Stephanie Browne, who received one of her mother’s kidneys six months ago, was the first patient treated at the newly refurbished national kidney transplant unit.

Members of the Tipperary hurling team yesterday took time away from preparing for tomorrow’s All-Ireland semi-final to support their team-mate John O’Brien as he buried his older brother who died during the week.

FASHION designer Helen Cody, who has succeeded in replacing haute couture garments stolen from her studio over a month ago, was not going to let it rain on her fashion parade in Dublin.