A mother and her three children are being treated in hospital for serious injuries following a speedboat accident which killed her husband and daughter.

The preview nights have started in earnest and it’s a case of counting down the days to Cheltenham, after so long ticking off the weeks.

Midleton House has plenty of scope to build on its 2.8 acres

David Wachman can continue his good start to the Flat campaign by saddling Precious Dream to land the Students Of Limerick Race at Limerick this evening.

A member of Sinn Féin has admitted to being surprised by the Mayor of Cashel's handshake with the Queen during her visit to the Tipperary town.

I AM wondering how much more the people of Cashel can take regarding the butchering of their town?

ADRIAN MAGUIRE jumped about six feet into the air at Limerick yesterday, after his Golden Kite had beaten Fisher Bridge a short head in the ladbrokes.com Munster National.

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The new boss of troubled UK bank Northern Rock today said nationalisation was not about running the bank “down to extinction”.

London’s leading share index dipped into the red today after a day of heightened volatility following the Bank of England’s move to cut interest rates.

WHERE would you find a three-bed, detached house with parking in the flat of the city?

A bullish mood on Wall Street helped buoy the London market to close at its highest level for almost seven years today.

SIMPLY smashing inside, this three-bed semi at Fota Rock, Carrigtwohill is on offer at the stamp duty cut-off point of €317,500.

BOBS PRIDE, who hasn't scored on the flat since taking the Group Three Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown in April of last year, is napped to win the Ladbrokes.com Race at Navan this afternoon.

THE recent Red Bull-sponsored airshow in Cashel was a complete waste of time.

The London market finished off a week of modest progress on a low note today.

ONE of the country’s worst traffic blackspots was eliminated yesterday with the opening of the €48.6 million Cashel bypass.

GIBRALTAR celebrated 300 years under British rule yesterday with fireworks and military pomp.

Manchester United’s under-pressure board has fired a warning shot at John Magnier (pictured) and JP McManus by declaring: “We are lucky to have Sir Alex Ferguson.”

Spain reopened its border with Gibraltar tonight after sparking a political storm with Britain over a docked virus-hit cruise liner.

MICHAEL O’DONOVAN’S Derby hoodoo struck again yesterday when the Tipperary trainer’s Judicial Castelu was turner over by Danaghers Best in the Boylesports Derby final in Clonmel.

The FTSE 100 Index ended a volatile week with a whimper yesterday as shares struggled for direction on both sides of the Atlantic.

Spain’s Foreign Ministry today denied a report that Royal Marines landed on a Spanish beach next to Gibraltar as part of an intentional ploy to torpedo talks on the future of the Rock.

Rock Of Gibraltar and Hawk Wing, first and second in last Saturday’s Sagitta 2000 Guineas, head an amazing 33 entries from Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle yard for the Coral Eurobet Eclipse Stakes which takes place at Sandown on July 6.

The FTSE 100 Index is down 31.1 points at 5338.7 - reversing yesterday's gains.