The great thing about the old days was that we had the Catholic Church to deliver reproof, punishment and banishment, writes Terry Prone

Graham Ford and his Ireland squad had long left these shores for warmer climes by the time the current chill descended, but the cold and wet of an already bleak Irish winter had long since reached his bones over the opening weeks of the New Year.

Tireless humanitarian and Chernobyl charity founder, Adi Roche, has received the highest honour from Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in Dublin.

The recent Bandon Agricultural Show was opened with gusto by local girl Anna Gabriel.

Belarussians Anna and Alexi consider themselves lucky to have been adopted by Irish couples after the 1986 nuclear accident, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

ADI ROCHE, founder of the charity, Chernobyl Children International, is to be given the Freedom of Cork.

Adi Roche and Ali Hewson have been presented with a global humanitarian award.

Cricket Ireland are “hopeful” a new national team coach will be in place for the showpiece one-day international against England at Malahide on May 8.

Cistercian College, Roscrea 31 St Mary’s College 14: Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup: Adi Donovan was the hero at Donnybrook yesterday, as his hat-trick of tries helped Cistercian College Roscrea to make a perfect start to their Leinster Schools Junior Cup campaign.

A POWERFUL earthquake rocked western Indonesia yesterday, trapping thousands under collapsed buildings – including two hospitals – and triggering landslides.

SOUTH AFRICA coach Peter de Villiers has backed Jaque Fourie to fill the void created by the loss of centre Adi Jacobs for the Springboks’ Tri-Nations opener against New Zealand on Saturday.

IT was without doubt the Cork social calendar event of the year — Helena Christensen, Jodie Kidd, Ali Hewson, Guggi and Rasher all partying together in the Southern capital.

Ireland’s preparations for the ICC World Cricket League in Nairobi could not have gone better, according to wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O’Brien.

I WAS moved by Fergus Finlay’s column headlined ‘Was de Róiste framed because he refused to tell a lie?’ (Irish Examiner, August 1).

Donal de Roiste may have been the youngest ever public servant in Irish history to have retired.

THE mother of Adi Roche, the Chernobyl Children’s Project Director, has passed away in Cork after an illness.

THE body-searchers of Banda Aceh are running out of time. In six days it will be the one month anniversary of the tsunami which devastated the northern Indonesian city and it is also when, the government said yesterday, it would call a halt to the search for remains.

IF I lived in Cork city I would like to have the new footbridge over the Lee named after Adi Roche for her wonderful work for the Chernobyl children.

A FORMER Presidential candidate and founder of the Chernobyl Children’s Project will be cheering on her niece when she makes history by competing in the Rose of Tralee festival.

IF ever an Oscar was fully deserved it was the uplifting story of the documentary film, Chernobyl Heart.

IF Packie Bonner runs for Fianna Fáil in the European Elections, as is rumoured, it will be the political stroke of the year. And further proof that ‘location, location and location’ is as important in politics as it is in property.

The death toll from a hotel bombing in Indonesia rose to 11 today with the death of a taxi driver injured in the blast.