In tiny Guam, a United States territory of less than 200,000 inhabitants in the North Pacific Ocean, a nation are finding their voice ahead of their first ever home World Cup qualifier on Thursday.

Katie Taylor and her fellow Olympians have declined a formal civic reception in Dublin when they come home on Monday.

Sometimes perceived as the maverick minister who is too honest for her own good, Joan Burton is viewed as having leadership ambitions by the party faithful.

GARDAÍ were last night trying to track down a man suspected of attempting to abduct a 10-year-old girl.