A six-strong Irish senior squad departed from Dublin airport this morning ahead of the Shkodra Memorial Cup which gloves off in Tirana, Albania tomorrow.

MILLIONS of euro in bribes changed hands in connection with tenders for European Commission buildings and security services, EU and Belgian authorities have revealed.

Italian officials today said they intend to prosecute a Turkish man for hijacking a plane, despite his appeal for political asylum on the grounds that he is being persecuted as a Christian in Muslim Turkey.

A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 107 passengers from Tirana, Albania, to Istanbul, Turkey was hijacked today and landed at Italy’s Brindisi airport, company spokesman Ali Genc said.