It was apt that Killarney National Park should look its most blooming yesterday for an occasion to celebrate the life of someone whose family’s generosity led to its creation.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter’s recent decision to pardon Irish army deserters who fought for the allies during World War II has once again highlighted the contribution to the allied cause of citizens from neutral Ireland.

VANDALS desecrated a monument marking the spot in Poland where hundreds of Jews were burned alive during the Second World War.