Duncan Jones famously said he never used his father’s name as a way of getting a business meeting. But how do other celebrity children fare? Lorraine Courtney examines the parent trap.

A man who went missing three weeks ago on a stag weekend in Prague has been found dead in the city’s river.

From visiting cultural spots to exploring her favourite clothing label outlets, Michelle Doyle indulged her obsession with all things Swedish by visiting Stockholm in the cold of January.

University College Cork has been named as one of three Irish universities worth visiting by international travel site FlipKey.

Dundalk’s excellent start to the season has received a major blow with the news that their captain Stephen O’Donnell’s campaign is over.

Retailers in Wexford Town will stop handing out one and two cent coins in change to customers from today.

A construction company has located its site office on a sea-view balcony 25 metres above rocks, despite the location being closed to the public over fears of collapse.

Two teenagers have been arrested and accused of fatally shooting a 13-month-old baby in the face and wounding his mother during their morning stroll through a leafy, historic neighbourhood.

Clare County Council will launch a standalone town plan for Shannon today which includes the zoning of a 2,000-acre landbank for aviation-related business and activities.

No tickets for London’s big event? Get into the Olympic spirit on a tour with a sporting twist, says Sally Howard

Two people have been killed and two seriously injured in a road crash in Co Tipperary.

SUNDERLAND manager Steve Bruce has high hopes for their latest League of Ireland acquisition, James McClean.

THE featured six furlongs sprint at Cork last night may have been won by a 20-1 shot in the shape of the Patrick Prendergast trained Look Busy, but she did have her supporters in the ring.

THE Reverend Ian Paisley led dozens of people yesterday in a protest against the first state papal visit to Britain.

Arctic Cosmos floored hot favourite Rewilding to win the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster.

MISMATCHES were the order of the opening day of the hockey season in Munster, with the province’s heavy hitters all recording big wins on Saturday.

Fighting erupted today on the outskirts of Somalia's militant Islamic movement's last remaining stronghold as thousands fled advancing Ethiopian troops supported by tanks and MiG fighter jets.

Hundreds of thousands of people packed Beirut’s bombed-out suburbs for a Hezbollah “victory over Israel” rally today, where guerrilla leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah was expected to deliver a historic speech about his group’s weapons.

MEXICO and four Central American nations have condemned a US plan to build hundreds of miles of triple-layered fencing on its southern border, saying it would not stop illegal immigration.

Jim Furyk, beaten in a play-off at the Wachovia Championship a year ago, won the title in a play-off on Sunday.

Michael O’Mahoney

The eircom League today announced Monaghan United have been deducted three points for playing a suspended player.

American troops opened fire on a truck carrying live chickens near the tense town of Fallujah, killing five civilians in the vehicle, including a father and his two sons, relatives said today.

HURRICANE Isabel left 15 people dead and knocked out power to more than 4.5 million people before weakening into a tropical depression yesterday as it raced toward Canada swamping some tidal communities along Chesapeake Bay.

A DISSIDENT republican bomb attack on Enniskillen last night prompted calls for the British government to put on hold any plans to scale down army installations in the North.

A BLAZE which ripped through the heart of one of the world's most historic cities may not be fully extinguished for another two days, fire chiefs said last night. It has been more than 24 hours since the fire broke out in Edinburgh's Old Town, causing damage running into millions of pounds.

A blaze which ripped through the heart of one of the world’s most historic cities may not be fully extinguished for another two days, fire chiefs said today.

Thousands of workers continued to fight devastating floods in central Europe today as the death toll from the disaster rose to at least 105.

Danica Kirka, Prague

Police cordoned off Prague’s Old Town today and ordered residents to evacuate as emergency workers tried to save the historic district.