WILD, rugged and beautiful, Ireland’s islands are a much needed detox from the stresses of modern-day life, and living proof that the best things in life are free.

A PORTRAIT of former Tyrone talisman Peter Canavan has been sold for a whopping £27,000.

IRISH rugby captain Brian O'Driscoll and Republic of Ireland soccer manager Brian Kerr attended the formal launch in Croke Park yesterday of a fundraising trust to honour the memory of the late Cormac McAnallen.

The family of the premature baby who died last week when her mother gave birth in an ambulance having been refused treatment at Monaghan General Hospital, have reacted angrily to the publication of an independent report into her death.