They say you have to be mad to be a goalkeeper, and Shane ‘Cake’ Curran is proof enough of that. Over the course of his career, with Roscommon and St Brigid’s, Curran has proved one of the most colourful characters in the GAA — and the organisation is so much better for it.

Peter Leahy and Liam McHale have become embroiled in a war of words, with McHale denying he agreed to be part of the proposed backroom team to take charge of the Westmeath footballers.

The O’Sullivan family that owns the four-star 153-bed Galway Bay Hotel shared a dividend of €4.5m last year, new figures show.

The Hodson Bay Hotel Group wants to expand its hotel business into Dublin, managing director Padraig Sugrue confirmed yesterday.

THE affray at the bay began with a Merc, a smirk and a jerk of the hand – all three of which belonged to the extended Lenihan clan.

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen has appealed to his grumbling backbenchers for loyalty while conceding he got things wrong as leader of Fianna Fáil.

Around 60 students from Athlone Institute of Technology have staged a protest against introduction of third level fees at the Fianna Fáil think-in today.

ATHLONE Town Council will decide today if it is to give the green light to a major €150 million development that has met with strong local objection.