Kya deLongchamps explains why Robert Adam is a rock star of architecture.

So where to go in Italy? There’s no contest says Annmarie O’Connor — the Emilia Romagna region, a northern province known for its medieval cities, rich gastronomy and unstudied elegance.

Croatia voted yesterday in favour of joining the EU in 2013, shrugging off concerns over economic turmoil in the bloc, the preliminary official results of a referendum show.

JOHN JOE NEVIN, who was named the Irish Examiner National Junior Sport star for boxing on Wednesday, secured automatic qualification for the Olympic Games with a spectacular victory over Marksym Tretyak from the Ukraine at the qualifying tournament in Pescara yesterday.

Blackburn misfit Corrado Grabbi has returned to Italy, joining Serie A strugglers Ancona.