• Sentence has been served

  Wayne O'Donoghue was released from the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise early yesterday morning; no prisoner release this year will have been so keenly awaited and so much reported on. He was met by his father and his solicitor and read a prepared statement to the waiting media. In the statement Mr O'Donoghue, first and foremost, apologised to the Holohan family for taking the life of their beloved son, Robert, in January 2005. p
  

• Romney's victory

  Confusion and uncertainty reign in the Republican camp now that Mitt Romney has secured his first victory in the US primaries. Michigan was an essential victory for him, which he hopes will propel him forward in South Carolina, Nevada, Florida and when 22 states vote in the super-Tuesday contest on February 5th. But his principal opponents, Mike Huckabee and John McCain, having won in Iowa and New Hampshire, may yet be joined as front-runners by former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani who is staking all on a victory in Florida. p
  

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