Conway has been rewarded with his longest Munster contract yet, a three-year deal, after a year in which he became Munster's third-highest try-scorer in history.

With Ireland now two from two in the tournament, and chasing a Triple Crown against England on Sunday week, Larkham was thrilled with how the Red contingent shone in the green of Ireland.

Munster have made a major statement of intent for the coming season after confirming the signings of South African World Cup winners Damian de Allende and RG Snyman.

Captain Peter O’Mahony claimed a crucial lone try as Munster overcame Saracens 10-3 in a scrappy Heineken Champions Cup contest at a weather-beaten Thomond Park.

For Paddy McBrearty, Maynooth has been a home away from home these past eight days.

Abbeville and its grounds, which were the site of the home of former taoiseach Charles J Haughey, are up for sale for an asking price of €7.5m.

THE Construction Industry Federation (CIF) is to seek a further 20% cut in the legally binding pay rates for up to 50,000 site-based workers in the industry.

THE National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) should be used to re-energise the country’s property market by providing “adequate working capital and finance” given the continuing absence of bank lending, according to the Construction Industry Federation (CIF).

Five leading multinational companies have today confirmed the availability of 175 job vacancies in the IT, telecommunications, customer service, HR consultancy and pharmaceutical industries at East Point Office Park.

TEAK-TOUGH Bishopstown back Noel O’Donovan and stylish Ballincollig winger Patrick Kelly have been drafted into the Cork team to play Meath in the opening round of the Allianz National Football League at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday.

WITH the fiasco of the privatisation of Eircom behind us and talk of the privaitisation of Aer Lingus ahead, the death of one time property tycoon Patrick Gallagher and the demise of the sugar factory in Mallow are a grim reminder that we have lost the old sense of social responsibility.

WHEN Charles Haughey was elected leader of Fianna Fáil on December 7, 1979, he had a dark secret.

WHEN the time came to end his eventful political career, Charles J Haughey quoted Shakespeare’s Othello: “I have done the state some service, and they know it. No more of that. I pray you.”

MORE than 500,000 houses will have to be built in the next 10 years to keep pace with escalating demand, the Irish Home Builders Association (IHBA) revealed yesterday.

PROPOSALS to increase the supply of building land and cap developers’ profits have had a mixed reaction, with the property industry warning against Government interference in the market.

The Irish Home Builders Association (IHBA) has welcomed the report of the all party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution in relation to property rights.

The Irish Home Builders Association (IBHA) is calling on the Government to appoint a regulator to monitor the introduction of all development levies proposed by local authorities.

FIRST time buyers could face a hike of up to €10,000 on the cost of a new home in the coming months, adding to the huge tax burden they already bear on entering the housing market.

THE GOVERNMENT spent over €250 million on rent subsidies last year, money which could have been better invested in affordable local authority homes, builders say.

THE Government must abolish the 2% insurance levy and crack down on fraudulent claims or hundreds of small construction firms across the country could go to the wall.

The Irish Builders Association says supply and demand for housing is levelling off.

Donegal senior football selector Matt Gallagher has quit the position just months after taking over.

By Ryle Dwyer Since last October, Michael Lowry has been the main focus of the Moriarty Tribunal and, when it reconvenes in October, he will again be the focus of attention.