The minister also said the closures will have no impact on the fight against cross-border crime in all its forms.

BBC: Concern over Garda station closures in Irish border areas

Legend has it the Irish giant Finn McCool built the causeway to cross the sea and fight a Scottish rival.

BBC: Step forward for Causeway centre

Our home secretary is a member of that select club of politicians (founder members Denis Healey and Ken Clarke) who would cross the road to pick a fight.

BBC: Thursday 24 April

Traditionally targeting the Mexican immigrant population in the U.S., Tecate displays arena signage, hosts pre-fight concerts, runs cross-promotions with Tequila and dresses up beer cans with discount offers on Pay-Per-View purchases.

FORBES: Tecate Gladly Fills Boxing's Sponsorship Void

But to open his country to globalisation, he reckons he must now cross over to the private sector and fight for greater openness in the boardroom.

ECONOMIST: Foreign investors take on big business

Although the reasons behind that--high gas prices and a bad economy--are negative, it's good news for the hapless drivers who have to fight their way through the Cross Bronx Expressway.

FORBES: Traffic

During his cross-examination, defence lawyers pointed out he had made no reference to this perceived fight in his police statement.

BBC: Raj Theekoy

Gulbis did well to hang in for most of the third set as the boisterous New York crowd willed him to make a fight of it, but Murray finally made the breakthrough in game 11 with a fantastic cross-court backhand winner and he served out for a comfortable victory.

BBC: Murray starts with convincing win