SO far the battle for Dáil seats with parties using the economy as a weapon looks like a macabre play with few links to reality when viewed from Brussels.

FROM New York to London, butchery classes are over subscribed — most recently a two-day butchery course organised by Teagasc at Ashtown also had a waiting list.

Bernie Ecclestone has issued an apology following remarks he made at the weekend about Adolf Hitler.