THE DECLAN BOGUE INTERVIEW: Twenty-five years ago, Pete McGrath led Down to their fifth and his second All-Ireland title. A year of rifts and bridge building; of violence and sorrow, of one magnificent match, and of vindication.

The approval of a major student apartment development near the Lough in Cork city has been described as a 'hammer blow' to the area.

Aisling Murphy, counselling psychologist, Smarmore Castle Private Clinic, Co Louth

Herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €240,000 has been seized in separate operations by Revenue officers in Limerick and Louth.

Two goals each from Mairéad Kavanagh and Rebecca Delee secured a second TG4 All-Ireland junior title for Limerick, who can look forward to intermediate football next summer.

A full ecological assessment of Cork’s Lough amenity has been ordered, to help secure its long-term future.

Louth booked their place in Monday’s qualifiers draw with a thumping win over London in Ruislip.

Angling restrictions on parts of the River Lee have been extended as investigations continue into the devastating outbreak which has killed over 1,000 carp and wiped out Cork’s landmark Lough amenity.

Sample carp taken from Cork’s landmark Lough amenity and from Belvelly Lake near Cobh have all tested positive for carp edema virus (CEV).