Olympic Council of Ireland President Pat Hickey is not worried by the security concerns surrounding next month’s Winter Games in Sochi.

AT the start of every day in the close-knit community of Clontarf, families come together to offer prayers for the safe release of kidnapped aid worker, Sharon Commins.

A HUGE shipment of army weapons and essential supplies to equip Irish troops in Chad is scheduled to land in west Africa tomorrow.

THE Irish army general heading the EU mission to Chad yesterday said troops were well-received by villagers there so far but the country was still volatile.

I WISH to recount the joys of a festive family rail trip that I undertook with my sons, aged two and three, from Cobh to Cork on Saturday, December 20.