Brian Graham, 80, thinks he is probably one of the few remaining people who can say that he was treated by Dr Kathleen Lynn, the pioneering doctor who was honoured with her partner (in life and work) Madeleine ffrench-Mullen by Dublin City Council ...

'We accord professional athletes role-model status, but perhaps we should take a step back and ask if their lifestyle is to be admired rather than emulated.'

The ‘pinking’ of the alcohol market to target women with an array of so-called ‘girly’ drinks is shameful especially when you consider the life-limiting and damaging drug that alcohol can be, writes Clodagh Finn