A major financial crisis has engulfed the National Hurling and Camogie development centre (NHCDC) in Waterford.

A fusion of diverse attractions — from the ancient to the most modern — could launch a sometimes forgotten part of Ireland as a world centre for a new type of tourism.

First it was Star Wars now it is the Alien film franchise that is helping attract visitors to the newly opened ‘Dark Sky’ reserve centre in Ballinskelligs, Co Kerry.

Never shy about promoting its natural beauty and light, Kerry has now begun to work on its dark side.

Annual losses at Ormonde Mining — the Co Meath-based mineral exploration company with a focus on the Spanish market — increased nearly five-fold last year, on the back of a once-off impairment charge.

It’s a well-proven political axiom that a contest is sure to stir things and draw a crowd.

A leading golf club, which has been plagued by division and internal power struggles, last night heard a plea for unity from its newly elected captain.

Irish exploration company, Ormonde Mining is in advanced talks regarding the funding of its headline asset — the Barruecopardo tungsten project in Spain.

Another big win for Youghal in the Premier IHC, this one in sodden Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday afternoon following very quickly on last week’s thumping of Tracton.

A vastly superior Youghal outfit inflicted a humiliating defeat on Tracton in this one-sided Premier IHC meeting at Caherlag on Saturday.

Quality football all the way in this opening Cork IFC clash at the Castle grounds in Macroom on Saturday, Youghal winning a flowing contest, foiling a game Adrigole side who might have nicked it late on only for veteran keeper Pat Mackey’s brave stop which denied full-forward David Harrington a match-winning goal.

ABOUT 200 jobs will be created during the construction of a €10.5 million multi-purpose sports arena at Waterford Institute of Technology.

PROFESSOR Kieran Byrne’s role as president of Waterford Institute of Technology will not be extended today after the college board decided last night not to reappoint him after controversy over his expenses.

AN urgent review has been ordered by the board of Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) into how almost €21,000 was spent on its president Dr Kieran Byrne’s office last year.

Six men have been sentenced over a “violent protest” in Mountjoy Prison in which five prison officers were injured.

FEW are as well acquainted with the disappointment of losing Waterford SHC games to Ballygunner as former Lismore great Michael ‘Ducky’ Ormonde.

SENATORS investigating mobile phone expense claims by Ivor Callely are expected to be asked today to adjourn their inquiry for two weeks to give the embattled politician time to seek legal advice.

INDEPENDENT Senator Rónán Mullen has harshly criticised a Seanad committee for associating his name with three other senators being investigated over their expenses.

Complaints surrounding the allowances of two further Fianna Fáil Senators will be considered by a Seanad watchdog probing allegations about Ivor Callely’s expenses when it meets next week, it emerged tonight.

London qualified for the penultimate stage of this year’s Nicky Rackard Cup after a facile demolition of North Dublin side Fingal at Parnell Park this afternoon.

SOUTH American conglomerate Antofagasta has been awarded an option to take a controlling stake in the La Zarza copper, gold and zinc mine in southern Spain which is controlled by Irish company Ormonde Mining; after the two reached a joint venture exploration agreement.

ORMONDE Mining, the Co Meath-based mineral exploration company, has reported a loss of €242,000 for the six months to the end of June – significantly down on a loss of €379,000 for the first half of last year.

ORMONDE Mining has reported a net loss before taxation of €2.56m in 2008, from €650,000 a year earlier, principally due to a write-down of early exploration work.

THE very least you would expect of professional politicians is that they would be able to speak for themselves and be capable of forming a coherent thought.

TIPPERARY captain Paul Ormonde admits he is ‘still hoping’ to regain his starting spot with the Munster finalists.

ORMONDE Mining, listed on both Dublin and London’s small companies markets, has had encouraging results from its gold prospecting in western Spain.

Teenagers from the war-torn West Bank today visited a 500-year old monument to peace as their week long Irish tour draws to a close.

Paul Ormonde has withdrawn from the Tipperary hurling panel, leaving manager 'Babs' Keating short another defender for Saturday's All-Ireland SHC qualifier against Cork.

Tipperary manager Babs Keating has only been able to call upon roughly 80% of his squad in the lead-up to Tipp's Munster senior hurling championship clash with Limerick on June 10.

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A GOVERNMENT party senator Ann Ormonde admitted to the Mahon Planning Tribunal yesterday she failed to tell a Fianna Fáil party probe she got political donations of nearly £3,000 from Monarch development company.

Shares in Eircom rose 1c to 2.17 following the announcement that it has opened its books to bidders Babcock and Brown and the Employee Share Ownership Trust (ESOT), the telecoms company announced today.

Tipperary defender Paul Ormonde has re-joined the senior hurling squad after a lengthy lay-off due to injury.

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Tipperary Allstar defender Paul Kelly and colleague Paul Ormonde are likely to miss most of the Premier County's Allianz National Hurling League campaign with serious injuries which will keep them out of action for at least another six weeks.

DESPITE an ongoing knee problem, Allstar John Leahy could be tempted to make a dramatic return for his club Mullinahone’s semi-final clash with Toomevara in the Tipperary county senior hurling championship at Thurles tomorrow.

Tipperary senior hurling star Paul Ormonde is facing an enforced lay off from gaelic games activity having suffered a re-occurence of a groin injury which has dogged his season.

Tipperary hurling corner-back Paul Ormonde has been added to the Premier County’s growing list of injuries following a club football game at the weekend.