Jordi Murphy’s Leinster Schools caned their Ulster counterparts for four tries in the Schools (Under-18) Inter-provincial Championship at Donnybrook today.

THE 2008 Leaving Certificate began with a morning of English exams for more than 50,000 students, but most had a free afternoon to prepare for today’s second paper in the subject.

Nasa has grounded future shuttle flights because a big chunk of insulating foam flew off Discovery’s fuel tank during lift-off as it did with Columbia - but this time apparently missed the spacecraft.

The need to correct the religious imbalance in the Police Service of Northern Ireland was undeniable, the High Court in Belfast heard today.