Half a century of Irish peacekeeping in the world’s trouble spots will be marked with a new exhibition in the National Museum.

(AN open letter from a Leaving Cert pupil to Mary Hanafin, Minister for Education).

Sweden's Magnus A Carlsson took a giant step towards European Tour promotion thanks to his one-stroke win in the Challenge of Ireland at the Glasson Hotel and Country Club near Athlone.

A KEY position, in Government efforts to improve youth work structures, has been filled three years after being planned.

Scotland’s David Drysdale held on to top spot on the leaderboard at the Russian Open as he established a one-shot lead through 12 holes of the course at the Moscow Country Club.

SCOTLAND’S David Drysdale shared the clubhouse lead with two Spaniards midway through day two of the Russian Open.

Scotland’s David Drysdale shares the clubhouse lead with two Spaniards midway through day two of the Russian Open.

Scotland’s David Drysdale produced a sparkling 10-under-par round of 62 to seize the first-round lead at the Russian Open.

Fianna Fáil TD Sean Haughey today denied reports that he may stand as an independent candidate at the next general election.

WITH the Cabinet expected to appoint a new Minister of State at the Department of Transport this week, Sean Haughey has firmly thrown his hat into the ring by saying the post would be the next logical step in his career.

A documentary about Eamon de Valera’s early life that was too controversial for RTE to screen is now in production with a US television station.

THE Limerick school bus row sparked open political warfare among Fianna Fáil ministers yesterday.

A FIANNA FÁIL Dáil candidate will today lead angry parents in a picket of the constituency office of Junior Education Minister Síle de Valera over the school bus controversy.

DRIVERS will be required to slow to 20kmh near school buses under Government plans revealed by school transport minister Síle de Valera yesterday.

A film-maker from Havana is on a mission to prove that former president and Taoiseach Eamon de Valera was half Cuban.