PSNI appeal for witnesses to attack
Police in Northern Ireland are appealing for witnesses after a 19-year-old man was beaten by a gang of six masked men armed with baseball bats in Belfast early this morning.

Recession in Ireland?
The talk of the town now in Ireland is about recession. Its government and people are worried about it. Some sectors are asking what happened to the Celtic Tiger? Seemingly, it is sick. The economy is bad. The housing sector is not ...

Africa takes centre stage as G8 begins
The Group of Eight rich nations will seek to convince a sceptical Africa tomorrow that it is living up to promises to double aid to the world's poorest continent.

Surgery in the womb saves twins
Twin girls were born at Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital last April after undergoing ground-breaking surgery to save their lives while they were still in their mother’s womb.

Bohemians beaten in Latvia
FK Riga 1 Bohemians 0: Bohemians return from Latvia trailing by a goal to nil after defeat to FK Riga in their Intertoto Cup second round first leg match this afternoon.

Rebels roar back in second half
Cork 1-15 Kerry 1-10: A remarkable fightback from Cork saw them overturn an eight point deficit and beat All-Ireland champions Kerry by five to win the Munster title at Pairc Ui Chaoimh this afternoon. Conor Counihan men's looked dead ...

Fisher wins as McDowell fades
Ross Fisher has won the European Open at the London Club by seven shots after Graeme McDowell's challenge faltered on a disappointing day for the Irish all round.

Cats kill Wexford off after the break
Kilkenny 5-21 Wexford 0-17: Three Kilkenny goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half ended any hope Wexford had of upsetting the odds in the Leinster final at Croke Park today.

Richard Hayward
The author obviously enjoyed his travels, and despite being what he calls ‘a mere Northerner’, wherever he was in Ireland he fell easily into conversations along the way, collecting snippets of local lore and verse. In the Kerry book, ...

Is it worth hiring a car for Ireland in November?
I hope to be in Ireland for about 3 weeks in November 2008 and have never visited before. I am doing 8 weeks total travel from Australia and trying to keep to a budget, mostly staying in hostels. I wondered how easy it is to get around ...

UAE waives Iraqi debt
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has cancelled the entire debt owned to it by Iraq, which amounts to some $7 billion including interest and arrears payments, according to a UAE diplomatic source.

Norwegian Hushovd wins second stage
Tour de France: Norway's Thor Hushovd of the Credit Agricole team has won the second stage of the Tour de France, a 164.5-km ride from Auray to St Brieuc.

Ten dead in Islamabad blast
At least 10 people have been killed in an apparent suicide bomb attack in the Pakistani capital Islamabad today. The attack targeted police guarding Islamists who were marking the anniversary of an army commando raid on the Red Mosque ...

Ten dead in Islamabad blast
I'll be visiting Chicago soon as well & was wondering how to narrow my pizza choice down. I only recently tried some Chicago deep dish pizza near home (Italian sausage at two different places*) & while both had decent crusts, ...