Athletics: The national indoor championships take place in Athlone this weekend with two headline acts having travelled very different paths to star in the midlands and then, hopefully, on the European stage next month.

Scottish company Celtic Renewables, founded by Macroom, Co Cork Professor Martin Tangney, has taken its research into biofuels one step further with the signing of a major contract with Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant in Ghent, Belgium.

The stories that emerged from the European Senior Games in Poland this last week would put those of us camped on the couch of an evening to shame

Investigators today began sifting through the wreckage of an exhibition hall in southern Poland to establish why its roof collapsed under a layer of snow.

There were some top quality performances at the National Indoor Championships in Nenagh today with sprinters in particular, catching the eye.