MOVES by the G8 agriculture ministers to put farming and food security at the heart of the international agenda during their first summit in Treviso, Italy, are to be welcomed.

IRELAND’S basketball teams begin the countdown to European Championship action tonight with the first in a series of friendlies.

A LIMERICK businesswoman who has organised flights and accommodation for Munster fans going to tomorrow’s Heineken European Cup match in Treviso, Italy, has dispelled reports that the trip might be up in the air.