'Lord Of The Dance' creator Michael Flatley announced today he will reprise his role in the show for the first time in 12 years – and called it a “victory lap”.

The Tánaiste Mary Coughlan, Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith and Minister for Trade John McGuinness have said they have serious reservations about particular aspects of the WTO negotiations in relation to agriculture.

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THE battle will go down in history as The Battle of the Tearoom, the latest episode in the longstanding and poisonously bitter feud between two prominent Fianna Fáil TDs.

THE Primate of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop of Armagh Seán Brady, has described Pope Benedict XVI as a man of great ability coupled with an uncluttered vision.

Conditional jockey Tom Best recorded the biggest win of his career on Toby Balding’s Accipiter in the £40,000 (€59,700) Cantor Odds Handicap Hurdle at Ascot.

FORMER coach Tom Ryan has said he is interested in taking over the Limerick senior hurling post following the sacking of David Keane after serving just one year of a two-year term.

THE spectacular multi-billion fall in direct foreign investment in Ireland by multinational companies last year is estimated at $8,000 per Irish worker.

The Chairman of the Flood Tribunal will this morning rule on a submission by lawyers for Ray Burke that the inquiry was using unfair procedures against the former Minister.