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The island of Ireland is being used as a gateway into Europe by drugs smugglers, the head of the PSNI drugs squad has said.
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Nigel Worthington, the manager of Northern Ireland, has called on his side to turn a corner of Slovenia into a Belfast enclave today so they can get their World Cup campaign up and running.
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The title of a football book published last week might raise the odd eyebrow. It is called 'Charlie Hurley – The Greatest Centre Half The World Has Ever Seen' and there will be those who might justifiably wonder why, if Hurley is the finest there has ever been on this planet, they have never heard of him. It won't strike anyone at the Stadium of Light as hyperbole, however. Hurley (right) – Irish-born, Essex-raised but Wearside-worshipped – was a colossus in the Sunderland defence between 1957 and 1969, and also played for the Republic of Ireland for 12 years. Moreover, not only was he voted Sunderland's greatest-ever player decades after he had left the club, but he was also accorded the same accolade by the fans of Millwall, where he excelled for four years before heading north.
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South Korea's In-Kyung Kim shot a 3-under 69 in cold, windy conditions Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Mollie Fankhauser in the Longs Drugs Challenge, while top-ranked Lorena Ochoa was two shots behind.
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Police recover quantities of suspected class A and class C drugs during an operation in a County Armagh village.
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Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington has promised his squad will adopt "an allguns blazing approach" against Slovenia.
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Another withdrawal forces Ireland to draw in two players from their World Cup standby squad.
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SURPRISE new Dublin football boss Pat Gilroy has admitted that he will fail if he does not get them to an All-Ireland final.
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The Catholic archdiocese of Dublin has told parents who panic when they discover their children drunk on alcohol or high on drugs not to "lose the head". In a booklet launched yesterday in the Mansion House by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Eibhlin Byrne, the archdiocese said it was offering a practical guide to assist worried parents.
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DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) -- Davey McKeever was down to his last bet slip of the night, crumpled in a sweaty fist, at the Shelbourne Park greyhound track. The remnants of McKeever's first unemployment check would rise or fall on the ironically named Nest Egg....
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Police recover quantities of class A and class C drugs during an operation in a County Armagh village.
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More people are approaching drug treatment services in the East Midlands, a study reveals.
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Match reaction follows later.
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Match report follows later.
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Northern Ireland lost 2-0 to suffer their second defeat in three World Cup qualifiers after crumbling late in the Group Three game against Slovenia.
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Northern Ireland's hopes of making the 2010 World Cup finals are fading after Slovenia strike late to win 2-0 in Maribor.
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The hearing for Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif's doping case will resume on 11 November.
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Northern Ireland's hopes of making the 2010 World Cup finals are fading after Slovenia strike late to win 2-0 in Maribor.
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UGANDA'S topography as far as narcotic drugs are concerned has changed fundamentally and for the worse, if recent revelations by authorities are anything to go by.
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Giovanni Trapattoni (pictured right) may want Italy to win every game in the group except those they play against Ireland, but many Irish supporters will have been delighted with the Italians' scoreless draw in Sofia last night.
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Reports that an influential US investor has arrived in Dublin with a view to taking a possible stake in one or more of the country's main banks were being welcomed in Government circles last night.
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DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) South Korea's In-Kyung Kim remained in position for her first LPGA Tour victory, shooting a 3-under 69 in windy conditions Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Angela Stanford in the Longs Drugs Challenge.
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Six people are arrested for a number of drugs offences following the search of a property and a car in Dundee.
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The Northern Ireland manager, Nigel Worthington, is banking on David Healy and Kyle Lafferty to get their team's World Cup campaign back on track. The province have failed to find the target in 270 minutes.
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It might be termed the hallucinogenic way of death. Psychoactive drugs such as "magic mushrooms" could be used to enhance the experience of dying, according to an expert in medical ethics.
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Increasing numbers of people are using prescription drugs to boost alertness and brain power, raising safety and ethical concerns, say experts.
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Increasing numbers of people are using prescription drugs to boost alertness and brain power, raising safety and ethical concerns, say experts.
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Slovenia 2 Northern Ireland 0 Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington has said his side will not throw in the towel after Slovenia loss.
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MARCO TARDELLI believes Ireland are confident enough to overcome their Cyprus hoodoo at Croke Park on Wednesday, WRITES DANIEL MCDONNELL
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In Kyung Kim couldn't help but cry after holing a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole to wrap up her first LPGA Tour victory.
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A woman who denies fatally stabbing her mother's boyfriend told a police surgeon she took heroin and drank heavily every day, a court hears.
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A man appears at court in Falkirk after police in Forth Valley seize a record £750,000 worth of cocaine.
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Drugs including heroin, cocaine and cannabis worth thousands of pounds are seized in raids in Shetland.
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Linfield midfielder Michael Gault is drafted into the NI squad for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against San Marino.
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