Veteran David Collins has laid it on the line for the Galway hurlers, insisting it’s an All-Ireland title or bust and acknowledging that the player heave against ex-boss Anthony Cunningham has heaped the pressure on them.

A Cork consultant today ditches his white coat and stethoscope for cycling shorts and a helmet as he begins training for a biking challenge from Dublin to Galway.

IT’S the morning after Aoibheann McCaul’s first appearance on RTÉ 2’s mockumentary Hardy Bucks.

Ten leading health campaign groups representing doctors and people suffering from cancer, heart disease and other life-threatening conditions have written to Cabinet urging them not to scrap the plain packaging anti-smoking plans.

His job means he’s deeply immersed in the world of sport but his condition prevents active participation.

Ireland has some of the highest death rates in Europe for a little known but preventable chronic lung condition, experts have said.