TALK of putting down roots: Denise and Padraig Cusack got so well burrowed down at Aughadown, West Cork, that despite being two miles inland and uphill of the sea from Kilcoe and Roaring Water Bay, they had to drill down 490 feet for their well supply.

JAMES PLUNKETT, acclaimed author of the epic Strumpet City and lifelong labour activist, was yesterday remembered as a gentleman of incredible talent, following his death.