A SETTLEMENT of over €7 million has been approved for a young woman who suffered “catastrophic” brain injuries in a road accident in Co Tipperary five years ago.

TRIBUTES from far and wide have been paid to the much-loved singer and entertainer Ronnie Drew who has died following a long illness.

BANJOS and ballads, laments and love songs filled the church where Ronnie Drew said farewell in the only way he knew how to the woman who kept him in tune.

Four renowned groups are being featured on postage stamps in recognition of their role in bringing Irish msic to an international audience.