A 27-year-old man from the North has drowned after going swimming in a remote area of Australia.

INTERNATIONAL aid experts have called on Ireland not to abandon financial commitments to the world’s poor despite our own economic crisis.

Irish people can be proud of their role in fighting global poverty after an international report praised the State’s work in developing countries, it was claimed today.

Former Wallaby Peter Jorgensen has been selected in the starting XV for Friday night’s big match against Ulster at Ravenhill after scoring the match-winning try against Biarritz on Saturday.