The family of Cork-born soldier Michael Maguire are considering further legal options after an inquest found he was unlawfully killed by a single machine gun bullet fired by a colleague during a training exercise.

An officer running a live fire army exercise where a soldier was killed while in a safe haven was recommended for “supervision” after struggling to pass his course.

ITALY defender Marco Materazzi has won damages from the Daily Mail over claims he racially abused Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 World Cup final.

Italian soccer star Marco Materazzi today accepted substantial undisclosed damages over 'Daily Mail' articles which said that he has used vile racist abuse to French captain Zinedine Zidane.