Table toppers Sligo Rovers prolonged their stay at the top of Premier Division with a hard-fought 1-0 win away to Monaghan United last night.

There is much to be said for a country of Ireland’s size having only one embassy in Rome.

THE Brennan brothers each scored last night at Tolka Park as Monaghan United closed the gap to just four points on Shelbourne at the First Division summit.

THE priest who has been administering the Diocese of Limerick since the resignation of Bishop Donal Murray said yesterday that he expected a new bishop to be installed “this side of Christmas”.

IRELAND’S own Oscar Schindler, a pirate queen and dancehall visit from Satan himself — will all feature in documentaries on TG4 this autumn.

POPE John Paul II, laid out in the splendid red reserved for papal mourning, showed the signs of suffering on his pale, serene face.

THE Archdiocese of Dublin claims it has no jurisdiction over an Irish priest who fled the US last July just days before a warrant was issued for his arrest on child sexual abuse charges.