DEREK Ryan believes in thanking fans for their support after a gig. But there are times when he finds it overwhelming, especially when faced with a crowd of more than 900, each person looking for their special moment with the Carlow singer-songwriter.

Have you ever found yourself wondering, how many cups of tea are consumed per episode? or how were the households found?

It was Cork, first and foremost, that set Nyle Wolfe on his international singing career.

Longford County Board must decide whether or not to proceed with a round of upcoming league fixtures after the county’s football management issued a statement threatening to resign if the games are not postponed.

Shane Cunningham, 20, has made quite the impression on the public with his ability to impersonate well known characters such as Daniel O’Donnell and Michael D Higgins.

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An Air Corps officer has launched several High Court challenges aimed at preventing his court martial from going ahead.

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Most accommodation in Tralee, Co Kerry, for the 2014 Rose festival, which gets under way later this week, has been snapped up.

More than 80 hours of free and affordable entertainment for people of all ages are promised at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival, from August 15 to 19.

Aughnacurraveel, trained by Thomas Cummins at Clashmore, Co Waterford, produced a fine display to land the Club Limerick Chase at Limerick yesterday.

Aidan O’Brien completed a double with odds-on favourites Toscanelli and Marchese Marconi in Limerick last night.

Galway Hurdle heroine Missunited was backed as if defeat was out of the question in the Summer Twilight Nights Race at Limerick yesterday, but could only finish third of three runners.

Limerick concludes this afternoon with a fascinating little three-runner Summer Twilight Nights Race, which can fall to Michael Winters’ Missunited.

Staff who began a sit-in at a popular Waterford City pub when they were given the shocking news it was closing with immediate effect have vowed to remain on the premises until they receive their entitlements.

With so much happening around Dublin city centre - there are a number of traffic restrictions around the capital this weekend.

Motorists are being advised to take extra care on roads in parts of the south and west this morning, after up to 25 millimetres of rain fell overnight in parts of Galway, Kerry, West Cork and Mayo.

The Fire Service is continuing to battle a major blaze at an oil depot in Co Kilkenny this evening.

Gardaí in Carlow are appealing for witnesses after a woman was killed in a two-car crash last night.

THE Vatican is “very, very concerned about any sort of non-compliance of the Church with civil law,” according to one of its archbishops, who travelled to Ireland to ordain a priest yesterday.

THE highlight of the Irish squash season had a familiar finish at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin yesterday.

THE embargo on Garda recruitment is to be lifted by the end of the year, Justice Minister Dermot Ahern announced at the graduation of 267 gardaí at Templemore College.

Calvin Borel produced an amazing riding performance as Mine That Bird ran out a shock winner in the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

DEFENDING champion John Rooney brings form and a new level of self-belief with him to the Munster Senior Open Squash Championships, which begin tonight.

Motorists are being warned of traffic delays as a result of today's matches in Croke Park.

THE Limerick team to play Clare in the ESB Munster MHC semi-final qualifier in Cusack Park tonight (6.30pm), shows six changes from the team trounced by Cork in the first round.

The M50 motorway is closed to traffic this afternoon following an incident on the dual-carriage way last night.

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THE only empty seat in the church at the funeral of Irish teenager Tara Whelan, killed in a terrorist bomb attack in Turkey, was her place in the choir stall.

THERE were heart-breaking scenes at Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School yesterday as former pupils who should be enjoying their summer break gathered to mourn and support one another.

THEY reluctantly gave her their blessing to go on the trip of a lifetime, but the generosity of Tara Whelan’s parents ended in tragedy.

TARA WHELAN should have been going back to her part-time job today.

IRELAND’S men were held to a 2-2 draw by Finland in their opening Premier Division Group A match at the European Team Squash Championships in Amsterdam yesterday.

NUMBER one seeds Liam Kenny and Madeline Perry claimed the Irish Squash National Titles for 2004.

ARTHUR GASKIN, the eleventh seed professional based in Nottingham and world ranked 161, beat No six seed David Ayerst fromUlster 3-1 in the Westwood sponsored Irish National Squash Championships last night.

The top qualifying seeds all came through last night at Fitzwilliam in The Westwood sponsored Irish National Squash Championships.

World no. 69 and Irish no. 2, Australian-born Liam Kenny, is the top ranked entry for the Munster Open Squash Championships at Cork clubs, Silversprings, Highfield and Sundays Well on the weekend of October 1-3.

Irish Davis Cup man Kevin Sorensen won through to the second round of the Italian Futures Tournament in Teramo, beating Alex Vittur (Italy) 7-5 6-2.

Ireland’s men beat Spain 3-1 in their final play-off tie at the European Team Squash Championships in Rennes to finish 5th overall.

Ireland’s men stayed on target for a place in the main draw of next year, when they won the first of their 5/10 position playoffs at the European Squash Team Championships in Rennes yesterday.