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THE then German ambassador to Ireland, Christian Pauls, made the mistake of laughing at our folly when addressing a group of German businessmen in Clontarf Castle more than three years ago, almost exactly a year before the banking crisis in the US became world news.

WE’RE finding out just what Germany thinks of Greece and lest you think that such foreign stuff is of little interest to us, it is hugely relevant in so many very important ways, most especially to our standard of living.

HARRY FINDLAY has admitted today is D-day for Denman in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

Reigning Nivea For Men’s SuperLeague champions DART Killester open the 2007/08 campaign with a trip to UCD Marian on Thursday night, while University of Ulster begin their stint in the top division on Sunday.

IT IS almost certain that as we speak Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern is dispatching a civil servant to remonstrate with Dr Trevor Morrow, a former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.

THERE are more than 5,000 children in care in Ireland.

INEPT translation was the cause of anti-Irish remarks attributed to the German Ambassador, the diplomat claimed yesterday.

Gordon Taylor has emphasised that the Professional Footballers’ Association are ready to help Paul Gascoigne if called upon.

The parents of the French driver blamed for the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales, have taken legal action in a French court to clear their son’s name.

Two people who lost children in the Oklahoma City bombing and one who lost a sibling will be among those who will watch in person as Timothy McVeigh is executed.