Independence campaigners are are using their creative talents to forge a new national identity, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Jim Bolger’s once-raced Ring Chief can land the Sligo Champion Supporting Sligo GAA Maiden at the western track tonight.

Shutter Island got up late on to land the most valuable race on Ballinrobe’s card, the E. P. S. Pumps Handicap Hurdle last night.

Dazzling is fancied to give her Epsom Oaks prospects a boost by landing the Group 3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Blue Wind Stakes at Naas tonight.

Two men arrested on the UK mainland by police investigating a loyalist sectarian murder in the North 40 years ago have been released pending reports to prosecutors.

Two men have been arrested on the UK by police investigating a loyalist sectarian murder in Northern Ireland 40 years ago.

Serial killer Peter Tobin was taken to hospital yesterday after a suspected heart attack.

Manchester United gaffer Alex Ferguson has advised the Vita Cortex workers to “stick it out” as they begin day 61 of their sit-in today.

The UK’s second biggest supermarket, Asda, today unveiled plans to create some 5,000 jobs this year in a £500m expansion drive.

Two successful Italian bond auctions eased fears about the eurozone debt crisis today and helped London’s leading shares index make cautious gains.

Nikica Jelavic has been passed fit to start Rangers‘ Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Dunfermline.

St Johnstone have beaten Hibernian to the loan signing of Cillian Sheridan.

EUROPE’S biggest ever lottery winners have been revealed as a middle-aged couple from Scotland.

Europe’s biggest-ever Lottery winners have decided to go public.

Celtic 0 Central Coast Mariners 1

CHELSEA chairman Bruce Buck insists there is “no chance’’ of Jose Mourinho signing Frank Lampard for Real Madrid.

Kilmarnock 0 Celtic 3

Tony Mowbray is hoping Robbie Keane’s motivation to succeed will rub off on his Celtic team-mates.

TWO-GOAL hero Robbie Keane almost didn’t start this match.

CELTIC boss Tony Mowbray refused to back down yesterday in the war of words over the integrity of SPL referees.

Falkirk 0 Celtic 2

Scott Brown is suspended for Celtic’s trip to Falkirk in the SPL on Sunday.

CELTIC last night continued their spat with the Scottish Football Association by blasting the “amazing” decision to reject their appeal against Scott Brown’s Old Firm dismissal.

Celtic have lost their appeal against Scott Brown’s dismissal during the Old Firm derby defeat on Sunday.

John Hughes will serve a six-match touchline ban after being sent to the stands during Hibernian’s 5-1 thrashing at St Johnstone, the Scottish Football Association confirmed today.

TRUE enough, ‘have boots, will travel’ could be Robbie Keane’s motto. But when it comes to analysis of the Irish captain’s career, it seems to me there’s often too much concentration on the travel and not enough on the boots.

Rangers strengthened their grip on pole position in the SPL with a 2-0 win over St Mirren as Celtic slipped up at home to Hibernian.

Colin Healy has agreed to join Falkirk on loan from Ipswich until the end of the season.

AIDEN McGEADY refused to blame referee Steve Conroy for Celtic’s failure to reduce Rangers’ seven-point lead at the top of the SPL, as the Old Firm derby finished 1-1 at Parkhead.

Aiden McGeady refused to blame referee Steve Conroy for Celtic’s failure to reduce Rangers’ seven-point lead at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League as the Old Firm derby finished 1-1 at Parkhead.

A FORMER handyman abducted and murdered two teenage girls within 18 months of his marriage breaking up, jurors heard yesterday.

Glenn Loovens passed a late fitness test on a groin complaint to take his place in the Celtic defence for the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Dundee United at Tannadice.

Celtic could be without five first-team regulars for Sunday’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League game at Dundee United.

LILY ALLEN wrote a song called ‘22’ recently. It was about a woman whose life was perceived to be over at the age of 30.

Hearts 0 Hibernian 0

Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc has undergone knee surgery which will keep him out for at least three weeks.

Celtic midfielder Scott Brown looks set for an extended spell on the sidelines in a bid to overcome his lingering ankle injury.

PADDY MCCOURT scored his second brilliant individual goal for Celtic in four days in the win at St Mirren on Saturday but accepted the stinging criticism handed out to him and the rest of his team-mates by Tony Mowbray.

PADDY McCOURT’S impressive display at Falkirk in midweek looks to have been in vain after boss Tony Mowbray hinted that the Irishman will struggle to even find a place on the bench for today’s trip to St Mirren.

Aiden McGeady is out of Celtic’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with St Mirren tomorrow but could return for the Europa League clash against Rapid Vienna on Thursday night.

REPUBLIC of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni will deliver a firm and strong rebuttal today of “arrogance” claims made recently against him by Stephen Ireland after a meeting between the pair last year.

NIALL McGINN and Peter Grant last night lavished praise on the mercurial Paddy McCourt, who thrilled Celtic fans with his first goal for the club in this week’s CIS Cup win at Falkirk.

Steven Reid is expected to be named in the Republic of Ireland squad for the final World Cup qualifiers when Giovanni Trapattoni confirms his selection tomorrow.

Celtic striker Georgios Samaras is still sidelined for tomorrow’s Co-Operative Insurance Cup third-round tie at Falkirk.