The once popular Irish Prime Minister left Fianna Fáil before the party was due to expel him in the wake of a corruption inquiry.

Party leader Micheál Martin apologises for Fianna Fáil mistakes while in government as support for the republican party remains at historic low.

238 workers had to be evacuated off the 'Elgin' drilling platform, 240km off Aberdeen on the east coast of Scotland.

The troubled club awaits a tribunal decision over a tax bill totalling £49 million.

TV figures showed almost half the population of Wales watched the national rugby team beat France to win the Six Nations Grand Slam.

Leanne Wood becomes the first woman and first non-Welsh speaker to lead the Welsh Party in its 87-year history.

Manuel Fraga, president of Galicia between 1990-2005, died on 15 January 2012 of respiratory problems.

Labour's Johann Lamont and Conservative Ruth Davidson elected leaders of the main opposition parties in Scotland.

Irish government cites reasons of cost as relationship with the Holy See remains an all-time low.

2011 Irish presidential election contested by a record seven candidates.

Voters approve amendment on cuts to judicial salaries and refuse proposal to provide additional powers to the national Parliament.

Scottish Government's Finance Secretary says an oil rich, independent Scotland would be the world's sixth wealthiest country.

Radioactive particles found on Dalgety Bay near Edinburgh pose "significant risk" to the public, warns Scotland's environmental regulator.