PARENTS of young children take note… these are not the best days of your life. Being sleep deprived and dealing with a toddler who’s inconsolable because you’ve opened the car door instead of letting them do it, is not a thing you should ‘enjoy’.

AS intermittent drizzle and low clouds enveloped Killarney yesterday, the television commentators at the 3 Irish Open Golf Championship eased off a little on the superlatives.

Phil Flynn, trade union boss-turned business troubleshooter has a proven track record in solving industrial disputes. He now heads the Government’s controversial decentralisation strategy. KYRAN FITZGERALD reports.

Rob Bain fired a parting shot at Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone tonight as he quit his role as one of the British Grand Prix bosses.