IT was a profitable trip south for UCD on Saturday, as their men and women came away with big wins from Bandon and Cork Harlequins respectively to advance in the Irish Senior Cup.

A CENTRAL Kentucky autoworker is lucky he held on to the $128.6 million (€89.7m) Powerball ticket he bought on Christmas Eve during some last-minute shopping – after all, it was printed by mistake.

THE sounds of muskets crackling and sabers clashing echoed around a historic fort as colourful groups engaged in military re-enactments as part of National Heritage Week.