Derry 0-15 Sligo 0-08

Derry 0-15 Sligo 0-08

It has been announced that Justin Kilcullen is to retire from his position as Executive Director of Trócaire.

Garda Adrian Donohoe might still be alive if sub-machine guns had not been withdrawn from general use within the Garda force.

Ireland 30 Scotland 3

Ballaghaderreen 1-15 Curry 1-7

Roscommon kingpins St. Brigid's qualified for their third successive AIB Connacht Club SFC final by defeating Salthill-Knocknacarra at Pearse Stadium.

THE ability of the Mayo footballers to confound their critics took yet another twist yesterday as they summoned up a courageous effort to ambush Cork at McHale Park, Castlebar.

Mayo 1-13 Cork 0-14, Castlebarr, Allianz Football League

One rule today, I say to myself again. No judgments. My first coursing meeting will be all about the occasion. Rights and wrongs for another day.

FORESTRY farmers have received approval for 1,500 hectares of new forestry planting for the current autumn planting season.

ANTI-POVERTY activist Bob Geldof last night called for an end to the casino culture in the banks.

Trócaire has called for the introduction of a tax on financial institutions to help eradicate global poverty.

TRÓCAIRE has said projects in at least 23 countries will have to be curtailed or scrapped ahead of possible cuts by Government to Overseas Development Aid.

Fifty-seven jobs are expected to be lost at Trócaire, it was confirmed this afternoon.

EU countries including Ireland are cutting back on their aid to the developing world and some are even using creative accounting to cover the drop in money donated.

AN attempt to withhold public funding from Cork’s main animal welfare group failed last night.

An Irish charity is accusing the international community of failing the people of Zimbabwe.

THE newly formed Alliance for the Betterment of Coursing held its inaugural National meeting on Sunday last in Nenagh and organisers were delighted with the huge turnout.

A Polish man who left a young Tipperary journalist fighting for her life after he stabbed her through the neck during an attempted robbery in Dublin has been jailed for seven years by Judge Patrick McCartan.

Bertie Ahern may be considering a career in humanitarian work.

Ireland should boycott the 2008 Olympics in Beijing if China doesn’t use its influence on the political crisis in Burma, Trocaire said today.

RAYMOND CLARKE (Dan Morrissey/Carrick Wheelers) will wear the race leader’s yellow jersey when Rás Mumhan leaves Killorglin today on the first of the three road stages.

IT has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country.

Down 1-15 Mayo 0-8

The Government’s pledge to spend 0.7% of GNP on overseas aid by 2012 has proved people power works, Irish aid agencies claimed today.

AID campaigners last night renewed their call to the Government to honour promises made to the world’s poorest as Ireland’s version of Live 8 drew crowds on to the streets of Dublin.

OPPOSITION parties and aid agencies yesterday called on Junior Foreign Affairs Minister Conor Lenihan to apologise for suggesting aid agencies use substantial portions of their budgets for lobbying activities.

DENIS CONNERTON has stepped down as Longford football manager in the wake of their All-Ireland qualifier defeat to Dublin.

ALCOHOL sold in off-licences should be packaged in containers bearing the name of the outlet, gardaí said yesterday.

CHILDREN will go without safe drinking water and more people will face starvation because of Government cuts to overseas aid.