When Siobhán Cronin was asked to contribute to a book on inspirational teachers, she had no hesitation in picking Mr John Walsh

Frankenweenie ***

Bourjois Bio Detox Organic Foundation, €15.99

AS these pictures show, the festivals of all festivals at Glastonbury has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a left-field music show for hippies looking for peace and love on a remote dairy farm.

Campaigners for Nuclear Disarmament say they are deeply worried about the Irish Government's attitude to a 2010 international nuclear weapons conference.

Organisers of a national demonstration to mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq said today they expected tens of thousands of people to join a call for British troops to be brought home.

The UK Government was branded a “disgrace” today for continuing to be involved in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan on the fifth anniversary of the huge anti-war demonstration.

A fresh row about the cost and safety of nuclear power will flare in the UK today because of a decision by the British government to give the go-ahead for a new generation of nuclear power stations.

Iran has been accused of spending 18 years trying to develop nuclear weapons while lying about its intentions.

IT was a day when hope and history rhymed, when, to paraphrase, the-once-in-a-lifetime longed for tidal wave of justice rose. And we all believed in miracles and cures and healing wells.

WORLD-RESPECTED scientist Stephen Hawking said yesterday the deaths of more than 100,000 people in Iraq was a war crime.

Rock star Thom Yorke joined hundreds of protesters at a military base set to be at the forefront of the US “Son of Star Wars” missile defence system.

Anti-war protesters were today gathering in Hyde Park ahead of a planned march through London to mark the first anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

Canadian company Labopharm is to open its European headquarters in Clontarf, Co Dublin tomorrow.

Massive Attack have condemned the decision to release a Pop Idol version of John Lennon's 'Happy Xmas (War is Over') as "utterly repugnant".

The Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is due to hold a commemoration in Dublin today to mark the 58th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima by the US military.

On the face of it, the resemblance between Noel Dempsey and Scipio Africanus is minimal. Scipio was aquiline and thin in the hair department. Noel Dempsey is non-aquiline and most of his hair is still with him.

CND has failed in its bid for a High Court declaration that it would be against international law for the UK to wage war against Iraq.

THE Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) yesterday launched a High Court bid to block the possibility of Britain going to war against Iraq.

Rural Britain took over central London today in the biggest invasion of its kind ever seen.

Security services kept files on Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson describing him as a “political thug”, a groundbreaking documentary will show.

Irish members of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament have gathered in Dublin to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the US bombing of Hiroshima in Japan.

Police today began removing peace protesters gathering for a mass demonstration outside the home of Britain’s Trident fleet.

Around 400 people have halted traffic in London to protest against military action in Afghanistan.

Several thousand people have lined a London street in protest at a possible military strike against Osama bin Laden.

Commemorations are being held across the globe to remember the 56th

Anti-nuclear campaigners have broken into an atomic weapons factory site as part of a week of protests, they claimed today.