Gerry Adams today urged the Spanish government and the Basques to do everything in their power to put their peace process back on track.

CORK’S city councillors are in line for major wage hikes while the city’s social welfare pensioners look set be hit with bin charges for the first time tonight.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams said today he was confident the cease-fire by the armed Basque group Eta would be permanent, but warned that the breaking of ties by Spain’s main opposition party with the government over the peace process did not augur well.

Police detained 45 people and 109 were injured as more than 125,000 fans gathered to celebrate Barcelona’s Champions League success against Arsenal.

FRENCH President Jacques Chirac said yesterday that ending the country’s rioting and arson was his priority, but acknowledged that discrimination and lack of equality are driving frustrations among the young people rebelling in largely immigrant suburbs.

French President Jacques Chirac said today that ending the country’s rioting and arson was his priority, but acknowledged that discrimination and lack of equality are driving frustrations among the young people rebelling in largely immigrant suburbs.