You can’t take anything away from Everton — they personified the word “tenacious” in every area. They made us look little more than an average Premier League team. Us looking little more than an average team is becoming a bit of a habit.

Westmeath hurler Shane Power feared he had lost the sight in his eye after a freak accident before the Leinster SHC quarter-final with Wexford.

The sight of Paolo di Canio sliding across the St James’ Park turf on his knees in celebration is one which will always haunt John Carver.

Newcastle 1 Swansea 2

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has accused unionist political leaders of hypocrisy in dealing with illegal marches and attacks.

A consortium involving An Post and the company behind the UK lottery has successfully bid €405m to run the National Lottery.

The former head of the children’s hospital development board has been appointed to lead the new hospital group.

Newcastle have confirmed the appointment of Joe Kinnear as the club’s director of football almost two days after he announced his impending arrival.

IT’S official: Labour TDs are depressed — giving them insight into the misery of their voters.

Before she died, 22 year old Emma Dowling set up a cancer charity. Her parents are keeping her dream alive, writes Claire Droney

Other Voices’ simple, church concert format in a wintry location was an unlikely hit, but it’s ten years old, says Carl Dixon

ALAN PARDEW has saluted the men behind Newcastle’s blistering Taylor-made start to the season.

COME the revolution (assuming it hasn’t already started), it will be the fixture schedulers who’ll be first up against my wall, due to their customary lack of consideration for the long-suffering travelling fans, without whom the Premiership’smulti-million pound TV product might not be nearly so palatable.

THE next Government faces a massive headache drawing up complex legislation to keep health insurer VHI in business through some form of compensation for treating older private health customers.

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton was this afternoon charged with violent conduct by the Football Association after allegedly punching Blackburn’s Morten Gamst Pedersen.

AN emergency medical technician gave evidence he heard the former boxing champion say to Mr Vodo “don’t push me, don’t keep pushing me” before he was required to tend to Collins’s injured hand.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce admits he may never be able to repair the damage of the derby humiliation at Newcastle in the eyes of some fans.

SUNDERLAND chairman Niall Quinn and star striker Darren Bent yesterday apologised to the club’s fans over their derby day humiliation.

A new name has been added to the list of IRA victims abducted, shot and secretly buried, it was revealed today.

Alan Shearer received an unnecessary reminder of his enduring popularity in Newcastle after breaking his silence on the uncertainty over his future last night.

GUUS HIDDINK has warned Chelsea they will face a revitalised Newcastle following the appointment of Alan Shearer as the club’s temporary coach.

Alan Shearer has warned his players they face a stark choice between playing in front of packed houses in the Barclays Premier League or 10,000 fans in the Coca-Cola Championship.

The funeral of three brothers killed in a devastating house fire will take place today.

Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper will finally fulfil a dream when he lines up against arch-rivals Sunderland at St James’ Park on Sunday.

Former Newcastle manager Bobby Robson has admitted Kevin Keegan has a mammoth job on his hands as he attempts to turn the club around.

Kevin Keegan’s imminent return as Newcastle manager had an instant effect as kick-off in tonight’s FA Cup third-round replay with Stoke was delayed by 15 minutes.

FARMER BROWN didn’t just land yesterday’s Guinness Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit, he ran away with the race.

Scott Brown insists his seamless transition into the Celtic midfield alongside fellow new boy Massimo Donati is all down to help from the rest of the Hoops players.

Jose Mourinho is happy to focus solely on footballing matters having clarified his Chelsea future with the club’s board, revealing: “I opened my mind, I opened my heart and told them I wanted to stay.”

Rolling work stoppages will target medical facilities in Dublin, Laois and Clare today.

THE Government yesterday disclosed that operators of private hospitals on the grounds of public hospitals would lease and not buy the lands involved.

ONE of my favourite regular correspondents amongst the readers of this column remarked to me after the Benfica victory last week that my “momentary excitement and delusions of reaching the final may well have been dampened by last night, no?!”

Blackburn 1 Arsenal 0

Newcastle 0 Charlton 0

Newcastle today moved to play down suggestions defender Jonathan Woodgate could return to the club from Real Madrid.

President McAleese has presented awards to 61 bone-marrow donors at a ceremony in Dublin, which is being held at the start of Blood for Life week.

Ruud van Nistelrooy completed Newcastle’s misery with an injury-time strike and then dedicated it to their former manager Sir Bobby Robson.

Newcastle manager Graeme Souness will step up his search for a central defender after seeing Titus Bramble ruled out for the start of the new season.

Newcastle are preparing to enter the January transfer market again in a bid to land Portsmouth duo Aiyegbeni Yakubu and Amdy Faye.

BOBBY ROBSON last night conceded that Newcastle could not turn down the £13.4m offered by Real Madrid for Jonathan Woodgate.

Patrick Kluivert completed his dream move to Newcastle and then vowed to fire them back into the Champions League.