Whether it’s a passion for knitting or shamanism that reels them in, how public figures spend their free-time is revelatory of their inner psyches, writes Rita de Brún.

The Revenue Commissioners netted €31,850,211.85 in interest payments and penalties from 177 tax defaulters between April and June.

Peaches Geldof could be questioned by police over an alleged dress theft from a clothes shop.

ROY KEANE yesterday rounded on former Republic of Ireland teammate Phil Babb for claiming the Sunderland manager had been involved in a training-ground bust-up on the day false rumours circulated that he had quit Wearside.

BRIAN Kerr revealed yesterday that veteran midfielder Jason McAteer has offered to come out of retirement for Ireland if the manager runs into an injury crisis.