Police in Australia say they are still searching for a third suspect in connection with an assault on a young Irishman in Sydney last year.

POLICE investigating the savage beating of a young Irishman in Australia have arrested two men and said they were on the trail of a third suspect.

Two men have been arrested in connection with an assault on Irish backpacker in Australia.

NEUROLOGICAL tests were being carried out yesterday at a hospital in Australia on a 23-year-old Irishman, amid fears that he may have suffered brain damage during a savage attack by three men.

THE sister of a 23-year-old Irishman, who is fighting for his life in an Australian hospital, broke down yesterday as she made an emotional appeal for help in finding his four attackers.

AUSTRALIANS were warned yesterday to stay away from beaches in three cities this weekend with police saying they have credible evidence that racial violence was being planned.

Hundreds of swimmers were ordered out of the water after lifesavers spotted a giant shark cruising about 200 yards off Sydney’s landmark Bondi Beach.

Bernard Laporte today insisted there would be no mind games from France in the run-up to the World Cup semi-final showdown against England.

MUNSTER’S triumphant Celtic League coach Alan Gaffney believes Ireland has every chance of rattling a few cages in the Six Nations Championship.

A convicted paedophile was charged today with the murder of a nine-year-old girl, 14 years after she disappeared from her home in a case that baffled police and stunned Australia.