The chief executive of Torex Retail was today ousted four months after he reportedly blew the whistle on alleged accounting irregularities at the software group.

The head of the garda fraud squad today put up a robust defence of his career and professionalism rejecting any part in the bugging of garda stations.

Manchester United 0 West Ham 1

Border Reivers 16 Ospreys 24

A retired detective superintendent today said it would have been logistically impossible for him to listen to bugged conversations in a garda station.

A retired garda detective superintendent today claimed he had never heard of ’boxing’ - an irreverent garda term to get suspects to tell the truth.

A former garda surveillance expert was today accused of denying suspects were routinely recorded while in custody for fear scores of convictions would be overturned.

Political parties will begin final whistle-stop tours of marginal constituencies today in a bid to muster extra votes ahead of polling on Thursday.

Cork 2-14 Limerick 0-07

Clare 1-11 Cork 1-18

Dunfermline 0 Celtic 1

Winning silverware is expected at Celtic and Lee Naylor insists they will be doing all they can to add the Tennent’s Scottish Cup to their trophy room this season.

Derby 1 West Brom 0

Aidan O’Brien’s 2005 St Leger winner Scorpion tops a field of seven for the Blue Square Ormonde Stakes at Chester on Friday.

Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc must wait to discover whether he faces any sanctions for the flag-waving incident which caused controversy after Saturday’s Old Firm clash at Ibrox.

Charlton 0 Tottenham 2

Ten-man Chelsea fought to the end but their flickering title challenge was finally snuffed out at the Emirates Stadium to spark a Premiership party at Manchester United.

Cork 2-10 Laois 0-15

Newcastle 0 Blackburn 2

Bolton 1 Everton 1