The word legend is indeed appropriate when recalling the life and career of journalist and broadcaster, Arthur Quinlan, who died in Limerick at the weekend aged 92.

THE H Block protest began in 1976 when the British decided to phase out special category status, which accorded virtual prisoner of war status to Republican prisoners.

Helen Thomas, the veteran White House correspondent who grilled and often exasperated 10 presidents, has quit abruptly in a storm over “reprehensible” remarks about Israel.

VETERAN White House correspondent Helen Thomas has retired after coming under fire for her remarks about Israel.