Denis Lynch, competing in the Olympic games on his horse Lantinus earlier this week. He has been withdrawn from today's final after the horse tested positive for a banned substance

PSNI uses Taser during Derry city arrest18:35Police in Northern Ireland have used a Taser gun for the first time, it was revealed today. The non-fatal weapon was deployed to subdue a man during a domestic incident in Derry early last Saturday morning.

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Lynch protests his innocence
Olympics - Equestrian: Irish rider Denis Lynch has protested his innocence as his hopes of winning an Olympic medal in Hong Kong were ended today after being forced to withdraw from the individual showjumping final when his horse Lantinus tested positive for a banned substance.

Georgia qualifier may go ahead in Tbilisi
Fifa could yet decide to play next month's World Cup qualifier between Georgia and the Republic of Ireland in Tbilisi despite ruling earlier this week that the match must be played at a neutral venue.

Woods outlines issues
PLAYERS' CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS:EMPLOYER/WORKER teething difficulties are hardly unique to Irish rugby, but 13 years into the professional game and almost seven years since the formation of the Irish Rugby Union Players' Association, the latter remain distinctly at odds with the IRFU.

Bohane injury forces Kerry rethink
THE BACK injury suffered by Daniel Bohane over the weekend may force Pat O'Shea and his Kerry management team into a rethink as they sit down to pick the starting 15 for Sunday's All-Ireland football championship semi-final against Cork in Croke Park.

Clarke and Rose in contention
A relieved Justin Rose stayed on course for a Ryder Cup debut next month with a three-under par opening round of 67 at the KLM Open in Holland today.

Future of Tralee back on the table
THE FUTURE of Tralee racecourse appears to be firmly back on the table after Kerry County Council's refusal to grant full planning permission for a new development on the site.

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Barrington appointed Aer Lingus chairman
AER LINGUS has appointed experienced Irish aviation executive Colm Barrington as its new chairman, ending weeks of speculation as to who would take on the €175,000-a-year role.

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Unemployment figures setback
IN THE year to May, unemployment rose by some 15,200 reflecting the slowdown in the economy and the contraction in the construction industry as fewer houses were built and more building workers joined lengthening dole queues.

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Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen of China perform in the synchronised swimming duet free routine final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 20. Photo: Yves Herman/REUTERS
William Campbell from Ballymena, Co. Antrim, prepares his bull 'Spage Charlie' for the Bull Derby at Virginia Show, Co. Cavan, Ireland August 20. Photo: Frank Miller/Irish Times
D.G. Sudath Kamal, 37, pulls 14 train carriages while trying to set a new national record at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka August 20. Photo: Buddhika Weerasinghe/REUTERS
Members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force receive holy communion during a send-off ceremony at a police headquarters in Taguig city, south of Manila, before they were deployed to intensify security operations in the South Philippine province of Mindanao August 20. Photo: Romeo Ranoco/REUTERS
Clarissa Claretti of Italy and Stiliani Papadopoulou of Greece (R) rest between throws in their women's hammer throw final in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 20. Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon/REUTERS
Usain Bolt of Jamaica kisses the track as he celebrates winning the men's 200m final in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 20. Photo: Dylan Martinez/REUTERS
Australia's Belinda Wright (R) collides with Canada's catcher Erin Cumpstone in the third inning of their semi-final softball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 20. Photo: Jessica Rinaldi/REUTERS
Sultan Ajlouni embraces his mother after being released from prison near Amman, Jordan August 20. Photo: Majed Jaber/REUTERS
A villager carries water in plastic containers as he walks through a dried up water dam in Lamongan, East Java province, Indonesia August 20. Photo: Sigit Pamungkas/REUTERS
Visitors play the computer game 'World Warcraft' at an exhibition stand at the Games Convention 2008 fair in the eastern German city of Leipzig August 20. Photo: Fabrizio Bensch/REUTERS
Local residents wait for their turn to get humanitarian aid in the town of Gori, Georgia August 20. Photo: David Mdzinarishvili/REUTERS
A refugee child from the Russia-Georgia conflict at a camp in Tbilisi, Georgia August 20. Photo: Gleb Garanich/REUTERS
A resident walks by a damaged bus at the site of a suicide car bomb attack in Bouira, Algeria August 20. Photo: Zohra Bensemra/REUTERS
Riders compete in the second heat of the men's quarterfinals phase of the BMX competition at the Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross Venue during day twelve of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 20. Photo: Harry How/Getty Images
Slawomir Szmal of Poland saves a shot from Snorri Steinn Gudjonsson of Iceland in the men's quarterfinal handball match between Iceland and Poland at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium during day twelve of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 20. Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images
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