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NOW the dust has settled Ion another Six Nations, perhaps the IRFU might enlighten us as to the reasoning behind the playing of the National Anthem at home matches that is deemed unworthy of being heard on foreign fields. More important, will the publicly funded IRFU persist with this during the forthcoming World Cup? JAMES CONNOLLY HERON, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

IRELAND'S three remaining Olympic boxers yesterday fought bravely for the chance to follow in Katie Taylor's footsteps - but only one would make it through to a gold-medal bout. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE true extent of the austerity crisis was laid bare yesterday in a shocking survey which reveals that more than half a million people have no money left at the end of each month. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A HIGH-powered delegation is offering our growing army of unemployed the chance to share in a 350,000 jobs bonanza - the only drawback is that the work is at least 7,000km away in Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SEÁN Dunne and Nama will square off in a US courtroom with the agency accusing the developer of hiding over €7million in assets from the taxpayer. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RTÉ is to appoint a fresh investigations team after Prime Time Investigates was axed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ITS closure drew outrage from Joseph O'Connor and Robert Ballagh. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SEÁN Dunne and Nama will square off in a US courtroom with the agency accusing the developer of hiding over €7million in assets from the taxpayer. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE Sun newspaper has been ordered by a High Court judge to hand over documents about its alleged dealings with the man who falsely accused Louis Walsh of sexual assault. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GET out the buckets and spades quick, because the sun that has finally arrived is only popping out for a short time. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A DIOCESE which at one time was served by 62 priests will be left with just eight unless priests are allowed to marry, an outspoken clergyman has claimed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SCIENTISTS are spending €100,000 on an underwater microphone project off the Kerry coast to see if noise pollution from boats is confusing whales, dolphins and even turtles. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CATHY DURKIN, the mother-of-three who fought successfully for a breakthrough cancer drug to be provided on the HSE, has lost her battle with the disease. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

TWO people had to be airlifted to hospital after suffering injuries during the annual Croagh Patrick pilgrimage. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

WITH the Dáil now in recess, TD Mick Wallace is able to enjoy what he loves most without worrying about any unnerving comments over his financial affairs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ANGLO Irish Bank 'treated us like dogs and have tried to put the entire family out on the road' - that was the astonishing claim made by Seán Quinn exclusively to the Irish Mail on Sunday yesterday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A CORKMAN bidding to swim the English Channel died early yesterday a short distance from the French coast - as his devastated wife watched helplessly nearby. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

WITH the Dáil now in recess, TD Mick Wallace is able to enjoy what he loves most without worrying about any unnerving comments over his financial affairs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AT THE height of his Celtic Tiger success, developer Stephen Harris amassed an enormous fortune - splashing the cash on a €900,000 racehorse and a number of pubs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GAA star Paul Galvin, famous off the field for his daring fashion choices, plans to create his own range of sportswear called Galvinise. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THERE was a strong field on display at the Curragh when it came to Ladies Day yesterday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A CIVIL servant suspected of providing personal details contained in social welfare files to private investigators has been arrested by gardaí. The 45-year-old Donegal man was questioned about an alleged breach of the Official Secrets Act. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DOUBLE-killer John Gallagher has told his children that what he did was 'a bad thing, but I'm not a bad person'. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE father of James Nolan, the football fan who died in Poland, has told Robbie Keane he will never forget the poignant gesture made by the footballer. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

TAXI drivers, hairdressers and couriers are amongst those to be targeted by a special unit set up to investigate welfare fraud. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BIDS of up to €680million are expected when the Government puts the harvesting rights of the country's timber resources, until the end of the 21st century, up for sale. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

IT doesn't matter if you're black or white for the queens of fashion... because you can change your skin tone to suit your style. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SHANE FILAN, the Westlife singerturned-developer who is now bankrupt, has been living it up in a €3,000-a-week apartment in London despite his money worries. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SHANE FILAN, the Westlife singerturned-developer who is now bankrupt, has been living it up in a €3,000-a-week apartment in London despite his money worries. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A GERMAN man has said he would travel to Mauritius and testify that he and his then girlfriend were the couple featured arguing on CCTV footage - and not Michaela and John McAreavey. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LOTTO fever is expected to grip the country as Wednesday's jackpot is set to soar past €7million. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE slump in the property market will last for 'decades to come' unless some of the 200,000 empty houses littered around the country are bulldozed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

FORMER Green Party chairman Dan Boyle has been labelled as 'cheap' for making a number of criticisms about the late Brian Lenihan in his new book. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DES Bishop has told of how he thought his rented car was going to 'blow up' after he crashed it into a tree. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

FORMER Green Party chairman Dan Boyle has been labelled as 'cheap' for making a number of criticisms about the late Brian Lenihan in his new book. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

PRESSURE is mounting on RTÉ to explain why alcohol played such a prominent role in The Late Late Show's 50th birthday - and why some guests appeared to be drunk. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RTÉ chiefs desperate to make savings at Montrose have turned their attention to lossmaking 2fm. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A MAN was in custody last night in relation to the shooting of his 71-yearold father on the family farm. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A PENSIONER was found dead yesterday after he was gunned down on his farm. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A FATHER who was looking forward to his son's First Communion has died after being stabbed during a latenight row. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A MAN was in custody last night in relation to the shooting of his 71-yearold father on the family farm. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

FROM showers and wintery temperatures to glorious sunshine, the Bank Holiday weather was full of twists and turns. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

HE WAS enjoying the sunshine in the Costa del Sol - but Pádraig Flynn showed no signs of feeling the heat of the Mahon Tribunal when he was confronted by our sister newspaper, the Irish Mail on Sunday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

FOOTBALL legend John Egan, who has died aged 59, has been hailed as 'one of Kerry's true heroes'. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ENDA KENNY yesterday ordered senior Cabinet members to 'calm down' as the first cracks in the Labour-Fine Gael coalition began to show. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BAILED-OUT banks are refusing credit to half of small businesses and betraying their obligation to breathe life back into the Main Street, it was claimed yesterday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]