THE GROUP of Eight major industrialised economies, meeting at their summit in the Italian town of L’Aquila, are no longer as dominant as before. But they continue to have an influential role in setting and brokering international agendas even as they seek to manage a transition towards a more globally representative system of leadership.

Fifty bedrooms have already been let in two Tallaght hotels that closed in January

SCIENCE TODAY:PRESIDENT JOHN F Kennedy was just five months in office when he pledged the United States to the extraordinary goal of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth before the decade was out, writes RONAN McGREEVY

Madoff's lawyer Ira Lee Sorkin confirmed last night that his client had decided to accept his sentence

GOLF SCOTTISH OPEN - FIRST ROUND:LOVE CONQUERS all, even a dodgy golf swing, apparently. Those inclined to disagree might care to make their way to Loch Lomond for the next three days to witness the apparent revival of Adam Scott, the former world number three who has spent the last 12 months dismantling his reputation as the man who would challenge the supremacy of Tiger Woods.

You’ll either love Fight Like Apes – or hate them. And that’s the way they like it. MayKay Geraghty and keyboardist/co-vocalist Jamie Fox tell JIM CARROLLabout their anarchic journey from college drop-outs to nascent rock stars. Success is something they’re getting used to – just don’t ask them to tone it down

LIFE FEATURES:A new generation of people are redefining what it means to be older in Ireland, and playing a more active and vibrant role in their communities, writes BRIAN O'CONNELL

THE DEPARTMENT of Transport has not revoked any haulage licences over the last two years despite being notified of over 14,000 infringements by British authorities and An Garda Síochána.