The Vatican has recognised the “moral courage” of an Irish priest who helped save thousands of Jewish people and Allied PoWs from the Nazis during the Second World War in occupied Rome.

Businesswoman and former Dragons’ Den investor Sarah Newman was recently adjudicated bankrupt in the UK, the Commercial Court has heard.

A member of the GAA’s Disputes Resolution Authority panel that cleared Dublin star Diarmuid Connolly to play in the All-Ireland semi-final replay has broken ranks and issued his own rebuttal of the decision.

IF IT wasn’t so serious the irony would be delicious. Two legal eagles shooting down a ban, which had been upheld by the GAA’s three main disciplinary arms, largely on the basis that an All-Ireland semi-final means more than most games.

The publication of the Disputes Resolution Authority’s decision to rescind Diarmuid Connolly’s red card earlier this month has laid bare a major rift between the tribunal panel which oversaw the case.

Diarmuid Connolly benefited from an almost identical assessment in New England Patriots quarter-back’s Tom Brady’s suspension appeal case last week to successfully quash the ublin star’s one-match ban on Saturday.

There he is in typical pose, tearing out of defence at full stretch, about to hop the leather from his left hand and God help anyone blocking his path.

Businessman Jeffrey Stokes, his wife and two sons are being pursued at the Commercial Court for €14.7m summary judgement orders arising from loans and guarantees.

The long and sometimes rocky road to Hollywood began in simple schoolboy settings for actor Michael Fassbender, 36, nominated for an Oscar tomorrow night for his role in 12 Years a Slave.

A half-century after his passing, the deeds of a heroic Irish priest who helped saved thousands of people in Nazi-occupied Rome during the Second World War are still talked about.

A bronze statue of an Irish priest credited with saving the lives of thousands of people in Rome during the Second World War will soon grace his hometown.

The Pope’s Jews

The Circuit Civil Court has been asked to overturn a decision of Swords District Court directing Ryanair to pay €400 compensation to each of two Dutch passengers who were left stranded in Portugal following a flight cancellation.

The world of GAA has said goodbye to one of its greatest sporting legends.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny was heckled by protesters when he arrived in Killarney, Co Kerry, for the presentation of a humanitarian award on Saturday night.

The Children’s Referendum is a misnomer.

A Cabinet reshuffle to revitalise the Coalition has been ruled out by Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald has defended government plans for a referendum on children’s rights following expert claims there is no need for one.

One of Ireland’s oldest manufacturing companies has given a long-term commitment to Kerry where it employs more than 800 people.

A statue is to be erected in Killarney commemorating Second World War hero Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who risked his life to save over 6,500 Jewish people and British POWs from the Nazis in German-occupied Rome.

As plans to erect a monument in Killarney to renowned humanitarian Mgr Hugh O’Flaherty progress, a trip to Rome is being organised for devotees of the war hero.

There is much to be said for a country of Ireland’s size having only one embassy in Rome.

Using economics to justify closing our embassy to the Holy See prompted one Dublin mother to say stop, writes Mary E Fitzgibbon

THE former Supreme Court judge, Hugh O’Flaherty, has criticised the bringing in of “the heavy artillery” of a referendum on the Constitution to reduce judges’ pay.

Hide and Seek

ANGLO IRISH BANK has secured summary judgment orders for more than €17 million against Dublin businessman Maurice Healy, founder of the Calyx technology services group, over unpaid loans.

ANGLO IRISH BANK is seeking summary judgment orders for more than €17 million against a Dublin businessman over unpaid loans.

AN 80-year-old Irish priest, who made international headlines last year when held captive for a month by rebels in the Philippines, received a prestigious humanitarian honour, at the weekend.

GERARD O’Regan (March 15) seems satisfied with Dan Buckley’s article (February 27) in praise of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty – the Vatican Pimpernel – in wartime Rome.

I WISH to compliment Dan Buckley for his excellent article on Msgr Hugh O’Flaherty (‘The Vatican’s Elusive Pimpernel,” February 27).

IT was with some trepidation that I read Enniscorthy Town Council has agreed to a statue in the town to the so-called Edentubber Martyrs who died while preparing one of their own bombs just south of the border in 1957.

FREED aid worker Sharon Commins has urged Irish people to use their skills for the benefit of people around the world in greatest need.

Freed aid worker Sharon Commins has been honoured with a humanitarian award.

Tireless Independent TD Tony Gregory was a true Christian who restored dignity and pride to Dublin’s inner city communities who will never forget him, his funeral mass heard today.

KILLARNEY was a busy place last Sunday. At St Mary’s Cathedral a special celebration took place in honour of the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican — Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty — who saved about 6,500 Jews from death by the Nazis during the Second World War.

A LARGELY forgotten hero who helped save upwards of 6,500 lives in Italy during World War II was honoured in Killarney at the weekend.

AN UNSUNG Irish war hero credited with saving thousands of lives is to be honoured with an international humanitarian award in his name.

THE thousands of Munster men who died in the first world war are to be honoured at separate events in Cork and Kerry.

IRELAND’S own Oscar Schindler, a pirate queen and dancehall visit from Satan himself — will all feature in documentaries on TG4 this autumn.

RETIRED senior banker John Aherne was reminded at the Mahon Tribunal yesterday he could have facilitated criminal activity and money-laundering in the early 1990s by handing out vast amounts of cash.

NEWSPAPERS like ours get dozens of press releases from political parties every day, many of them reacting to the major stories or issues of the day.

THE manager hoiked up his anorak and looked wearily at the shambles unfolding on the pitch.

Mourners today heard how Irish rugby legend Mick Doyle was a great giant of a man and a loveable character who touched every one he met.