the Children’s Bafta awards in London.

“A lot of cartoons patronise, driving down the moral ground. We try to avoid that”

Up to 60 jobs have been created at an Irish animation company after the BBC recommissioned a children’s programme.

An Irish animation company is celebrating this week as it looks forward to its cartoon's premiere on the BBC today.

A more determined Ennistymon CBS side deservedly denied holders Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine, Kenmare a hat-trick of Munster Colleges Corn Na Carraige (U16½ FC) titles in miserable conditions at Rathkeale yesterday.

RACING at the Royal Cork drew to a close with the culmination of the CH Marine Winter League.

WHAT a difference a few hours can make to winter sailing.

RACE 3 of the CH Marine Winter League at RCYC got underway on a misty morning, with a light southerly breeze in stark contrast to last week’s heavy winds.

THERE was no doubt it was November as Jack Frost appeared for the first race of the CH Marine winter league at RCYC.

AN investigation was launched in Kinsale, Co Cork, after a truck driver was crushed to death while handling newly-harvested grain yesterday.

Limerick President of Limerick Chamber Kieran Mac Sweeney announced that five new directors will serve on the Chamber Board in 2011.

IN his letter (October 23), John Mulligan states that genuine reform of local government needs to happen. I agree.

Dublin-based animation studio JAM Media are celebrating two Bafta nominations for their creation 'Roy'.

THE HM Yachts Autumn series continued at RCYC. In a brisk north westerly breeze Race Officer Roy Hanan (Plumbat) and his team opted for course 74.

JAM MEDIA, the Dublin-based animation company, is close to finalising a deal with an unnamed terrestrial broadcaster in Britain, described by the company as being “by far the biggest” deal in Jam’s history.

Dublin animation company Jam Media announced today that the television rights to its award winning interactive children’s animation series ‘PICME’, have been bought by MTV Networks International for Nickelodeon channels across Europe, Asia and Latin America.

LIMERICK’S much-maligned image got an unexpected boost this week when the city won an international tourism award.

ATHLONE Town Council will decide today if it is to give the green light to a major €150 million development that has met with strong local objection.

PLANS to build a highway linking Limerick city to Nenagh have advanced, with Limerick County Council publishing compulsory purchase orders (CPO) to buy land for the route.

THE Taoiseach would not state yesterday whether he backs the plan to break up Aer Rianta into three independent State-owned companies, despite calls from several groups for him to make a public statement.

TRANSPORT Minister Seamus Brennan was yesterday accused of trying to scuttle Shannon Airport and “sell out” the entire West of Ireland.

It has been confirmed that John Gilligan will appeal against both his conviction for drugs offences and the severity of the sentence.