Eight girls are recovering from their injuries following a road collision outside a school in Liverpool.

Kilburn Gaels (London) 0-11 Cappataggle (Galway) 0-10: AIB All-Ireland Club IHC semi-final: Kilburn Gaels remain in the hunt to become only the second London team to win the All-Ireland Club IHC crown after beating Cappataggle at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Concerns about a priest who was serial paedophile were not passed on to senior diocesan figures or to the authorities in the north west despite being known at a early stage.

The Catholic Church’s child safety watchdog has said it may never know the number of victims of clerical sex abuse where priests could have been taken out of circulation earlier to prevent further harm.

I object to Peter Kennedy’s startling suggestion that Ireland “should take in between 50,000 and 100,000 refugees from Syria” (Letters, Aug 27).

Since John Kerry was appointed US Secretary of State to replace Hillary Clinton, he has continued on her work, building up a large military base inside Jordan, to train fighters against Syria.

Groundbreaking research in the area of life sciences and information technology was recognised at the Invention of the Year Awards at University College Cork last night.

A former Irish priest facing allegations of child sex abuse from the 1960s to the 1980s is due in court in London today.

WORK to develop cancer treatments, healthier food and high-end technology has been funded by University College Cork’s €150 million share of a national research fund, but the Government is under pressure to make the next round of money available as soon as possible.

FOUR academics at University College Cork have been promoted in the past year under a controversial scheme to retain staff who have been offered jobs by other colleges.

AS well as allowing the US planes carrying troops on their way to Iraq to stop off at Shannon, there is a definite and visible footprint in the skies all over Ireland.

PETER KENNEDY suggests that subprime mortgages were part of an intricate web of deceit by the Bush administration to support the present war in Iraq (Letters, Sept 4).

PETER KENNEDY (Letters, July 5) snidely recommends that Nuala O’Loan and Tony Blair conduct an inquiry about the killing of an Iraqi named Baha Mousa by British soldiers, based on a report by Robert Fisk.

IN order for George Bush to get up to 90% support for the illegal war in Iraq, one of the many ways of fooling the people was the availability of mortgage loans to those with poor credit ratings.

IT was very good to see Archbishop Diarmuid Martin recently seeking ways to reduce violence in our society.

JOURNALIST Robert Fisk recently revealed details of the medical reports on the brutal killing by British soldiers of a Basra hotel receptionist, Baha Mousa.

Portadown entertain St Patrick's Athletic at Shamrock Park in their final game in this year's tournament, kick-off 7.45pm.

CORK CITY rediscovered their scoring touch and reignited their Setanta Cup challenge with a four-goal salvo against Portadown at Turner’s Cross last evening.

Barrow defender James Cotterill was sentenced to four months in prison today for breaking a rival player’s jaw during an FA Cup match.

SCREAMING from inside an ambulance, a Shia woman (who hated the deposed dictator) roared “only Saddam can save us” and stop brother killing brother.

AWARD-WINNING and multi-talented artists from across the country and overseas are getting in tune ahead of this year’s Waterford International Festival of Light Opera.

WHILE Looking for a Leinster jersey in a rugby shop recently, I was surprised to note that the popular Munster strip is made in New Zealand.

LAST week Justice Minister Michael McDowell gave a talk asking if journalists were setting the agenda, and should they not be reporting on the facts of each story instead.

THE people of Waterford will be singing in the rain, in their seats and on the streets over the coming fortnight as the 47th Waterford International Festival of Light Opera beckons.

RECENT media reports said the Red Cross in Kiev were serving tea to the camped out supporters of the opposition in the cold. Nice.

SUCH a nice budget day photograph of Brian Cowen, his wife and their two children (Irish Examiner, December 2).

LEICESTER winger Keith Gillespie has been recalled to the Northern Ireland squad for tomorrow’s friendly against Serbia and Montenegro at Windsor Park.

The wind of change is sweeping through Northern Ireland now Lawrie Sanchez is in charge.

NORTHERN Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez is calling on his international rookies to prove their worth ahead of the World Cup qualifiers.

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N Ireland 0 Armenia 1

A Catholic priest at the centre of a major sex abuse compensation payout in Ireland has fled to Brazil, it was claimed tonight.

LEADERS of cutting edge electronics companies yesterday urged Leaving Certificate mathematics and physics students to make a last-minute switch to technical subjects on their university applications.

Northern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy is feeling young at heart despite a dismal run of form.

Three youngsters will make their international debut for Northern Ireland in tonight´s friendly against Italy, coach Sammy McIlroy has confirmed.

Manchester City midfielder Kevin Horlock today withdrew from the Northern Ireland squad to face Armenia on Saturday.

Peter Kennedy is hoping to put his best foot forward and steer Northern Ireland to victory against Finland in tonight’s friendly at Windsor Park.

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The 23-year-old leader of the Moscow hostage-takers is the nephew of a Chechen warlord reportedly paid £20m by Osama bin Laden to execute four engineers.

Sammy McIlroy knows his Northern Ireland team need to break a scoring famine tomorrow if their Euro 2004 qualifying campaign is to gather momentum.

Leicester defender Gerry Taggart has withdrawn from the Northern Ireland squad to face Ukraine on Wednesday in a Euro 2004 qualifier.

Newcastle defender Aaron Hughes believes playing in the Champions League leaves him well prepared for the challenge he faces tonight.

Sammy McIlroy believes Northern Ireland still have the kind of spirit that rocked Spain 20 years ago.