The Minister for Rural and Community Development has said the opening of 10 new walking trails as part of government plans to double the total number of trails around the country is a win-win situation for both landowners and walkers.

Finian McGrath made the comments after Minister Michael Ring called for a national debate on immigration and asylum-seekers.

We’re all familiar with the image: disgruntled supporters massed on the pitch, chanting ‘Sack the board’. But what happens when the fans become the board?

The head of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) yesterday lashed out at the UCI for failing to take decisive action to clean up the sport in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.