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• Anglo to sue former chairman to recover 70m loan

Anglo Irish Bank has begun legal action against its former chairman Sean Fitzpatrick to recover loans of around €70m.

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• Fianna Fil backbencher calls on Harney to return

A prominent Fianna Fáil backbencher is today calling on the Health Minister to return to Ireland to address the Tallaght Hospital debacle.

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• Teams discover fate in EA Sports Cup draw

The draw for the first three rounds of the 2010 EA Sports Cup was made today.

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• Juve too good for Fulham

Juventus 3 Fulham 1
Fulham’s hopes of a fairytale place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League were left hanging by a thread as European heavyweights Juventus outclassed Roy Hodgson’s side at the Stadio Olimpico di Turin.

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• Hazard in Lille piles pressure on Benitez

Lille 1 Liverpool 0
Lille winger Eden Hazard’s late goal inflicted Liverpool’s first defeat on French soil in six visits and left Rafael Benitez’s side with an uphill battle to make the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

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• Kercher killer blames Knox and Sollecito for murder

A man convicted of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher has written a letter implicating his co-defendants and denying he ever said they had nothing to do with the murder.

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• ISEQ shows gain

The ISEQ index of Irish shares bucked some international trends today, showing a modest but welcome gain of 15.03 points to finish the day on 3,023.73.

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• No verdict yet in Keegan murder trial

The jury in the trial of a 22-year-old Dubliner accused of murdering a man after pretending he had drugs for him, was sent home this evening after failing to reach a verdict at the Central Criminal Court.

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• Irish punters offered free Cheltenham bets

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is to offer free €2 bets for Irish punters who purchase Beamish stout during the upcoming Cheltenham horse racing festival, it was announed today.

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• Collins begins appeal in Lyingeyes case

An appeal by a Co Clare woman against her conviction for soliciting a hit man to kill her partner and his two sons in 2006, opened at the Court of Criminal Appeal today.

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• GAA in profit for ninth year in a row

The GAA has reported a positive year financially for the Association, following the announcement of its 2009 annual accounts at Croke Park today.

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• Harney surfaces in Tallaght Hospital row

Embattled Health Minister Mary Harney, who is in the middle of a St Patrick’s Day mission to New Zealand, has said that Tallaght Hospital chiefs gave her assurances no letters remain unopened.

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• Wall Street sequel release date delayed

'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' has had its release date pushed back until September.

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• Red Cross warns of Zimbabwe food shortages

Up to a quarter of Zimbabweans urgently need food aid, the Red Cross said today.

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• MacCarthy Cup set for another reshuffle

The GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship may face its eighth change in 13 years if delegates at next month's GAA Congress in Newcastle, Co Down decide to overturn a vote taken at Special Congress last October.

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• HSE concerned by disappearance of child withdrawn from foster care

The HSE admits that it is a matter of "great concern" that a Chinese teenager in their care has gone missing.

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• Al-Maliki takes early election lead

Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki’s coalition took an early lead in the country’s key election according to results today.

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• Revenue withdraws objection to Pompey administrator appointment

Portsmouth’s hopes of survival were today given a major boost when Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs accepted the club’s move into administration.

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• Glazer regime here to stay says Gill

Manchester United chief executive David Gill insists the Glazer family are going nowhere – and pointed to a new seven-figure sponsorship deal as evidence of the benefits brought to Old Trafford by the club’s controversial owners.

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• Tallaght Hospital denies claims of unopened referral letters

Tallaght Hospital in Dublin said today that there are no unopened GP referral letters for either its adult or paediatric services.

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