The husband of missing Tina Satchwell insists he did not kill his wife as gardaí search woodland in the hope of solving the mystery of her disappearance.

Fellows at this time of the year can often be found complaining that they have the world of trouble to contend with.

A holiday jet has diverted to Shannon Airport with an ill passenger, the fourth medical emergency at the airport in just a week.

With year round sunshine and average temperatures of 30 degrees, Barbados is always a good choice, says Nadia El Ferdaoussi.

Situated just 1km north of the small hamlet of Kilbane and about equidistant (5km) from the villages of Broadford and Bridgetown, a 54-acre holding in south-east Co Clare represents very good value for a substantial parcel of ground that can be put to multiple uses.

The death of Bryan Whelan, whose body was discovered last Saturday trapped in a cage in the River Shannon, was the second tragedy to strike his family, it has emerged

Hundreds of people have attended the removal of Bryan Whelan tonight following his tragic death last Saturday.

Fresh digs for missing teenager Fiona Sinnott are to begin within weeks as her family continue their quest to recover her remains.

A Garda chief has renewed appeals to people with information about the high-profile cases of missing women to end the “living nightmare” of families and come forward.

When O’Brien walked out to bat in Bangalore during the 2011 World Cup, Ireland needed 222 runs to win in 27.4 overs and England’s fielders were already going through the motions.

Ladysbridge, East Cork €425,000

A former 25-mile section of railway line which features a bridge made famous by the 1966 World War One film, Blue Max, could be opened as a walkway-cycleway.

Rihanna is on a mission to save wolves.

Former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave and Brud Skehan recalled old times yesterday — when they were both young boys, 83 years ago.

The homespun economics being trotted out to sell the stability treaty is both patronising and beginning to get more than a bit wearing.

A BEREAVED mother has spoken of her “extraordinary, life-changing heartache and pain” after losing her 22-year-old daughter in a car crash.

TO add to current miseries, my wife’s car broke down, and I disagreed with the manner in which she was acquainting herself with my big old automatic on the narrow roads of East Clare.

KATIE TAYLOR continued her defence of her lightweight title and her quest for a third successive world title with an emphatic 15-points victory over the Pan American champion, Adriana Araugo (Brazil) at the AIBA world championships at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium in Bridgetown, Barbados, last night.

KATIE TAYLOR, currently the best female boxer in the world and Ireland’s leading hope of a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, will launch her bid for a sensational third world lightweight title in Barbados today.

KATIE TAYLOR has been drawn against Neetu Chahal in the preliminary rounds of the sixth AIBA Women’s World Championships in Barbados.

Six people died when robbers set fire to a clothing shop in Barbados.

A CORK man who attempted to cross the Atlantic by row boat last year has decided to repeat the exercise in 2010 – in the opposite direction.

THREE people were released over the weekend having been arrested in connection with one of the largest hauls of ecstasy in recent years.

Former 'Emmerdale' actor Ben Freeman today said he now plans to return to work, after being cleared of raping a 16-year-old British girl in Barbados.

A FRENCH-based company headed by Irish personnel will be offering wine-tasting tours in the Languedoc Roussillon region of France this summer.

Pop star Rihanna left passengers bewildered on a flight to Barbados when she took a seat in first class - and left her pals in economy.

Coach Phil Simmons has implemented an alcohol ban on his Ireland players as they prepare for their one-day international with Bangladesh in Mirpur tomorrow.

R&B star Rihanna has a new honour to add to a string of hit singles – the title of honorary cultural ambassador for her native Caribbean island of Barbados.

WHEN I tried to call the HSE on Good Friday, a machine informed me that the office would be closed until the following Tuesday.

GARDAÍ have begun a new search for the body of murdered Wexford woman Fiona Sinnott after new information came to light.

A man in his 20s has died in a single-vehicle crash in the Bridgetown area of Co Clare overnight.

Lagan, Irish building materials, engineering and development business has announced record results for the year ended 31, March 2005.

The murder trial of a Donegal father-of-four accused of the murder of his estranged wife has heard that he allegedly said: "I’ll do time for her".

Caroline O’Doherty reports on six women whose disappearances are still unsolved.

FIONA SINNOTT’S family just want her body back.