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Colm Weadick makes no secret of his hero worship. He greets visitors to his Arklow home wearing a Phil Lynott tee-shirt, the great mans extravagant Afro hair a contrast to his own tight-shorn locks. Inside the house, the sitting room is festooned with pictures. Lynott on the Hapenny Bridge. Lynott photographed sharing a stage with Rory Gallagher. Lynott cartoons, Lynott posters, Lynott letters. He was a genius at song writing, says Colm simply when asked to explain the appeal, his one great reg...

On the edge of London’s Canary Wharf district, the tallest residential skyscraper in western Europe was due to open this year. The Spire London’s hype gushed about the possibility of drones delivering food to residents in between their visits to the tower’s cinema and swimming pool.

8V Shane Griven rolls after a tangle with 1NZ Shane Dewar. SPEEDWAY: Luke Miers finally had the luck run his way to dominate the Brent Lowe Memorial Stockcar title at the Robertson Holden Speedway in Palmerston North. The sought-after title named after the hard-hitting stockcar driver who died in an accident on Christmas Eve 2015 drew a massive field of more than 50 cars, with qualifying before a one-race final on Monday. Without doubt Miers has been the stockcar class’ outstanding driver o...