ONLY one of the 10 classes at St Mochulla’s National School has more than 30 children but almost two-thirds of its pupils will be forced by government cutbacks to study in classes of 33 or more next year.

Celtic defender Gary Caldwell has warned Barcelona there will be no repeat of the negativity that angered the Catalan side when they played Rangers at Ibrox in this season’s Champions League.

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FIRST ACTIVE shareholders will receive a New Year’s boost expected to be paid to them in mid-January.

ULSTER BANK chief executive Martin Wilson will step down from his position when its takeover of First Active is completed, making way for the former building society’s chief Cormac McCarthy.

FIRST ACTIVE’S top two executives walked away with a cool 1.274 million in salaries and bonuses in 2002.

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FIRST ACTIVE is to make a pre-tax exceptional gain of close to €40 million following the sale of its remaining stake in Britannic Money plc for €108.7m.

IT is just over two years since Liam Carroll emerged as the holder of almost 15% of Dunloe Ewart, the listed property company controlled by the high profile solicitor and former Ben Dunne advisor, Noel Smyth.

FA Cup team news

Scunthorpe are looking to bounce back from their 3-0 defeat at Cardiff when they meet Leyton Orient.