AS JOHN TREACY ran the finishing 100 metres of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic marathon, the RTÉ commentator, Jimmy Magee, listed 12 names.

After university, Carol worked in America with elderly people with mental illness: she worked with men with head injuries, and for a time, living in British Columbia, she was a contributing copy editor for a newspaper.

ADRIANA Garcia won’t be buying her family Christmas gifts this year.

Des Bishop’s new book celebrates his father’s role as a loving parent despite a troubled past, Richard Fitzpatrick reports.

Jerry Seinfeld doesn't mind suffering for his art.

A GAY American has officially complained to Poland after its president used images of him and his partner in a national speech to warn against homosexual marriage.

A gay Irish-American has officially complained to Poland after its president used images of him and his partner in a national speech to warn against homosexual marriage.

JOHN DUDDY’S first professional fight on Irish soil is to be televised live on US television.

President Mary McAleese has given her seal of approval to a new Broadway show from the producers of Riverdance, despite its slating by US theatre critics.

RISING Irish middleweight star John Duddy has rounded off 2005 in perfect style and is destined for greater things in 2006, his manager believes.

DMX has been slapped with a seven-day sentence by a New York City judge, who has branded the troubled hip-hop star "a violation waiting to happen".

A GIANT balloon at a Thanksgiving parade in New York snagged a street light in Times Square and caused part of it to fall into the crowd, injuring a woman and a child.

A giant balloon at a Thanksgiving parade in New York snagged a street light in Times Square and caused part of it to fall into the crowd, injuring a woman and a child, according to police and eyewitness accounts.

MEGA-SELLING rap artist 50 Cent will perform with his mentor Eminem at Slane Castle in September.

Rapper 50 Cent was such a good street hustler as a kid he used to sell drugs to his own family - without them knowing.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern promised to push for the rights of undocumented Irish immigrants tonight as he arrived in the US for a five-day visit.

US president George Bush went on the attack today as he launched his re-election campaign, casting Democratic front-runner John Kerry as indecisive and warning that the party would raise taxes, expand the government and fail to lead on national security.

Derry light middleweight John Duddy, 24, saw off the challenge of Ken Hock in Connecticut in the early hours of this morning for his fourth win of his five-month professional career.

RAP’S baddest boy has won yet another award after scooping album of the year at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

R&B newcomer Ashanti made an impressive debut at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas last night, carrying off eight awards.

A decade ago, John Gotti bid farewell to his family and wiseguys to spend the rest of his life in jail.

Pop star Dee Dee Ramone has died in California.

US authorities are expected to issue a warning to the world's airlines after the discovery of a company illegally selling second-hand Airbus parts.

Former Open champion John Daly has pulled out of this week’s BMW Asian Open in Taiwan due to his fear of flying.

US air investigators have recovered the second black box from the wreckage of an American Airlines jet that crashed in New York killing over 260 people.

It has been reported that the flight data recorder for the plane which crashed in Queens, New York, has been recovered

American Airlines has set up a helpline in America for people enquiring about the plane crash in Queens, New York.

There is to be airport major disruption worldwide following the plane crash in Queens, New York.

The first eyewitness reports following the crash of the American Airlines jet told how large amounts of smoke filled the air and the disbelief from the public.

New York is on a "Level One" alert due to the plane crash in Queens, New York.

The US Federal Aviation Authority has said that there was no evidence of terrorist involvement in the plane crash in Queens, New York.

All airports in the New York area have been closed after the plane crash in Queens, New York.

There are reports that the Dow Jones Index has fallen by 200 points on hearing of the plane crash in Queens, New York.

The Boeing 767 crashed in Queens, New York which is close to JFK airport.

There are reports of a plane going down in Queens, New York.