THE book that launched a thousand Leaving Cert meltdowns is making a comeback.

IRELAND’S first genome sequencing laboratory is expected to release a flood of scientific knowledge about a huge range of illnesses.

Minister for Science, Technology & Innovation Conor Lenihan has today opened Ireland’s first genome sequencing laboratory.

‘THE SHADOW’: it’s a great nickname for a corner-back, isn’t it? Even better were the circumstances in which it was earned by Portumna’s Michael Gill.

THERE will be slim pickings for European horses when America’s prestigious Eclipse Awards are handed out in Beverly Hills, California, later this month.

AS the exciting build-up to the All-Ireland football decider continues, Mayo received a great boost yesterday when Ballinrobe accounted for Tralee in the All-Ireland final of the Bulmers-sponsored Pierce Purcell Shield at Shannon.

THE world's first inflatable church welcomed its first worshippers yesterday, as a congregation gathered for a service to mark the unveiling of the blow-up structure.