The first Sinn Féin mayor of Belfast to take part in an Armistice Day commemoration has described the decision to attend as the hardest of his political career.

Brian Slevin recalls a picture he stumbled upon in one of the national newspapers on the Monday morning after Clare’s semi-final win over neighbours Limerick.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will today unveil a postage stamp to commemorate the forthcoming 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.