Four new man-made gases which contribute to the destruction of the ozone layer have been identified by scientists.

Fair play to the workers of the ESB for their stand on the strike issue.

A SNOWSTORM with a ferocity more familiar in February than October hit the US northeast over the weekend, knocking out power to 2.7 million people, snarling air and highway travel and dumping more than 2 feet of snow in a few spots as it slowly moved north out of New England.

The jury in the trial of a man accused of shooting another man dead in a car on the Clontarf Road nearly four years ago has seen video footage of the scene taken from a passing bus on the night in question.