A Cork photographer is set to leave his stamp on the 2014 festive season, having had his work selected by An Post to adorn thousands of Christmas card and letter envelopes this month.

Sam Bennett holds a 16-second advantage over Dillon Byrne (Maxgear Champions Systems) going into the final stage of the Suir Valley 3-Day today.

A slice of history will be served on Monday when the world’s first test-tube burger, made from lab-grown meat, is cooked and eaten in London.

Shop owners have accused An Post of acting like “corporate bullies” over its recent decision to restrict the sale of stamps to retailers.

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal is famous for his scientific approach to cooking.

A 21-YEAR-OLD drunk musician survived a fall from a New York City balcony in which his head was impaled on a spiked metal fence.

ALEXANDER WETTERHALL (Sweden Team Sprocket Pro) hung on to the race leader’s yellow jersey by six seconds as Jon Tiernan-Locke (Britian Rapha Condor Sharp) powered his way to victory at the top of Seskin Hill where a huge crowd gathered to welcome yesterday’s fifth stage of the FBD Insurance Rás.

PENSION liabilities at An Post rocketed to €582.3 million at the end of 2008, up from €114.3m a year earlier, the company’s annual report reveals.

Postbank, the joint venture between An Post and financial giant Fortis, today insisted that banking services in post offices would be unaffected by a multi-million euro bailout of Fortis.

Lestat may be looking for some fresh blood.

Former Monty Python Eric Idle’s new show Spamalot has opened to acclaim in the United States.

ANTE-POST favourite Celestial Gold hardened at the top of the betting following yesterday’s final declaration stage for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup.

THERE was angry reaction from the public and private sector yesterday to news that An Post is seeking a 14.5% increase in the price of a stamp from the communications regulator, ComReg.

Post And Rail, who beat subsequent totesport Dante Stakes winner North Light on his only start last term, will not be risked this weekend.

American Post, a leading fancy for the Vodafone Derby, has just three rivals in his French 2000 Guineas prep race at Longchamp tomorrow.

OPERATING losses at An Post nearly doubled last year, despite company assurances last January that it would make a €1 million profit.

British bookmakers Coral have cut American Post’s odds for the Vodafone Derby to 8-1 from 10-1 after he made a winning start to his Classic season at Saint-Cloud today.

A resolution to the escalating postal crisis looked a long way off tonight despite both sides entering into mediation talks.

A New York Post employee has contracted skin anthrax, a television station affiliated with the newspaper reported today.