A pregnant woman who was wrongly told her baby had died has called for a HSE investigation into her case at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.

Heritage runs deep in Castlehaven.

Singer and actress Bernie Nolan died today aged 52 after a long battle with cancer, her publicist said.

IT was either France’s King Louis XV or his mistress — no-one seems quite sure which — who once warned: ‘Apres moi, le deluge’.

Noble Prince gave Tony McCoy his first winner at this year’s Festival, and his 200th of the season, by taking the opening Jewson Novices’ Chase on day three at Cheltenham.

AIB has brought a court action aimed at overturning a businessman’s transfer of lands to his wife.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has identified where the squad he inherited from Chris Hughton needs to be reinforced.

PAUL NOLAN’S decision to change tactics with Joncol worked a treat as Alain Cawley brought him with a withering challenge to beat the gambled-on Cooldine in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown yesterday.

KILKENNY have made two changes for tonight’s Leinster U21HC decider at Parnell Park.

Denise Van Outen has called for Leona Lewis to be celebrated more than stars like Amy Winehouse.

Jane Kirby

DUSTY SHEEHY, who watched in horror at Clonmel a week earlier as his clear leader Kahuna fell at the final fence, left the Tipperary track in far better form last night, after the trainer’s Rathgar Beau landed the valuable Clonmel Oil ’Chase.

Up to 50,000 people are believed to have visited the opening day of the national ploughing championships in Carlow today.

MARK GRANT is in virtually unstoppable form at present and the Co Tipperary-born jockey brought his tally for the Limerick Christmas festival to five by partnering a double at the popular Greenmount venue yesterday.

LITTLE Victoria Nolan has been in hospital since the day she was born but she’s going home to her mother and twin sister for Christmas.