COLIN COSTELLO, the newly crowned European junior 1,500m champion, will chase Ray Flynn’s junior mile record in the Morton Mile at the Dublin International in Santry on Saturday.

KENYAN Lexan Kimutai foiled the great escape from Kilmainham Jail yesterday to win the adidas Dublin Marathon in a record-breaking 2:13:08.

ESCALATING costs have forced a small Irish specialist carpet company to close its doors resulting in the loss of almost 50 jobs this year.

INSURANCE costs will continue to rise, a top Irish insurer warned yesterday.