Oil giant BP today said it has agreed to sell assets in the US Gulf of Mexico for a total of $5.6bn to an American petroleum firm.

Katie Taylor had her Bray bash, John Joe Nevin was feted in Mullingar, while Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan got the red carpet treatment in Belfast.

Oil and gas exploration group Pan Andean Resources has raised £2.84m (€3.77m) from institutional and private investors.