Inside the top six at the Olympic Games, multiple European and World Championships competitor and still Rob Heffernan continues in his quest to secure a first international medal.

Claire Coughlan (Cork), Niamh Kitching (Limerick) and Terry Sexton (Dun Laoghaire) are the respective captains of the Irish Ladies’, girls’ and senior international teams this season.

A sightseeing helicopter crashed in the woods near a lake in northern Italy today, killing all six aboard – five tourists and the pilot, police said.

ROCK singer Robert Palmer, known for his sharp suits and a string of hits including Addicted to Love, died yesterday in Paris of a heart attack. He was 54.

Millions of viewers will tonight tune in for the world’s biggest singing extravaganza - the Eurovision Song Contest.