Friends at Rory McIlroy’s golf club in the North have hailed him as a legend but admitted they are struggling to believe how successful the homegrown talent has become.

Intrade, the Dublin-headquartered online service that lets people bet with one another on events such as elections and the weather, has ceased trading activity, saying it is investigating possible financial irregularities.

RORY McILROY’S home club is already counting the benefits of his US Open win.

Ozzy Osbourne is to tour the world.

Ozzy Osbourne will never retire from music and says he is living now for “every minute”.

FANS of heavy metal band Slipknot were mourning bassist Paul Gray, who was found dead in a hotel room.

Fans of heavy metal band Slipknot were mourning bassist Paul Gray, who was found dead in a hotel room.

AMBULANCE officer Paul Gray successfully delivered a baby in about 60 seconds in rush hour traffic in Dublin on Wednesday evening.

Teenage golfing sensation Rory McIlroy admitted today that he relishes being hailed as the next Tiger Woods.

COMPUTER disks holding sensitive personal data on 25 million people and 7.25 million families have gone missing, British Chancellor Alistair Darling has admitted to MPs.

Holywood professional Paul Gray hit the birdie trail shooting a course record at Enniscrone in the annual Celuplast pro-am tournament.

WHEN Janet Gray, the World Blind Water Ski champion, trained in Florida, she challenged the professionals to try skiing blind using her black goggles.