CHAMPION conditional rider Bryan Cooper reached another notable milestone is his burgeoning career when partnering Pistol Jack to victory in the Ryans Events Cleaners Handicap Chase in Galway yesterday.

A mother-of-three who was lost up a mountain for 18 hours says she survived on a Mars bar, water and prayers to the Sacred Heart.

Gardaí have released the names of five people who lost their lives on Irish roads yesterday.