IT got off to a soggy start, but no amount of moisture could have killed the carnival in Cork last night where jazz junkies got down and dirty to swinging big band music and lashings of Latin groove.

THE five-day Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show which opened at Ballsbridge yesterday is still one of the country’s most colourful social and sporting events.

The Dublin Airport Authority is advising passengers of a taxi protest at the Airport this afternoon.

Gardaí are warning motorists of possible traffic delays in Dublin city centre today.

A FIANNA Fáil fundraiser has told the Mahon Tribunal that he cannot remember the identity of up to 30 people who agreed to fund the purchase of Bertie Ahern’s constituency office in 1987.

THERE are not too many bosses who would pay the staff more than themselves, but then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is a rare one. In more senses than one.

The ISEQ rose 64.36 points on Wednesday to close at 5220.25.

The ISEQ in Dublin closed down 37 points to 5066 as the market failed to recover from a downward trend that emerged at 10am.

The deadline for entering nominations in the Fine Gael leadership race is midday today.