Two Oireachtas committees are set to come to blows again over attempts to force ousted Rehab officials Angela Kerins and Frank Flannery to undergo a fresh grilling on how they spent taxpayers’ money.

Four stories came together in recent weeks and highlighted the disastrous consequences of silence in the face of blatant public dishonesty and immorality.

PUPPY OAKS champion Droopys Twirl, is the likely favourite for the Sporting Press Irish Oaks which starts at Shelbourne tomorrow night.

Aston Villa manager David O’Leary slammed referee Mark Halsey after two controversial decisions condemned his side to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal at Villa Park.

THERE have been more eloquent lines imparted from mentor to protege but Rory McIlroy will be happy to remember Darren Clarke’s “be patient, you muppet” on every hole he plays at this week’s PGA Championship.

TIGER WOODS last night suffered his worst tournament finish as a professional in the WGC Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio – but still held onto his position as world number one.

Mike De Kock’s Wolf Whistle was forced to pull out all the stops – again – to land the Group Three Al Rashidiya, the feature race of Thursday night’s seventh meeting of the Dubai International Racing Carnival.

A garda sergeant has told the Charleton Tribunal that he never experienced any malevolence or malice towards garda whistle blower Sgt Maurice McCabe, reports Gerard Cunningham.

Young and old were left breathless after a night of nostalgia with The Corrs at Live at the Marquee in Cork.

Ipswich Town striker Noel Hunt has revealed only intervention from his brother Stephen prevented him punching a Norwich supporter after last weekend’s Championship play-off semi-final.

Pep Guardiola declared himself satisfied with a point from last night’s Champions League clash against an FC Copenhagen side he considers the toughest opponents he has faced in his reign as Barcelona coach.

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.

Arsenal captain William Gallas has revealed his “anger” at the events of last weekend against Birmingham, where the Gunners lost striker Eduardo to a broken leg, dropped two points and their skipper finished the game in tears.

A worker at Marks & Spencer who “blew the whistle” on plans to cut redundancy pay for the firm’s 70,000 staff has been suspended and is facing a disciplinary hearing, it was revealed today.

BRAZILIAN trio Ronaldo, Julio Baptista and Roberto Carlos have blamed Real Madrid fans for creating a tense atmosphere that has made it difficult for the team to play well in home matches.