A mother and her son from Cape Clear island off the coast of West Cork have spent a night in custody after being found guilty of harassing another islander over a period of almost two years in what a judge described as a long campaign of “sustained, deliberate, vulgar, and demeaning abuse”.

WHEN Gus Ganda was planning his escape from war-torn Liberia, his first thought was of America, but fate and faith intervened.

AS LIMERICK’S second Euro lottery millionaire Tom Flynn continued to lie low in his native Foynes yesterday, Dolores McNamara was embarking on a new career.

THE visit of the Minister for Defence, Michael Smith, to the Irish troops serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia is a timely opportunity to reflect on the contribution the Irish army has made so far in Liberia.