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<p>Pictured: pigeons at Cork's Peace Park. Scientists have been comparing the DNA of pigeons and wild doves</p>

outdoors

Plenty love for doves but not so much for 'rats with wings'

Scientists have been analysing the DNA of domestic pigeons and wild doves to study the extent of mixing between the breeds

news

Hopes for replica ship visit 200 years on from Bransfield’s Antarctica sighting

general

Tragedy at sea lit the way to safer system of lighthouses

farming

New Angus champ Missie 535 ends run of Rosemead Karona

farming

Beef and safety minister’s priorities

farming

Stars of the tracks come out of retirement

Golden Vale Marts prize won by Limerick breeder

ONE of the top awards in the cattle section at Cappamore Show in Co Limerick was kept in the county.

Thu, 26 Aug, 2010

Woods adverts pulled from US primetime TV

Adverts featuring Tiger Woods disappeared from prime-time television broadcasts in the United States amid lurid allegations about the golfer’s private life, it emerged tonight.

Wed, 09 Dec, 2009

Emergency call released over Woods' mother-in-law

The emergency 911 call made from golfer Tiger Woods’ mansion after his mother-in-law collapsed in the bathroom was released today.

Wed, 09 Dec, 2009

Prosecutors demand 40-year sentence for Khmer Rouge chief accused

Prosecutors in the genocide trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief demanded a 40-year jail sentence today for a man they said took innocent lives and spread terror across Cambodia.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2009

Champion of Champions awards recognise top cattle breeders

IT WAS a big occasion for cattle breeders yesterday when the RDS Champion of Champions awards were presented at a ceremony in Ballsbridge.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2008

Khmer Rouge minister claims ill health in trial

THE former Khmer Rouge foreign minister is so ill that staying in jail could kill him, his lawyers said yesterday as they argued for his release from detention at Cambodia’s UN genocide court.

Fri, 04 Jul, 2008

Home of elderly DUP councillor attacked overnight

The home of an elderly DUP councillor has been targeted in an overnight attack blamed on unionists who oppose his party's power-sharing deal with Sinn Féin.

Thu, 03 Jul, 2008

Single spam email earns consultant £750 in court

AN internet consultant who won damages in a Scottish court after he received a single unwanted email has launched a campaign to help people tackle spammers.

Fri, 16 Mar, 2007

Idol Hicks sues for early recordings

American Idol winner Taylor Hicks has filed a lawsuit in an effort to stop the release of his first recordings.

Fri, 25 Aug, 2006

Driver 'encouraged students to be bullies'

A school bus driver has been accused of creating a hierarchy among his preteen and young teen charges that encouraged older students to bully younger ones to keep order.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2006

AIB’s Tullamore vote of confidence

THERE was no shortage of volunteers at Tullamore last Sunday, with a small army of 500, marshalled by the National Livestock Show committee of 33, headed by Michael Fox, chairman, Freda Kinnarney, secretary and Christy Maye, PRO.

Thu, 18 Aug, 2005

Missing girl found buried alive in bin

US POLICE at Lake Worth in Florida won a race against time when an officer found a missing eight-year-old girl buried under rocks inside a bin, authorities said.

Tue, 24 May, 2005

Girl, 8, found buried alive in US rubbish dump

A police officer found a missing eight-year-old girl buried under rocks inside a rubbish bin, authorities in the US said today.

Mon, 23 May, 2005

Lennon's killer refused parole

John Lennon’s murderer, Mark Chapman, has been denied parole because of the “extreme malicious intent” of his crime, officials said.

Wed, 06 Oct, 2004

Lennon's murderer facing Parole Board hearing

John Lennon’s murderer, Mark Chapman, will be eligible for parole next month, officials confirmed today.

Tue, 21 Sep, 2004

Majorque grabs the plaudits at the Limousin National Championships

By Hyper out of Faisane, she was picked out as best senior cow by show judge Norman Cruikshank from the UK.

Thu, 02 Oct, 2003

Breeders ready for new era

IRISH livestock breeders are ready for the new farming era, said Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association president, John Deegan, at last Sunday’s AIB National Livestock Show in Tullamore.

Thu, 14 Aug, 2003

More American teens keeping their virginity - survey

More high school pupils in the United States are keeping their virginity following a government-backed campaign urging teenagers to avoid pre-maritial sex, it was claimed today by family values campaigners.

Mon, 22 Jul, 2002

Bloody Sunday inquiry urged to probe Widgery evidence

The Bloody Sunday Inquiry is being asked to look into the possibility that evidence may have been suppressed by staff working on the original Widgery Inquiry.

Wed, 23 Jan, 2002

PUP accuses British Government of discrimination

The loyalist Progressive Unionist Party today accused the British Government of discriminating against it after being refused compensation for damage to its Shankill Road offices during the loyalist feud in Belfast last year.

Sat, 28 Apr, 2001