A musician in Co Donegal lived on Inishfree for around 20 years up to recently.

Cian O’Connor has been anonymous by his own standards for the past few months, but he gave a powerful reminder of his intent last weekend, when winning the World Cup qualifier at Live Oak International in Ocala, Florida, writes John Tynan.

For 81-year old Cork-born actress Sheila Flitton ‘retirement’ is a dirty word. This energetic woman will perform her 30-year-old one woman show, Beezie at Powerscourt Theatre in Dublin from July 16-26.

WITH the battle for individual places at the Olympics intensifying, Billy Twomey achieved an important fourth place in the lucrative grand prix at Basel, Switzerland, yesterday.

HAVING never won an international class at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show, Paul O’Shea yesterday went and topped the leaderboard in two contests yesterday , writes John Tynan.