Peter O'Mahony has been named captain of the British & Irish Lions for Saturday's showdown with the Maori All Blacks at Rotorua International Stadium.

AN INQUEST into the death of a man who was shot dead during an argument with his partner at their home in Cork has returned a verdict of misadventure.

THE country’s leading child protection group has called for improvements to how sex offenders are tracked after a British fugitive was discovered to be living in Kildare.

A FUGITIVE paedophile will appear in the High Court today to face extradition back to Britain.