Cork breathed a sigh of relief when the final whistle sounded in Nenagh at the end of the Div 2 Allianz NFL semi-final.

WHEN asked by a journalist why the set-up at his superb complex at Whistling Straits has such an Irish flavour, Herb Kohler’s face lights up: “Ireland”, he exclaims with undisguised relish, “I love the place.”

Two new whistle-blowers have informed the office of Financial Regulator Matthew Elderfield of fresh allegations of the systematic overcharging of customers by Allied Irish Banks and the Bank of Ireland, along with a number of state-backed financial institutions.

By Nicky Burridge

Brendan O'Connor is set to present a new "no gimmicks, bells or whistles" interview series on RTÉ.

AN AIB whistle-blower was sacked shortly after he had highlighted irregularities in the bank’s internal accounting system, an Employment Appeals Tribunal heard yesterday.

Former world number one Tiger Woods blamed his putting after struggling to an opening round of 75 in the US PGA Championship yesterday.

FIVE years ago at the PGA Championship, they were No. 1 and No. 2 in the world. It was the last time Tiger Woods was chasing anyone in the world rankings.

“Ah shure...sometimes you just have to celebrate......”

WE have a great capacity to be outraged, to be angry and sad about terrible wrongs committed in our society. But we get over it quickly.

One of Hollywood's biggest stars put two of the North's politicians in front of the camera on a whistle-stop visit to Belfast.

Sinn Féin has wound up pressure on justice chiefs to explain why a former Garda commissioner secretly met the head of a parliamentary watchdog over whistle-blower Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

Bubba Watson is among the pre-tournament favourites for this week’s PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, where he has bittersweet memories of his performance at the links-style venue five years ago.

"People had to wait five days to get a table just to see the show."