History is repeating itself in reverse as immigrants to Ireland begin changing their names to westernised versions.

Two editions of The Sound of Music (Fox, €24.99, €34.99) mark the 40th anniversary of this musical extravaganza about the lives of the Von Trapp family, with Julie Andrews charming the aloof Christopher Plummer.

AN 86-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect charged with the murders of 164 Slovak villagers during the Second World War denied he was involved in the shootings of women or children as his trial opened in Germany yesterday.