A garda sergeant said today he did not think the raised voices he heard during the interview of a female prisoner warranted his intervention.

Michael Jennings admitted he was down and almost out before rallying to retain his British welterweight title with a barnstorming points win over Bradley Pryce in Preston.

European and Chinese negotiators are expected to meet for a fourth day tomorrow to try to produce a new agreement in the so-called “bra wars” dispute on textile quotas.

European and Chinese negotiators held a second day of talks today aimed at producing a new agreement on textile quotas to replace a deal that has left tons of Chinese-made garments stranded at European ports.

A delegation of trade officials from the European Union were to meet with their Chinese counterparts today to fix an agreement on textile quotas that has left tonnes of garments stranded in European ports.

PAYCHECK stars Ben Affleck as Michael Jennings, a computer whiz who gets paid a small fortune by companies to come up with new systems.

Garda Noel McMahon today again rejected claims that he prepared explosives for bogus arms finds in a bid to advance his career.