As Autumn storms herald the end of the main Sailing season, twin annual showdowns between various strands of the sport in Ireland are set to take place in Dun Laoghaire and Lough Ree over the next two weekends.

An 11-year-old Meath boy has been hailed as a hero for saving his grandfather’s life after the car in which they were travelling crashed after his grandfather suffered a blackout at the wheel.