The Taoiseach has defended the State’s €7m legal bill in the €14bn Apple tax case insisting Ireland must defend its international reputation from suggestions it’s a tax haven.

Josh Crean is over the moon after hitting all the right notes with Leaving Certificate results to set him on track for a music career.

Two classmates who backed U2 rock star The Edge at a once-in-a-lifetime gig in the Sistine Chapel say the experience has inspired them to make music part of their lives.

The spirit of John Lennon was alive and well on Cork City’s northside yesterday when a mobile sound studio was laid on for some talented local musicians.

HERBALISTS, acupuncturists and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners should be legally bound to register with a professional body or face prosecution, an expert group has recommended.