Not one garda has been disciplined over the bogus alcohol breath test scandal despite the force admitting it inaccurately recorded some 6.4m tests at one stage.

The management team of Elverys Sports, led by chief executive Patrick Rowland, has emerged as the winning bid in the hotly-contested battle for control of the sports retail chain.

Dubliner Bernard Dunne ended his eight-month absence from the ring tonight as he claimed a points victory over Felix Machado at the Breaffy House Resort in Castlebar, Mayo.

Minister for Finance Brian Cown should force Bertie Ahern from his job rather than defend the indefensible, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said today.

Travellers have held the first of a series of national protests in Castlebar, County Mayo this afternoon.