One of the many prized possessions in the well-known O’Brien’s hostelry in the centre of Charleville town is a photo of the local minor hurling team that won North Cork honours in 1945, pipped in the county final by Glen Rovers.

The Munster rugby phenomenon has stretched to every corner of the province – and beyond. Diarmuid O’Flynn visited the Corca Dhuibhne club, west of Dingle, and found them in celebratory mood.

Jack Lord was a cut above the rest as Steve McGarrett, an Hawaiian cop whose exploits with an elite unit reminded us that not only did the sun shine and the women look gorgeous in that state, but the locals committed crime on a grand scale just like anywhere else, and Stevie and his team were always hot on their heels.

A man yanked his brother-in-law to safety from the scene where three men were shot dead on Bloody Sunday, the inquiry into the shootings heard today.