“There’s no pulling out now, I suppose,” joked a relaxed Dáithí Ó Sé as he walked up the steps of St Mary’s Church, in Dingle, Co Kerry to wed his beautiful bride Rita Talty.

At least nine people have been killed and nearly 100 others wounded after two suicide bombers blew up cars rigged with explosives near a military compound and a hotel in north-western Syria, state media said.

There is no real explanation why the Carlton Hotel Circuit of Kerry is one of the most hotly contested events in Irish rallying. On four occasions in recent times the rally has ended in a tie-break situation and three have involved current leader of the Dunlop National Rally Championship, Niall Maguire.

South Korea, Poland, Venezuela, Surinam & Cayman Islands have chosen Dublin as a training base for the London Olympics.

Community sector workers are to come together today to discuss how best to tackle the challenges posed by government cuts as one of a series of nationwide events organised by SIPTU.

A LATE entry from Armagh’s Darren Gass (Subaru WRC) has added extra spice to Sunday’s Carlton Hotel Circuit of Kerry Rally in Tralee, the second round of the Top Part West Coast Championship.

PANICKED motorists had to be rescued from waters up to four feet deep in parts of Dublin after the weekend’s record rainfall trapped them in flash floods.

Derval O'Rourke, Alistair Cragg and David Gillick are top of the pile in the 29-strong team chosen to represent Ireland at next month's European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.

Film directors Sofia Coppola and Quentin Tarantino’s romance is still going strong. They shared a hotel suite at the Cannes Film Festival.

WHEN you’re the world’s most famous cyborg, there’s no need to bring your movie along to make a fuss at the Cannes Film Festival.