When Aaron Burke’s dog Gus was being treated for cancer at the local veterinary clinic, the nine-year-old missed him so much he would sit in the dog’s empty basket after school.

Few understand the Clare v Galway dynamic better than Gus Lohan, who hurled for both counties in the same season. There was county football played too, for Monaghan, and Gus’ switch from Cappataggle in Galway to Newmarket-on-Fergus in Clare paid rich dividend for the Banner a generation later, when sons Brian and Frank won two All-Ireland titles. Today, in Croke Park, a father and son will take some joy whatever the result.

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It was a time when nothing else mattered. An entire season’s toil and effort distilled into a handful of knockout schools’ cup matches, all geared towards making the final on St Patrick’s Day.

THE owners and builders of Hunters Crest didn’t exactly rush into building their dream home: in fact, they owned the land for over 20 years, before getting around to putting a house on it. And, what a property mix it has all turned out to be.

It's 75 years since Gus McLaughlin started at Ford - and the memories of a lifetime working with the motor manufacturer are as vivid as ever.

“There’s an awful lot of lonely men and women out there.”

Golden retriever Zane is one of a kind: he works as a trained guide dog but he’s also able to alert his diabetes-suffering owner when her blood-sugar levels are low.

 

Jack and Emily remain the most popular baby names in Ireland, but 50 years ago John and Mary were the top choices for parents.

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Barry Murphy, Risteard Cooper and Garry Cooke put an Aprés Match spin on the general election of 1982 on  RTÉ One, on Wednesday at 10.35pm.

Cricket’s progression in Ireland from minority interest to the World Cup stage can arguably be attributed to one man, from one extraordinary family.

Amy was “an OK actress” and later a social worker and a psychotherapist before realising that her childhood love of reading and her parents’ jobs as journalists were clues to her true calling. She spoke to Sue Leonard.

“I went to Subway and asked for the biggest, greasiest and most expensive sub they had. They gave me Andy Carroll.”

Hugh Jackman is helping his overweight friend get fit for a marathon.

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Against all odds, Gus Poyet may be about to pull off one of the Premier League’s greatest escapes.

Gus McNamara is struggling to keep warm. The 83-year old sits in his front room surrounded by candles, puffing on a cigarette, and staring at the fire his son Andy relentlessly stokes and fuels.

A pensioner suffering from pneumonia, an arthritis sufferer and another pensioner who has just buried his son are among the forgotten victims of the recent storm in Limerick.

Police are investigating after the son of a senior US politician reportedly stabbed his father and then shot himself.

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Couples were ushered down the aisle and invited to take a stroll down memory lane as Cork’s Silver Springs Moran Hotel hosted a showcase to celebrate 50 years of weddings at the venue.

As someone born and reared close to the border — just off the main road to Ennis on the banks of the Shannon in Cratloe — I grew up with first-hand experience of the Clare and Limerick rivalry.

SATURDAY

Divers have begun a search in Donegal for what they believe could be some of the world’s rarest golf balls.

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Like a fine wine, Clint Eastwood gets better with age.

The nephew of a gentle, nature-loving, pensioner, murdered in Cork, has appealed to the public to help solve the five-year mystery surrounding the brutal killing.

Gus Macrae made full use of his feather weight to claim the feature race at Aintree on Sunday.

The Strokes have started work on their next album.

Ray Winstone played pranks on his castmates while filming 'Snow White and the Huntsman'.

EVERY GAA parish has one — a character, a living embodiment of the club and its history.

Brighton manager Gus Poyet has signed a new five-year contract.

RORY MCILROY was a star long before he set foot on Augusta National this year but when you need security guards to patrol your back garden at night for fear of stalkers, you know you’ve reached the celebrity stratosphere.

Britain's former Labour government did “all it could” to help Libya secure the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Britain’s top civil servant said today.

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EVEN though his father was the national goalkeeper the son was not worth a curse as a player.

Brighton chairman Tony Bloom has issued a hands-off warning to Portsmouth over manager Gus Poyet.

The head of an anti-bullying charity hit out at British Prime Minister Gordon Brown tonight after revealing several Downing Street staff have called its helpline.

GORDON STRACHAN believes St Mirren boss Gus MacPherson should see last week’s 7-0 thrashing at Celtic Park as a rite of passage rather than an embarrassment.

Josh Brolin was so desperate to star in a Gus Van Sant movie he travelled to the moviemaker's hometown hoping he'd be "discovered".

Milton Harris suffered the ups and downs of jumps racing when he had a horse put down and later saddled a winner on the New Year’s Day card at Fakenham.