It took some of golf’s cogniscenti a while to digest the depth of Rory McIlroy’s quality. No one is doubting the torch has passed now. By Jim McCabe.

The role that Morgan Stanley and the law firm Matheson played in the ‘Maple Ten’ share transaction will form a key part of the case taken by the DPP against former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick and two directors.

Down 3-16 Donegal 1-13

A DAUGHTER of Philip Lynch has denied AIB would not have sought a net-worth statement for Mr Lynch, which showed he had assets of more than €48 million in 2007, if a €25m loan to buy lands for development involved no recourse to the One51 investment group chief executive or his family.

Donegal 3-20 Fermanagh 0-08

Department store chain John Lewis said today that sales jumped 27.4% last week as bargain-hunters helped it to a “truly inspirational” result.

Our population figures are almost identical, our climates are similar, as is our love of sport. So why is New Zealand — and not Ireland — punching above its weight at the Olympic Games?

Two New Zealanders playing club rugby in Scotland, Justin Matheson and Josh Abraham, have been banned from the game for the maximum two years after testing positive for drugs.

John Lewis Direct reported its best-ever bank holiday performance today after Easter Monday’s dismal weather provided the retailer with a sales boost.

FIANNA FÁIL got almost two-thirds of the political donations to TDs and Senators last year, raking in almost €300,000 in the run-up to the election.