Glasses were being raised last night in hostelries around Cork as it emerged that seven of the county’s pubs have achieved listings in the latest edition of Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide.

Glam rocker Justin Hawkins of The Darkness was detained by police at New York’s JFK airport when they mistook him for a wanted criminal, it emerged today.

A vulture was today enjoying its sixth day of freedom as zoo staff made fresh attempts at recapture.