Church of England bishops have decided to engage in politics in a bid to counter the “sex appeal” of comedian Russell Brand, who is encouraging young people not to bother voting.

The jury in the trial of a plumber accused of the gas leak manslaughter of a young woman staying at the Trident hotel in Kinsale for a hen party almost four years ago deliberated throughout yesterday without reaching a verdict on any of the five charges.

One of the owners of the hotel where a guest died of gas poisoning was challenged about deficiencies in the sealing of ducts, and why he did not raise it with the builder after the tragedy, and said he "saw no purpose in doing that, it was not going to bring back Miriam Reidy".

A plumber on trial for manslaughter arising out of a gas leak at the Trident Hotel in Kinsale told gardaí after the deaths: "I am sick to my stomach that it happened.

A plumber on trial for manslaughter arising out of a gas leak at the Trident hotel in Kinsale, Co Cork, had told gardaí he had tested the boiler for possible leaks with a computerised testing device. But the accused later stated he had not done so.

Deadly carbon monoxide gases can mimic bugs such as the common cold or flu, a pathologist said yesterday.

Women attending a hen party in Kinsale who became ill in their rooms at the Trident Hotel thought at first that their drinks might have been spiked at the party but it transpired that carbon monoxide poisoning was the issue.

A plumber incorrectly converted a gas boiler leaving it spewing out lethal quantities of carbon monoxide causing the death of a woman staying at the Trident hotel in Kinsale in January 2011, it was claimed by the prosecution at the opening of a trial yesterday.

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A Limerick woman is suing a Kinsale hotel over an incident that killed her sister.

THE hotel at the centre of an investigation following the death of a woman from a suspected gas leak will reopen for business before an investigation by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is completed.

A Limerick woman who is recovering after a suspected carbon monoxide leak which killed her sister has been discharged from hospital.

HUNDREDS of people yesterday visited the home of Kinsale tragedy victim, Miriam Reidy in Ballyhahill, Co Limerick, where she lay in repose.

THE funeral of the woman who died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in a Cork hotel is being delayed in the hope her hospitalised sister will be well enough to attend.

THE curtains may have been shut tight in the first-floor room, but the reality of what occurred behind them on Sunday could not be hidden away.

THE woman who died after celebrating a hen party night in Kinsale sent a text message to a friend, hours before her death, complaining she and her sister were feeling sick.

THERE is no statutory regulation around the installation of LPG systems (liquefied petroleum gas).

A WOMAN on a weekend hen party died yesterday and her sister is in a critical condition in hospital after a suspected gas or fumes leak in a tourist town hotel.

David Cameron will begin work today on putting together his historic new coalition government with the Liberal Democrats.

Scottish anti-war protesters took their message to the doorstep of Nato chiefs today.

Mumbai’s Taj Mahal hotel has reopened less than a month after militants stormed the building in attacks that left more than 170 people dead.

Hindu priests chanted prayers and a Muslim priest read verses of the Koran in a multi-faith prayer ceremony as Mumbai’s Oberoi hotel reopened three weeks after it was targeted in a militant rampage.

The two luxury hotels targeted in the Mumbai terror attacks prepared today to reopen for the first time since the rampages that killed 164 people and left the Oberoi and Taj Mahal in tatters last month.

The two luxury Mumbai hotels attacked and held under siege last month are taking bookings and will partially reopen for business this weekend.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair tonight won House of Commons backing for his plans to replace Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent, despite the biggest Labour Party backbench revolt since the Iraq war.

British rockers Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight and Franz Ferdinand are all backing a new campaign for nuclear disarmament.

A TOP gourmet festival got a new “pepe” in its step last night.

Police today began removing peace protesters gathering for a mass demonstration outside the home of Britain’s Trident fleet.