There were points along the way when Paul Brady considered cashing in his handball chips and walking away with his earnings.

The water charge protest has politicised and energised Irish citizens who are no longer willing to take things lying down; A man who stopped taking medication ’to suppress sexual urges’ has been jailed for an attack on a woman; and a police volunteer denies shooting dead a suspect who was pinned to the ground. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this evening.

Releasing a live album from concerts recorded in 2001 has given Paul Brady a sense of satisfaction, writes Ed Power.