TWO gunmen robbed a bank, crashed the getaway car and hijacked another during a terrifying raid yesterday.

WELL, What do you know? Straight from the bottom drawer of end-of-year surprises comes a sales result to buck the trend and negative market sentiment — a new price record has just been set for a three-bed semi-d in Cork.

WHEN Chatsworth was launched in 2002, the townhouses in this mixed scheme were selling off the plans for €235,000.

THE ongoing dangers for Irish expatriates in Saudi Arabia were further emphasised yesterday when it emerged that another Irishman was fortunate to avoid being shot dead earlier this year.