Almost 2,000 lives could be saved every year with an all-island smokey coal ban, the Asthma Society of Ireland has claimed.

IT was billed as a cut-price sale to resuscitate the property market but anyone looking for bargain basement – or even a cheap attic or budget bedroom – was disappointed by the country’s first mega-auction.

THERE’S a lot to be said for leaving well enough alone, and Glanleam is a perfect example of that philosophy.

Carlow captured the first national title of the week The National Finals of the AA Insurance take place at Headfort Golf Club with a 2-1 win against Limerick.