OSAMA bin Laden, deeply isolated and likely to be somewhere near the rugged Afghanistan-Pakistan border, has been forced to devote much of his energy to his own security while his al-Qaida terror network remains resilient, CIA director Michael Hayden said.

HAS Cork County Council declared war on the CIA?

Confirmation that US President elect Barack Obama will continue American interest in the North's peace process was welcomed today.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy led European congratulations to Barack Obama today, hailing his “brilliant victory” in winning the White House.

The Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, has sent his congratulations to Barack Obama following the Illinois Senator's victory in the US presidential election.

America is a place where all things are possible and the “dream of our founders” is alive, President-elect Barack Obama said today.