MICK McCARTHY admitted the vintage post-match drink served up by Alex Ferguson on Saturday night tasted more like vinegar after Manchester United had completed another of their great escapes.

MICROSOFT Corp is trying to make Hotmail cool again.

IT will certainly be a very good Friday for the punters in Limerick this evening.

Darina Allen says it's a joy to learn about the home cuisine of international students.

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell has insisted the country is not in the middle of a crime wave.

CREDIT UNIONS and banks are to be forced to blow the whistle on customers they suspect of cheating on their taxes.

NEW legislation to protect whistleblowers is urgently needed to protect vulnerable people in society, human rights campaigner Alice Leahy has said.

WHEN the joint Garda and Army No 1 Bands played God Save the Queen on Saturday, several thousand supporters joined in, without a boo, a catcall, or a derisory whistle from a crowd of more than 80,000 people.

MUNSTER have been installed as favourites to retain their Heineken Cup title next May with thousands of euro placed on Paul O’Connell’s side since Saturday’s victory over French giants, Toulouse.

CORK’S reputation as a Munster rugby fortress crumbled last night as Leinster ended their 22-year hoodoo on Rebel territory.

Dan Collins

AS the hurlers of Kilkenny continue to celebrate, footballers in two parts of Carlow have found themselves in hot water.

I HAVE been following the media battle between historians Meda Ryan and Peter Hart for some time now.

UEFA are set to launch an investigation into Tuesday night’s stormy encounter between Barcelona and Chelsea.