Dáithí Ó Sé has found out that life is not just a bunch of Roses after he was arrested by the country’s youngest garda — for not eating his broccoli.

Relations between those close to former Garda commissioner Martin Callinan and the acting police boss Nóirín O’Sullivan deteriorated in the run-up to Mr Callinan’s retirement function last night.

Fretting fiancés, kissing cods, Father Ted references, and one “very cranky bear” can mean only one thing — the Rose of Tralee is back in town.

A giant Irish-knit jumper and the world’s biggest raggy doll were among the spectacular sights and sounds at the St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin.

A giant Irish-knit jumper and the world’s biggest raggy doll were among the spectacular sights and sounds at the annual St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin.

Up to 10,000 visitors are expected from home and abroad for a six-day Pan Celtic International Festival taking place as part of The Gathering over the Easter holidays.

A HUMAN ribbon of sorrow bound Dundalk together yesterday as the town’s quiet grief for fallen garda Adrian Donohoe rippled out across a watching nation.

If your name’s not down you’re not coming in.

More than half a million people packed Dublin city centre today as the annual St Patrick’s Day parade got under way.

IT was a day when the world turned a little differently.

IF you’d like to know what it feels like to start the most controversial minute’s music in Irish sporting history, there’s someone you can ask in the Phoenix Park.

THE heart was ripped out of an entire village by the death of a young garda who was killed after a car ploughed into his patrol vehicle, his state funeral heard yesterday.

The heart was ripped out of an entire village by the death of a young garda who was killed after a car ploughed into his patrol, his State funeral heard today.

Hundreds of people from across Ireland today attended the annual 12th of July garden party at Áras an Uachtaráin.

IT IS not every enterprise, voluntary or commercial, that can take a 500,000 hit from the weather, and bounce back bigger and better than ever.

ADARE is planning a big street festival to ensure the public gets into the swing of the Irish Golf Open, which will be hosted at the Co Limerick venue in May.

CORK City and Derry City may have topped the league but they have been forced to play second fiddle to UCD in the 2005 eircom league Premier Division Fair Play table.

GARDA Commissioner Noel Conroy will today make a special presentation to the force’s newest and youngest member.

AFTER years as a high-flying transatlantic air hostess, Sinéad Greene swapped her Aer Lingus uniform for Garda blue and graduated in style at Templemore College yesterday.

Over 600 generous taxi drivers turned off their meters today to ferry over 2,000 children with special needs around Dublin.

More than 70,000 die-hard party-goers braved the rain to join in celebrations at London’s St Patrick’s Day parade and festival.

A FACTORY in West Cork is proving a mecca for big boys as well as small ones and is exporting its miniatures to the four corners of the world.