As a person who has been involved in refereeing as an umpire at all levels including All-Ireland finals in the ’70/’80s I take a particular interest in the performance of the referee, and indeed, the assessments by John Bannon each Monday in the Irish Examiner, which are very good.

The €2.3m regeneration of Cork’s landmark Fitzgerald Park will help attract more British tourists to Ireland.

I WOULD like to compliment your coursing correspondent Diarmuid O’Flynn on his excellent coverage of the National Coursing Meeting in Clonmel recently.

Shakin' Stevens has been in court on assault charges.

A psychopathic rapist who escaped from a life sentence and raped again six months later has been jailed for life at the Central Criminal Court.

A psychopathic rapist who escaped from a life sentence and raped again six months later will be sentenced this afternoon at the Central Criminal Court.

A convicted killer and rapist has been found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of raping a woman in a Dublin hotel room.

A High Court action initiated by the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) and a number of junior doctors concerning an alleged breach of contract by the Health Services Executive in seeking to implement a range of cost-saving measures will be heard after the Easter break.

The Irish Medical Organisation and several junior doctors have been granted High Court permission to challenge what they claim is a breach of contract by the Health Service Executive over an attempt to introduce a number of cost saving measures including the reduction of overtime rates.

BREEDERS from the North served notice at the two-day Cork Summer Show that their dominance of the major horse shows south of the border is set to continue.

MILFORD Open Coursing Club played host to the Munster Open Cup, which they ran in conjunction with the O'Gorman Cup over their preserves yesterday.

MICHAEL BARRETT'S annual point-to-point book for 2004/2005 has recently been published and is a must for connoisseurs of the sport.

YOU could only describe it as a beautifully executed gamble.

GARDAÍ were last night investigating the discovery of the bodies of a couple in a car in a picturesque Co Leitrim wood.

THE Mens Irish Senior Cup was reduced to the last four in Munster with Castletroy, Douglas, Tramore and Mallow advancing to the provincial semi-finals.