County champions Kilcoo are through to the knockout stages of the Down SFC and sent out a strong message to their rivals yesterday with a 4-17 to 1-7 win over Loughinisland.

Up to 400 jobs could be under threat if pork producers are not compensated for the contaminated feed scare, one of the North’s largest companies claimed today.

TESTS for bird flu on six dead swans in the North have proved negative.

A SWAN which died of bird flu has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, the Scottish Executive confirmed yesterday.

Six dead swans were today reported to authorities in the North in the wake of a confirmed case of bird flu in Scotland.