Jack O’Connor’s team weren’t the only Kerry side at Croke Park on All-Ireland final Sunday. We caught up with members of the 1986 side honoured at GAA headquarters yesterday

This modern homestead enhances a slice of pastoral paradise, by blending into the landscape. Tommy Barker reports

FEW Irish summer schools can match the buzz of activity for the past 51 years at the Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Association’s (FIBKA) Summer School.

FEW counties have warmed to the underdogs status more than Fermanagh but their captain Barry Owens doesn’t find it as comforting right now.

FEW need reminding that Leinster have beaten Munster in each of the last five meetings, once in the Heineken Cup and four times in the Magners League.

FEW tears were shed this week for Dermot Ahern and John Gormley as those government ministers contemplated life without power.

A FEW very significant changes in the management of Irish tracks were confirmed yesterday. Declan O’Halloran has stepped down from the top position at the new Limerick Stadium a little over three weeks after the first night at the track. Meanwhile, An Taoiseach’s brother Barry Cowen has been appointed to the vacant General Manager position at Mullingar.

Maybe the GAA can learn a thing or two from rugby –- like kicking off its premier competition with a bang. While the summer Championships often sleepwalk into summer, the Heineken Cup starts this weekend with heavyweight collisions. Alan Good looks ahead.

KIDNEY got it right after the Australian game when stating that: “I didn’t think we were a bad team after last year’s autumn internationals and I don’t think we’re a great one now.”

FEW newly graduated teachers will be left without work as long as schools no longer use almost 4,000 unqualified staff, Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe has claimed.

FEW PEOPLE can recall going into the festive season at a time of such doom and gloom. Many of us remember when little treats were much looked forward to — a tangerine, some plasticine, maybe a few balloons or colouring pencils in our stockings.

FEW consumers are likely to have been surprised by the latest statistics indicating a slowdown in the economic market.

A FEW readers didn’t like my description of Phil Mickelson as “syrupy” after his recent victory in the Masters at Augusta.

FEW people have been prosecuted for money laundering in Ireland, despite the existence of powerful legislation, according to an international study.

FEW people were more deserving of hot drinks on Christmas Day than those who took part in sponsored swims around the country.

FEW politicians resign from Cabinet on grounds of principle. Most are only proved right about their issue of principle after their deaths.

A FEW key pointers to the state of the oil industry have emerged in the past few days suggesting the chances of us ever seeing oil going back to $40 per barrel (pb), let alone to the pre war on Iraq days of $24-28pb could be gone for ever.

FEW initiatives taken by a Finance Minister have impacted so dramatically on the fortunes of Irish people than the Government-backed Special Savings Incentive Accounts (SSIA) scheme introduced by Charlie McCreevy.

A FEW loyal fans braved the January chill of Dublin city centre yesterday to pledge unconditional support for beleaguered pop star Michael Jackson.

FEW Yale economics graduates follow the career path chosen by Dubliner Paul Coghlan when they successfully complete their studies. Certainly, he is in the fast lane, but it is not in the same way as his fellow students, who are aiming to make it big on Wall Street or in investment banking.

A FEW lucky Irish shareholders in Canada Life are in line for huge one-off pay-outs of up to €672,720 each, if the bid