Writer Samuel Beckett abandoned Ireland in 1937, but his birthplace informed his work, says Alan Graham

Often derided as evidence of a backward nation, Ireland’s bogs reveal instead that our ancient ancestors were a sophisticated people rich in culture — albeit with a taste for savage ritual killings. Dan Buckley goes back in time

A MAN has failed in his attempt to claim that his former employer discriminated against him on the grounds that he was not a member of the Traveller community or a foreigner.

IT might not have been quite Mediterranean weather but, once again, the doomsayers got the prediction wrong as Cork Week entered its second day of full racing yesterday in Crosshaven, which is rapidly living up to its name as the Costa Del Cork.

FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan warned yesterday the strength of the euro against sterling requires wage cuts and cost reductions if the economy is to grow out of its malaise.

A SIX-STONE, five-year-old girl is finally getting her weight under control, but only after her mother revealed to media she had been waiting 18 months for a referral to a paediatrician.